silent force

After being dismissed from Royal Hunt, vocalist D.C. Cooper launched Silent Force in 2000. The founding roster featured Cooper alongside guitarist Alex Beyrodt, drummer Andre Hilgers, keyboardist Torsten Röhre, and bassist Fleisch. Their debut full-length, The Empire of Future, arrived the same year. By the release of Infatuator in 2001, Jurgen Steinmetz had taken over the bass position from Fleisch.