Silent Descent
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Silent Descent is a seven-piece trance metal band from Dartford, England.
Combining metal with trance and synth, they are viewed by many as an innovative band. Their sound can be described as a mixture of melodic death metal and electro-industrial trance music.
In 2007 the band entered the Radio global unsigned band awards, winning the "Symphonic rock or Metal" category, and selected by Judges to receive the "Supreme Silver" award (4th overall in the contest).[1] The following year the band won the Kerrang!/MCN Unsigned Live competition .[2] In August 2008, Silent Descent were featured in metal and alternative music magazine Metal Hammer who proclaimed them "...the trance metal juggernaught the world has been waiting for."
The band performed at the Bloodstock Open Air music festival on 17 August 2008[3]
On Thursday 11 June 2009, Silent Descent headlined the End Tent at the legendary Donington Park's annual Download festival as part of its "Boardie Takeover night!". Four bands, three DJs, two singers, a stand-up comedian and a burlesque dancer - all members of the Download Festival Forums - performed to a full house.[4]
Band members
Current members
- Tom Watling - Lead Vocals
- Tom Callahan - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Producer
- Paul Hurrell - Keyboard, Synths, Backing Vocals
- Kipster - DJ, Samples
- Jack "Jaco" Oxley - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Jimmy Huang - Bass
- Dave Carter - Drums
Former members
- Sniffles - Bass
- Mr. G - Decks (Bellend)
- Elliot Philpot - Drums
- Nik King - Lead Guitar
Discography
- Silent Descent EP (2005)
- Duplicity (2008)
- Duplicity Remix EP (2010)
- TBA (2010)
References
- ^ "Award Winners". TotalRock. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "Kerrang! Unsigned Live". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "Bands Line Up (Open Air Festival) for the year 2008". Bloodstock Open Air. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "Boardie Takeover - the FULL review". Download Festival. Retrieved 2009-10-05.