| Break the Silence | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 January 2026 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal [1] | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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| Beyond the Black chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Break the Silence | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [8] |
| Chaoszine | |
| Dead Rhetoric | 9.5/10 [10] |
| Distorted Sound | 7/10 [1] |
Break the Silence is the sixth studio album by German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 9 January 2026 through Nuclear Blast. [11]
On 10 December 2024, Beyond the Black announced that they will embark on a European tour in January and February 2026, entitled the Rising High Tour. [12] [13] On 21 June 2025, the band released the album's first single "Rising High", which shares the same name as the tour. [14] On 29 July, the band released the album's title track as its second single alongside the album's announcement. [15] Two months later, on 17 September, Beyond the Black released the album's third single for "The Art of Being Alone", featuring Lord of the Lost vocalist Chris Harms. [4] On 25 October, the band released the fourth single "Can You Hear Me", [16] which features Lovebites vocalist Asami and has spawned an animated music video. [17] On 7 December, Beyond the Black released the album's fifth single for "Ravens". [18] [19] [20] Finally, the album's sixth single "Let There Be Rain" was released on 9 January 2026, the day the album was released, featuring The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices vocalist Gergana Dimitrova. [21] [22]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rising High" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Break the Silence" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "The Art of Being Alone" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Let There Be Rain" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Ravens" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "The Flood" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Can You Hear Me" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "(La vie est un) Cinéma" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Hologram" | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Weltschmerz" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 37:29 | |
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] | 4 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 125 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 49 |
| French Physical Albums (SNEP) [26] | 45 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [27] | 10 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [28] | 2 |
| German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29] | 2 |
| Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [30] | 18 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [31] | 92 |
| Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) [32] | 21 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [33] | 38 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [34] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [35] | 8 |
| UK Albums Sales (OCC) [36] | 15 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [37] | 8 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [38] | 2 |