#panic-at-the-disco — Public Fediverse posts

Many bands don’t make it past the first album (many more don’t make it there at all). Maybe that’s why we’re so big on sophomore releases here? It takes a lot to release your debut, to go through that harrowing process, to inevitably be told by some guy on the Internet that your music sucks, and then go off and do it again. So, before we even get to the review, kudos to Artificial Silence, a progressive metal band and the subject of today’s article. Having released their debut, Negative Space, way back in 2018, the U.S. trio is back with an album that promises to be both proggier and newer than the last. But kudos do not translate into rating ’round these parts. How does the actual music sound?

Artificial Silence are a progressive metal band. I know I said that already, but I need to emphasize that Hollow Drift is all kinds of proggy—it’s got a reasonable level of heaviness, but it also features moments of cappella singing (“The Shadow”), a sudden violin solo (“Paradise”), and one song that inexplicably makes up half the runtime of the album (“Hollow Drift”). It also makes excellent use of a piano, which happens to be one of my favorite things in metal. Yes, there is a whole lot of prog happening on Hollow Drift, reminding me at times of Ayreon and Southern Empire—an album that succeeds or fails by its ideas and the grace with which it executes them. A headbanger this is not, but the scope of what Artificial Silence have made here is impressive. It helps that it sounds great; I really can’t remember the last time I’ve heard bass sound so good in a new release.

Unsurprisingly, then, there is more than enough variety across Hollow Drift for it to be engaging and enjoyable. “Tidal Lock” is unquestionably the heart of the album, a gorgeous, melancholy epic with a supremely emotional core that makes great use of the singers, piano, and keys. It swells to a simple yet lovely tremolo riff towards the end that encapsulates what Artificial Silence do best: simple, straightforward ideas executed with conviction and layered on top of each other to make great music. “Paradise” also does this well; for the most part, it’s a straightforward number that really comes alive in its final third—the piano and bass go wild, competing for speed and space, a violin joins the fray, and the Karevik-esque singing (Kamelot) becomes grander, more sweeping—it suddenly feels like an epic that ends too soon.

Of course, I have to mention the title track; in the forty-eight-minute album, “Hollow Drift” is twenty-four of them, and it contains some of Hollow Drift’s best moments and its one weakness. First, the good: over the first ten minutes or so, “Hollow Drift” establishes a serious, brooding atmosphere that feels great after the lighter and melancholic tracks that precede it. It blends expertly in and out of a cabaret-esque routine, the kind of silly-but-also-serious move I would expect from Diablo Swing Orchestra. It also features some of the heaviest moments on Hollow Drift. Unfortunately, it is simply too long. The last ten minutes grasp at ideas but never really take hold of one long enough to build the thread. There are two false stops that both feel like they “should” be the end, and despite many listens, I can’t quite remember exactly how this strong album closes. It feels like Artificial Silence were going for a grand finish from a story perspective, but I just don’t find the music holds up. This is a shame, especially because when it holds up, it really holds up! “Hollow Drift” features grandiose, epic, and fun music that recommends it highly anyway.

I could—and would really like to—go on. There’s so much to say about Hollow Drift and Artificial Silence that just doesn’t fit into the word count. For example, the vocal lines in “Fear and Retribution” are upbeat enough to evoke early aughts US pop rock—I can’t help but think Panic! At the Disco when I hear it. There’s so much going on here, and while I wish the title track had just a bit less in it, I love the myriad other ideas that make up Hollow Drift. It is a very enjoyable listen, one I plan to return to many more times.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: ~260 kbps VBR mp3
Label: Self-Release
Websites: artificialsilence.bandcamp.com | artificialsilence.com | facebook.com/artificialsilenceband
Releases Worldwide: June 12th, 2026

Many bands don’t make it past the first album (many more don’t make it there at all). Maybe that’s why we’re so big on sophomore releases here? It takes a lot to release your debut, to go through that harrowing process, to inevitably be told by some guy on the Internet that your music sucks, and then go off and do it again. So, before we even get to the review, kudos to Artificial Silence, a progressive metal band and the subject of today’s article. Having released their debut, Negative Space, way back in 2018, the U.S. trio is back with an album that promises to be both proggier and newer than the last. But kudos do not translate into rating ’round these parts. How does the actual music sound?

Artificial Silence are a progressive metal band. I know I said that already, but I need to emphasize that Hollow Drift is all kinds of proggy—it’s got a reasonable level of heaviness, but it also features moments of cappella singing (“The Shadow”), a sudden violin solo (“Paradise”), and one song that inexplicably makes up half the runtime of the album (“Hollow Drift”). It also makes excellent use of a piano, which happens to be one of my favorite things in metal. Yes, there is a whole lot of prog happening on Hollow Drift, reminding me at times of Ayreon and Southern Empire—an album that succeeds or fails by its ideas and the grace with which it executes them. A headbanger this is not, but the scope of what Artificial Silence have made here is impressive. It helps that it sounds great; I really can’t remember the last time I’ve heard bass sound so good in a new release.

Unsurprisingly, then, there is more than enough variety across Hollow Drift for it to be engaging and enjoyable. “Tidal Lock” is unquestionably the heart of the album, a gorgeous, melancholy epic with a supremely emotional core that makes great use of the singers, piano, and keys. It swells to a simple yet lovely tremolo riff towards the end that encapsulates what Artificial Silence do best: simple, straightforward ideas executed with conviction and layered on top of each other to make great music. “Paradise” also does this well; for the most part, it’s a straightforward number that really comes alive in its final third—the piano and bass go wild, competing for speed and space, a violin joins the fray, and the Karevik-esque singing (Kamelot) becomes grander, more sweeping—it suddenly feels like an epic that ends too soon.

Of course, I have to mention the title track; in the forty-eight-minute album, “Hollow Drift” is twenty-four of them, and it contains some of Hollow Drift’s best moments and its one weakness. First, the good: over the first ten minutes or so, “Hollow Drift” establishes a serious, brooding atmosphere that feels great after the lighter and melancholic tracks that precede it. It blends expertly in and out of a cabaret-esque routine, the kind of silly-but-also-serious move I would expect from Diablo Swing Orchestra. It also features some of the heaviest moments on Hollow Drift. Unfortunately, it is simply too long. The last ten minutes grasp at ideas but never really take hold of one long enough to build the thread. There are two false stops that both feel like they “should” be the end, and despite many listens, I can’t quite remember exactly how this strong album closes. It feels like Artificial Silence were going for a grand finish from a story perspective, but I just don’t find the music holds up. This is a shame, especially because when it holds up, it really holds up! “Hollow Drift” features grandiose, epic, and fun music that recommends it highly anyway.

I could—and would really like to—go on. There’s so much to say about Hollow Drift and Artificial Silence that just doesn’t fit into the word count. For example, the vocal lines in “Fear and Retribution” are upbeat enough to evoke early aughts US pop rock—I can’t help but think Panic! At the Disco when I hear it. There’s so much going on here, and while I wish the title track had just a bit less in it, I love the myriad other ideas that make up Hollow Drift. It is a very enjoyable listen, one I plan to return to many more times.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: ~260 kbps VBR mp3
Label: Self-Release
Websites: artificialsilence.bandcamp.com | artificialsilence.com | facebook.com/artificialsilenceband
Releases Worldwide: June 12th, 2026

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High Hopes 🙏
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High Hopes 🙏
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Consulta la letra de la canción “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” de Panic! At the Disco
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Letra de la canción “Nine in the Afternoon” de Panic! At the Disco
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Letra de la canción “Emperor's New Clothes” de Panic! At the Disco
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Voir les paroles de la chanson “Say Amen” de Panic! At the Disco
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Panic! At The Disco will always either leave me dancing or headbanging. 🎸

#Music #PanicAtTheDisco #BrendonUrie

Panic! At The Disco will always either leave me dancing or headbanging. 🎸

#Music #PanicAtTheDisco #BrendonUrie

Text des Liedes “Northern Downpour” von Panic! At the Disco
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See the lyrics for the song “High Hopes” by Panic! At the Disco
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Check out the lyrics for the song “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” by Panic! At the Disco
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Scopri il testo della canzone “Emperor's New Clothes” di Panic! At the Disco
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Veja a letra da música “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” de Panic! At the Disco
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Letra de la canción “This Is Gospel” de Panic! At the Disco
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Veja a letra da música “Northern Downpour” de Panic! At the Disco
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I think it's time for a lunch break.
#rust #rustlang #panicAtTheDisco #softwaredevelopment #development #dev #work #music

High Hopes 🤞
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High Hopes 🎓
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"High Hopes" is a song by American #popRock solo project #PanicAtTheDisco. Their song was released through #FueledByRamen and #DCD2Records on May 23, 2018, as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, #PrayForTheWicked (2018). Their song was written and produced by #JakeSinclair and #JonasJeberg, and co-written by #BrendonUrie, #JennyOwenYoungs, #LaurenPritchard, #SamHollander, #WilliamLobbanBean, #TaylorParks, and #IlseyJuber.
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"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a song by American #rock band #PanicAtTheDisco. It is the second single from their debut studio album, #AFeverYouCantSweatOut (2005), and was released in the United States as a #digitalDownload on January 16, 2006. The song is built upon a pizzicato cello motif that was played by #sessionMusician Heather Stebbins. It reached a peak of No. 7 on the US #Billboard Hot 100.
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Printing this out and sticking it on the fucking fridge door today:

#Music #PanicAtTheDisco #CloseTheFridgeDoorFFS

High Hopes 🤞
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByzpBdFLlqk

High Hopes 🍀
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Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies

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High Hopes 🤞
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kDc9M2kqE

"High Hopes" is a song by American #popRock solo project #PanicAtTheDisco. Their song was released through #FueledByRamen and #DCD2Records on May 23, 2018, as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, #PrayForTheWicked (2018). Their song was written and produced by #JakeSinclair and #JonasJeberg, and co-written by #BrendonUrie, #JennyOwenYoungs, #LaurenPritchard, #SamHollander, #WilliamLobbanBean, #TaylorParks, and #IlseyJuber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULUw_2CC4Y

No, it's much better to face these kinds of things
With a sense of poise and rationality

guess which album just turned 20

#originalcharacter #panicatthedisco

20 years ago. 🤯

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#PanicAtTheDisco #Music #AltRock #Emo

"High Hopes" is a song by American #popRock solo project #PanicAtTheDisco. Their song was released through #FueledByRamen and #DCD2Records on May 23, 2018, as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, #PrayForTheWicked (2018). Their song was written and produced by #JakeSinclair and #JonasJeberg, and co-written by #BrendonUrie, #JennyOwenYoungs, #LaurenPritchard, #SamHollander, #WilliamLobbanBean, #TaylorParks, and #IlseyJuber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kDc9M2kqE

Beat Saber / Level: "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" by Panic! At The Disco / #vr #panicatthedisco #vrgaming

Beat Saber / Level: "Crazy=Genius" by Panic! At The Disco #vr #panicatthedisco #beatsaber

https://youtu.be/gOgpdp3lP8M?si=TQLtXH2441Q8xJfW

#music #panicatthedisco #steampunk

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This Morning’s esrworm:

‘We Write Sins Not Tragedies’ by Panic! At the Disco 🎸

#earworm #music #song #punk #rock #PanicAtTheDisco

Meltdown! At the soft play

#PanicAtTheDisco #parenting edition

Panic! at the Disco Returns to Headline When We Were Young Fest With Blink-182
#Variety #News #Blink182 #PanicAtTheDisco #WhenWeWereYoung

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/panic-at-the-disco-reunion-headline-when-we-were-young-fest-1236193851/

And they're not forcing everyone to buy an EV either. #PanicAtTheDisco