I Love Suicide Silence

When asked to search a personal interest on the site that hosts our blog, I did a search on Blogspot for one of my favorite bands, a death metal/grindcore outfit from California called Suicide Silence. I saw them in concert on August 4th of this year, and it was one of the most wonderful and brutal shows I've ever attended. So, when asked, I thought I'd enter this fairly-obscure band into the search bar. Surprisingly, I received about 46,000 matches. They varied from suicidal gothic ramblings to concert venue postings, and even a decent fanbase with information for the five-piece itself. However, the majority of the matches ended up being off hits; I then quoted the phrase "Suicide Silence" in order to define it as the words together, ultimately referring to the band. I ended up with about 400 hits. I think this number is this low only because hardcore listeners tend to use Myspace rather than Blogspot, and Suicide Silence is not yet a popular hardcore act.

So, I clicked on the first link that wasn't a Myspace and found that it was a very hip, yet random blog featuring a random assortment of music from all genres. The music was progressive in nature, as I already own a significant amount of albums detailed on the blog. some albums even appear to have free downloads...(http://xxxemofreakxxx.blogspot.com/) So in searching for this assignment, I have definitely found a worthy source for more progressive music in the genres I enjoy. So, I have concluded that there is a small contingency of Suicide Silence fans that also operate on Blogspot, and most of their exposure has come from live shows, like me, or through 'word of web,' as in word-of-mouth but on the web. Other bloggers are mostly saying that Suicide Silence is one of their favorite bands, or they recently saw Suicide Silence in concert are were just as amazed and awe-struck and destructive as I was when I saw them. I obviously agree with their comments, and join them in their praise of one of the most refreshingly innovative and maliciously heavy bands to break onto the scene in a long time.

Suicide Silence: Check 'Em Out!
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/suicidesilence
Website: http://www.suicidesilence.net/
Pure Volume: http://www.purevolume.com/suicidesilence