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.
Background and promotion 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. On 21 June 2025, the band released the album's first single "Rising High", which shares the same name as the tour. On 29 July, the band released the album's title track as its second single alongside the album's announcement. 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. On 25 October, the band released the fourth single "Can You Hear Me", which features Lovebites vocalist Asami and has spawned an animated music video. On 7 December, Beyond the Black released the album's fifth single for "Ravens". 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.
Track listing
Personnel Beyond the Black Jennifer Haben – lead vocals Tobi Lodes – guitar, backing vocals Chris Hermsdörfer – guitar, backing vocals Kai Tschierschky – drums
Additional personnel Chris Harms – vocals on track 3 Gergana Dimitrova – vocals on track 4 Asami – vocals on track 7
Production Stefan Heilemann – artwork, photography Mark Nissen – producer, mixing, mastering Hardy Krech – producer, mixing, mastering
Charts + Chart performance for Break the Silence Chart (2026) Peakposition French Physical Albums (SNEP) 45 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 10 German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 2 Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) 18 Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) 92 Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) 21 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 10 UK Albums Sales (OCC) 15
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