Silent Screams

Silent Screams
Lead singer Joel Heywood performing at Breakout Festival, 2014
Background information
Origin Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Genres Metalcore, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore
Years active 2007–present
Labels Artery, Ghost Music
Website http://www.myspace.com/silentscreamsmum
Members Joel Heywood
Ozzi Osman
Sam Varney
Adam Mallabone
Tom Craig
Past members Mikey Scrivens
James Ryan

Silent Screams is a British metalcore band formed in Coventry, West Midlands in 2007. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Joel Heywood, guitarists Ozzi Osman and Sam Varney and drummer Adam Mallabone and bass-player and vocalist Tom Craig. The band released two EP: Ghosts on 2008, and Hope Is the Assurance of Fools on 2009; and two studio albums: When It Rains on 2011, and Hope for Now on 2014.

History

The band released a self-produced EP "Ghosts" in 2008. In 2009, the band released their second EP "Hope is the Assurance of Fools", produced by Matt Hyde (As I Lay Dying, Gallows and Funeral for a Friend),[1] in an edition of 1000 copies. In 2011, the band signed with the label Ghost Music[2] to release their debut album with the producer Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Miss May I). The album When It Rains was released on 24 October 2011.

In 2012 the lead vocalist James Ryan announced his departure of the band. In 2013 the band announced to Joel Heywood as the new lead vocalist, and with him, the band released a new song The Way We Were.[3]

In 2014 the band signed with Artery Recordings to release their second album Hope for Now for 22 July 2014.

On 18 June 2015 the band released a music video for the song Everything Overcome.

On 26 November bassist Tom Craig announced he would be leaving the band. The same day, the band announced they would be releasing a new song, Everything Ends, the song featured Landon Tewers of The Plot in You. On 16 February the band announced their new band-member Mikey Scrivens on bass-guitar and also responsible for vocals.[4]

Members

Current members
  • Joel Heywood – unclean vocals (2012–present), clean vocals (2017–present)
  • Sam Varney – guitar (2007–present)
  • Ozzi Osman – guitar (2007–present)
  • Adam Mallabone – drums (2007–present)
  • Tom Craig - bass, clean vocals (2008–2015, 2017–present)
Former members
  • James Ryan – lead vocals (2007–2012)
  • Mikey Scrivens – bass, clean vocals (2017)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Ghosts (2008)
  • Hope Is the Assurance of Fools (2009)

Non-album singles

  • The Way We Were (2013) (Ghost Music)
  • Love/Less (2017) (Independent)

Videography

Year Title Link From the album
2011 Pacific Highway When It Rains
'Til There's Nothing Left
2012 When It Rains
2013 The Way We Were non-album single
2014 A New Normal Hope for Now
2015 Everything Overcome

References

  1. ↑ http://www.matthyde.co.uk/Matt_Hyde/Discography/Archive_files/Matt%20Hyde%202010.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.thisisnotascene.com/2011/uk-label-ghost-music-announces-first-signing-silent-screams/
  3. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/25819/New-Silent-Screams-song/
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/silentscreamsband/posts/10154439613318403:0
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