Hell and Silence

Hell and Silence  is the second Extended Play (EP) by American  pop rock music band
Imagine Dragons, released on June 1, 2010. It was recorded at Battle Born Studios. All songs were written by Imagine Dragons and self-produced; the EP was in part mixed by Grammy nominated engineer Mark Needham. Most of the songs on this EP were remastered and included on Night Visions, excluding "All Eyes" and "Emma".

To promote the EP, the band performed five shows at SXSW 2010 including at the BMI Official Showcase.  While at SXSW they were endorsed by Blue Microphones.  They also toured the western United States with Nico Vega and Saint Motel.  They also performed at Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010, New Noise Music Festival, Neon Reverb Festival, and Fork Fest. The name of the EP comes from a line in "Emma".

In popular culture
"All Eyes" was featured in the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode Drop It Like It's Hot (Part One). "I Don't Mind" was featured in the promo commercials for American Idol season 11 and MTV's World of Jenks.

"Hear Me" was featured in the soundtrack to the feature film Answers to Nothing, MTV's The Real World: Las Vegas, and performed live on PBS' Vegas In Tune.

Track listing
Track listing and credits taken off of the physical CD copy. All songs written and produced by Imagine Dragons (Ben McKee, Daniel Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds, Andrew Tolman and Brittany Tolman), except where noted.

Reception
Jason Bracelin, writing in the Las Vegas Review Journal, gave a glowing review of the EP by stating "Dan Reynolds sounds like a dude with a bull's-eye for a heart".  He continues "With its staccato vocal delivery and huge keys, "All Eyes" sounds destined for the airwaves, the same of which could be said of the wistful "Emma," with its dizzy synth lines and coed harmonies, and the climactic "I Don't Mind," which is powered by ricocheting guitars."

References

External links
 Imagine Dragons Official site
 All Eyes original press
 Blue Microphones YouTube Channel
 u/alleyes on reddit.com

Category:2010 EPs
Category:Imagine Dragons EPs