Breaking the Silence is the debut album by American thrash metal band Heathen, released in 1987 by Combat Records. As of 1987, the album sold about 100,000 copies worldwide. Track listing Personnel Dave White – lead vocals Lee Altus – guitars Doug Piercy – guitars Mike Jazstremski – bass Carl Sacco – drums Production Eddy Schreyer – mastering Mark Weinberg – art direction Kent Mathieu – cover art Ronnie Montrose – producer Roger Wiersma – engineering Dave Porter – recording Keith Hatschek – recording Joel Jaffe – recording (drums) Dan Godfrey – recording (drums) Alvin Petty – logo References External links [ AllMusic listing] Heathen (band) albums 1987 debut albums Combat Records albums