Twelve Year Silence

Twelve Year Silence is the first album by American rock band Dark New Day. It was released on June 14, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. The first single, "Brother", received moderate airplay on radio, and has proven to be a surprise hit. The song came pre-installed on the Xbox 360's Custom Mix playlist. The song "Pieces" was in the soundtrack for WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006 while "Taking Me Alive" was featured during the end credits of the 2005 version of House of Wax.

Twelve Year Silence
Studio album by Dark New Day
Released	June 14, 2005
Recorded	January–February 2005
Studio	Gridlock Studios (Orlando, Florida)
Genre	Nu metal, alternative metal, hard rock
Length	45:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Dark New Day Justin Thomas
Dark New Day chronology
Twelve Year Silence (2005) Black Porch (Acoustic Sessions) (2006)
Singles from Twelve Year Silence
"Brother" Released: June 28, 2005 "Pieces" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blistering	(favorable)[2]
Melodic	[3]
Ultimate Guitar	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Taking Me Alive"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	4:42
2.	"Brother"	Clint Lowery	3:52
3.	"Free"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	4:38
4.	"Pieces"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	4:26
5.	"Bare Bones"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	3:56
6.	"That's Enough"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	3:15
7.	"Fill Me Again"	Clint Lowery	3:35
8.	"Lean"	Clint Lowery	4:02
9.	"Evergreen"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	3:24
10.	"Heal in Time"	Clint Lowery, Brett Hestla	4:15
11.	"Follow the Sun Down"	Clint Lowery	4:17

Personnel

Dark New Day

• Brett Hestla – lead vocals, additional guitar
• Clint Lowery – lead guitar, vocals
• Troy McLawhorn – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Corey Lowery – bass, backing vocals
• Will Hunt – drums, backing vocals

Production and design

• Dark New Day – producer, engineer
• Justin Thomas – producer, engineer
• Blumpy – engineer, digital editing
• Ben Grosse – mixing
• Paul Pavao – mixing assistant
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• P. R. Brown – photography, design

Charts

Album Chart (2005) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 103 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Singles Year Song Chart Peak position 2005 "Brother" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 7 Alternative Songs 38 "Pieces" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 28