Hell and Silence is an EP by Las Vegas rock group Imagine Dragons, released in March 2010 in the United States. It was recorded at Battle Born Studios. All songs were written by Imagine Dragons and self-produced. The EP was in part mixed by Grammy nominated engineer Mark Needham. To promote the album the band performed five shows at SXSW 2010 including at the BMI Official Showcase.While at SXSW they were endorsed by Blue Microphones. They also toured the western United States with Nico Vega and Saint Motel. They also performed at Bite of Las Vegas Festival 2010, New Noise Music Festival, Neon Reverb Festival, and Fork Fest.