Silent Descent
Encyclopedia
Silent Descent are 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 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). The following year the band won the Kerrang!
/MCN
Unsigned Live competition . 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." In September 2009 Silent Descent sold out the Camden Underworld
along with Alestorm
.
The band performed at the Bloodstock Open Air
music festival
on 17 August 2008 and headlined Thursday night's Boardie Takeover at Download festival
in 2009 and 2010.
Silent Descent have released two examples of new music, Psychotic Euphoric and Bring-In-Sanity.
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Combining metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
with trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
and synth, they are viewed by many as an innovative band. Their sound can be described as a mixture of melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
and trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
.
In 2007 the band entered the Radio global unsigned band awards, winning the "Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
or Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
" category, and selected by Judges to receive the "Supreme Silver" award (4th overall in the contest). The following year the band won the Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
/MCN
Motorcycle News
MCN or Motor Cycle News is a weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, and based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The title was founded by Cyril Quantrill in 1955 and bought by EMAP, before Bauer bought Emap's consumer media division in 2008...
Unsigned Live competition . 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." In September 2009 Silent Descent sold out the Camden Underworld
Camden Underworld
The Camden Underworld is a music venue in Camden Town, London, England. The venue itself is a part of the World's End pub, being situated in the basement of the building.- History :...
along with Alestorm
Alestorm
Alestorm is a folk metal band from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result have been dubbed a "Pirate metal" band at a popular heavy metal related website....
.
The band performed at the Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air
Bloodstock Open Air is a heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-upon-Trent, England, since 2005. Previous line-ups have included bands such as Opeth , Children of Bodom , Nightwish , Cradle of Filth , Testament , Arch Enemy , Europe and Twisted Sister .Originally on one stage...
music festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
on 17 August 2008 and headlined Thursday night's Boardie Takeover at Download festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
in 2009 and 2010.
Silent Descent have released two examples of new music, Psychotic Euphoric and Bring-In-Sanity.
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
- Jerry Sadowski - Drums
Former members
- Sniffles – Bass
- Mr. G – Decks
- Elliot Philpot – Drums
- Nik King – Lead Guitar
- Dave Carter - Drums
- Dan Amos - Rhythm Guitar
- Kai Giritli - Rhythm Guitar
- Spencer Haynes - Keyboards
- Rich Lawry Jons - Rhythm Guitar
- Nik Sampson - Lead Guitar
- Sam Lavender - Vocals
Discography
- Silent Descent EPSilent Descent EPSilent Descent EP is a 5-track EP by English trance metal band Silent Descent. It was released on February 11, 2005. The EP was Silent Descent's first release and stylistically bears little resemblance to the group's later material.-Track listing:...
(2005) - DuplicityDuplicity (album)Duplicity is the debut full-length studio album by English trance metal band Silent Descent. It was released on March 12, 2008. A music video was made for the title track "Duplicity."-Track listing:-Band members:* Tom Watling - Lead Vocals...
(2008) - Duplicity Remix EPDuplicity Remix EPDuplicity Remix EP is a 5-track EP by English trance metal band Silent Descent. It was released on February 22, 2010. The EP was released solely online in an attempt to appease high demand for new material.-Track listing:-Band members:...
(2010)