Best known as the frontman for industrial metal quartet Spineshank, this band right here is Jonny Santos' attempt at migrating from his arguably embarrassing past; that whole thing basically mirrored Dez Fafara's choice to move onto the more extreme DevilDriver, as far as I can tell. Having said that, Ghost Stories by Silent Civilian is a totally fine melodic metalcore record - and that's all there is to it, for real. Not a whole lot goes on during the album and these peeps stick with a familiar formula all while disregarding the concept of risk-taking as well as competent songcraft. This is far from a bad release, although keep in mind that it's also far from being considered grand in every sense of the word.
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