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NEWS FROM 2008 Alan
has now left the During 2008 Alan offiicially left the band. Living in Norwich meant that it had been difficult to take part in gigs and recording of the new album. Although currently involved with a punk band he hopes to team up again with Ian as part of future sessions for The Other Window.
April Fool Those of you who came here or visited the band's MySpace site on April 1st will have seen the 'news' that a new 3 track CD had been released. Reviews for Slugs of Sadness were posted on MySpace and a sample track could be downloaded, Snail Misery, showcasing the band's new drone/raga direction. Fear not - it was just a joke! MSW online interview video & live footage A band interview as well as live footage from the band's 1st concert in Switzerland can be seen here: http://www.thehardway.tv/node/26 Sturm & Storm videos Videos for Sturm & Storm were completed in June 2007 for a future MSW DVD release. The director is Andrew Spencer, a friend of Ian http://www.aspencermedia.co.uk/
More images from the videos can be found on the SHOP/Coming soon page. Reviews Reviews
for TAOM have been positive. Reviews have appeared in UK magzines: Powerplay
(#89, July - 8/10), Zero Tolerance (#18, July - 4/6) & Terrorizer (#159,
July - 7/10). Anatomy of Melancholy received a 9/10
in both the Russian webzine Darkside www.darkside.ru and the Ukranian magazine Terroraiser during 2008. "This could be easily one of the best doom/death/gothic outfits to come out of the U.K. since My Dying Bride. From the ashes of popular U.K. acts Ashen Mortality and Seventh Angel, My Silent Wake takes the majestic and sorrowful sounds of doom and etches into each passage death metal growls and a subtle thrash-like charge...My Silent Wake could very well be the new discovery for many in 2006. Let's hope so 'cause this album is unrivalled in this genre." 9/10 Unrestrained! Magazine (Issue 31) "The doom is out in all it's glory here with Arkley's signature guitar-tone that he graced us with in his years with Seventh Angel and Ashen Mortality. The guitars...throughout the album are just the saddest you've ever heard. It's almost as if they are weeping with sorrow...Seventy-nine minutes of breathtaking doom/death metal of the finest quality. 95/100" The Whipping Post "A mature and impressive debut" Zero Tolerance (July/Aug 06) "The sound as a whole is a confident blend executed with the effortless cohesion of long-in-the tooth players" Terrorizer (July 06) Add your comments on the message board, Guestbook or MySpace. More options on BAND/Communication page. MSW on YouTube
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MSW videos from the band's performance in Switzerland can be found on http://www.youtube.com/ Almost 30mins of
music in total. NEWS FROM 2007 Gigs begin My Silent Wake performed live for the first time in Switzerland during April 07 at the Elements of Rock Festival in Switzerland. Various other dates followed during the year in England, Wales & Norway.
Other projects
Drummers · Following Jasen's ongoing, but slower than expected, recovery from his wrist problems he took a break from his role as drummer. Steve Allan, the band's sound engineer, stepped in as drummer so that recording & gigging can continue. Jasen was still visible as part of the band, contributing vocals. Interviews A MSW article appeared in issue 19 (Sept/Oct 07) of Zero Tolerance Magazine 2 new interviews with Ian, Jasen & Kate online at The Alternative Zine & The Metal Resource. Direct links to interview pages: http://www.alternative-zine.com/interviews/en/116 http://www.mauce.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=180&Itemid=22 Ian was interviewed on the 16th July on Cross Rhythms radio. You can listen to a recording of the 'Rock in a Hard Place' Shaw for 16th July in the podcast section of the Cross Rhythms site http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/radio/podcasts/ NEWS FROM 2006 Interviews
In September the site moved to the current address: www.mysilentwake.co.uk Jasen's left wrist was suffering from Repetitive Strain Injury, which prevented any gigs to support the release of the band's first album Shadow of Sorrow. MSW were one of the 3 featured bands of the fortnight on UK Metal Underground, (22.04.06) described as "seriously pant soggingly good" and "lush doomcore". NEWS FROM 2005
Band interview (December 05) on Beyond All Remorse (in "previous interviews" section). The track Encircle available on cover CD of of Zero Tolerance magazine Issue 8 (Nov/Dec 2005) with a review of the EP. Reviews of the EP on: Hellride Music and The Whipping Post (Dec 05). A positive review of the demo appeared in Issue 138 (Dec 2005) of Terrorizer |
