Los Angelino metalcore outfit Silent Planet further distinguish themselves far outside the confines of CCM. Everything Was Sound builds on the forceful, sonically nuanced template of 2014's The Night God Slept. The pre-release singles "Psychescape" (with guest vocals from Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain) and "Panic Room" are fine examples of its nine searing, poignant, multi-textured songs about individuals suffering and struggling with mental illness. Framed in unusual, accessible hooks and inventive production and musical interludes, Garrett Russell's singing has matured; the guitar and bass riffs alternate between dark ambience and punishing ferocity; Alex Camarena's frenetic drumming is their engine. A heavy music response to psychological and emotional pain, this set offers aggression yes, but also a sympathy and compassion for the afflicted.