The Silver

Featuring Matt and Jamie Knox from renowned death dealers Horrendous, Enrique Sagarnaga of acclaimed Philly doom squad Crypt Sermon, and Nick Duchemin, The Silver sounds almost nothing like the members’ other bands—and that’s completely on purpose.

The Silver's debut, Ward of Roses, is an album that deals in blast beats as much as romanticism, Ward of Roses progresses through movements that draw from black metal, goth rock, and other bleak expressions. Matt Knox’s soaring clean vocals mingle with cathartic guitars while vocalist Nick Duchemin howls over strident blast passages—often in the same song.

Recorded by Brad Omen at The Convent in Philadelphia, Ward Of Roses was mixed and mastered by Damian Herring. The artwork and band logo were created by Paul Romano, whose work has famously graced Mastodon and Hate Eternal album covers, among many others. All told, it is a record that is at once extreme and exposed, steeped in reality and obscured in metaphor.

“We took a lot of risks on this record, but we didn’t know where it was going as it progressed,” Matt says. “I felt like I was physically unlocking parts of myself through singing this way. That coincided with other realizations, and everything fell into place. The Silver is a new voice for me. It’s a new voice for all of us.”

- J. Bennett