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Ward of Roses

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Lorenzo Unnerving post-black metal mixed with a grim gothic / post-punk feel. Emotionally charged with melody, it is contrasted with tortured guitars and punchy bass. Bringing in the darkness from the world of metal and post-punk ensures a bleak atmosphere, but it is all punctuated with a muted beauty.

A romanticism of the pain of life. Not only one of the most unique efforts of the last year, but also one of the best.
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trainh13 I did not like this on my first listen. I'm now on listen #22. Take from that what you will. Favorite track: Fallow.
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pinkytheent Goddamn, what a good record. Blooming with beauty yet burning, like a flames ripping through a room with a vase of flowers on the smoldering table. Every instrument sounds fantastic: roaring and incendiary guitars, punching glassy bass, drums that sound drummy enough to make Fenriz proud. And what creative, emotional melody. Crackling with power. What a record, the Silver! Favorite track: Ward of Roses.
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1.
...First Utterance 00:54
2.
Fallow 05:30
3.
Breathe 05:01
4.
Vapor 09:17
5.
Gatekeeper 03:24
6.
Behold, Five Judges 06:23
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Ward of Roses 04:02
8.
Then Silence... 07:25

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THE SILVER make their Gilead Media debut with the album Ward of Roses. A record that is at once extreme and exposed, horrific yet beautiful, Ward of Roses explores anxiety, love, loss, and the matters that make us all too human. From “…First Utterance” to “Then Silence…” the curtain rises and falls on a haunting tableau of human frailty, a romantic and visceral exploration of the dark recesses of the soul.

Featuring members of Horrendous and Crypt Sermon, Ward of Roses marks a decidedly different path for the musical collective. 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. V’s soaring clean vocals mingle with cathartic guitars while vocalist Nick Duchemin howls over strident blast passages—often in the same song.

THE SILVER’s ethos alludes to metallurgy. Silver can only reach its intended shape, state, and purpose when hammered, set ablaze, and struck again. As the hymns of Ward of Roses suggest, we are tempered through all of our life experiences and traumas, emerging only after we have leapt through the flames of our personal abysses.

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released October 15, 2021

Recorded by Brad Omen at the Convent in Philadelphia
Mixed and mastered by Damian Herring
Artwork and layout by Paul Romano

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