| Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Paul Gilbert |
| Cover: | Silence_Followed_By_a_Deafening_Roar_album.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 23 January 2008 (Japan) 8 April 2008 (Canada) & (USA) |
| Recorded: | 2007 |
| Genre: | Instrumental rock |
| Length: | 42:19 |
| Label: | Shrapnel |
| Producer: | Paul Gilbert |
| Prev Title: | Get Out of My Yard |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | United States |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar is the second full length instrumental album and 8th overall by hard rock guitarist Paul Gilbert.
Track 2 ends with a complete performance of Bach's Prelude in G major from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1.