Industrial Silence is the debut album by Norwegian alternative rock band Madrugada, released on 30 August 1999. Produced by Kai Andersen and the band, the album contains the singles "Electric", "Higher" and "Beautyproof", in addition to the live staple "Vocal". A limited edition featuring a second disc containing three songs was initially released alongside the album. The band won the Norwegian Spellemann Award in the Rock category for the album in 2000, in addition to being nominated in the Newcomer of the Year category.

A fully remastered deluxe edition of the album was released on 5 July 2010, with an additional disc that included all tracks from the band's early EP's, B-sides and four previously unheard demo recordings. The remaster was carried out by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York.

As of 2002, the album has sold 250,000 copies according to Billboard.

Track listing

Personnel Madrugada Robert S. Burås – guitars, harmonica, production, cover design, photography Sivert Høyem – vocals, production, cover design Frode Jacobsen – bass guitar, production, engineer (track 13), cover design, photography Jon Lauvland Pettersen – drums, percussion, production, cover design, photography Additional personnel Jon Terje Rovedal – electric piano (track 2), electric organ (track 7, 8, 9, 11) Ole Henrik Moe – violin (track 3), saw (track 11) Bob Egan – lap steel guitar (track 3), pedal steel guitar (track 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) Kai Andersen – production, engineering Hans Olav Grøttheim – engineering John Agnello – mixing Chris Mazer – engineering, mixing assistant Dan – mixing assistant Wild Wes – mixing assistant Greg Calbi – mastering Alen – cover design Jacob Normann Jacobsen – photography Raymond Mosken – photography

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