The Silencers are from Michigan, with the members being Dave Leeds (bass), Rob Felenchak (drums), and Eric Toth (guitar). Richie Unterberger in Allmusic notes that the Silencers have “a darker approach than the average contemporary surf act”.
The back cover of The Silencers by the Silencers shows a flame-encircled dragster with the quote: “Link Wray & the Ventures rolled into one big ball and heaved through Dick Dale’s living room window!!!” Referring to that quote, Richie Unterberger in Allmusic says: “It’s not as mind-bending as that description would have you believe, but it’s a very respectable 1990’s surf revival effort, with excellent chops and a good sense of menace. Of their three cited influences, Dick Dale is definitely the biggest, as Eric Toth’s banzai guitar leads amply demonstrate.”
(December 2014)
