Rollins Band
The End Of Silence

THE REVIEW

"The End Of Silence" is the third studio album by Rollins Band. The album was released in 1992, further cementing, if it were still necessary, the great talent of Henry Rollins, the soul of the band and one of the greatest living icons of rock.
Supporting "our" Henry are his faithful squires Cain (drums), Haskett (guitar), and Weiss (bass).
This will also be the last with this lineup, which will see in the following "Weight" the departure of Weiss in favor of Melvin Gibbs (formerly of Defunkt).

There couldn't have been a better farewell; never before had Rollins Band seemed so mature in terms of style and composition. All the tracks are varied and captivating, spanning different genres and showcasing the talent of the three instrumentalists.
Rollins is no exception; as usual verbose and combative, he rails against everything and everyone, screaming at the top of his lungs for seventy-two moving minutes all the suffering and anger that he has in his body. The difference from the past is that the monologues of the tattooed leader are reduced, with a more or less intentional rediscovery of the song form (take for example the singles "Low Self Opinion" and "Tearing").

"Another Life" is the track that most nods to the early works, while the peak of psychedelia is recorded in the interminable "Blues Jam" and "Just Like You". "Obscene" wins the Oscar for theatricality, while the remaining tracks do nothing but confirm the performance progress made in this record release by the band.
Essential work for those who want to deeply understand why Henry Rollins and his monstrous band are considered a fundamental group in the history of rock, it will also be the album that marks the leader's end, as he will lose his way in his subsequent works, unable to recreate such a masterpiece in the future.