Breaking the Silence

"Breaking the Silence" is the debut full length studio album by the American thrash metal band Heathen released in 1987 by Combat Records. As of 2006, the album had sold about 100,000 copies worldwide. The album was well received critically and featured one very successful single, a cover of the 1970s glam rock band Sweet's song "Set Me Free". The song got some rock radio airplay and the video received rotation on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. The band embarked on a tour in support of the album.