Silent Opera is a brand new French symphonic metal band formed in 2007 by bassist Olivier Sentenac, guitarist Romain Larregain, and wonderful former vocalist Laure Laborde.

When they started working together, they decided to focus on the writing of the first singles which became the framework of their 1st album Act One. The band was launched and they really defined their style. The band soon needed to find great musicians able to bring alive the spirit of Silent Opera during shows and in the studio. Thereby drummer Jon Erviti and vocalist Steven Shriver were invited to join the band.

The band entered the Laguna Records studio in March 2010 for a month to record their 1st album Act One.

Silent Opera succeeded in finding its own dark niche mixing elements of black and gothic metal with progressive metal and classical styles. Virtuosity and dark harmonies are two of the main characteristics of Silent Opera. Moreover, the sound of the band also finds a great part of its originality in the juxtaposition between the pure and lyric voice of Laure and the heavy and fanatical voice of Steven.

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