Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist
Alessandro Venturella. He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (drums),
Andy C. Saxton (bass) and Adam Pettit (vocals). In their 8 years together, Cry For Silence have been cited as an influence by
Enter Shikari. They have toured with bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, Caliban, The Distillers, From Autumn to Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Haunted, The Hope Conspiracy, Hopesfall, My Chemical Romance, Nora, Poison the Well, Shai Hulud, Sepultura, Sikth, and Strung Out. Cry For Silence have played festivals including
Give it a Name 2007 at Earls Court and
Download Festival 2008. They also performed live radio sessions for BBC Radio One. Following the breakup of Cry For Silence, Alessandro Venturella went on to tour duties with LostProphets, Architects, Mastodon who made the introductions to
Slipknot, Andy C. Saxton joined
First Signs of Frost and Steve Sears went on to form Gold Key and production work at Monolith Studios in North London. == Discography ==