NEW DRUMMER 07/04/08
We have fouind a new drummer after what was luckily not too long a search. He is Graham Bewley. We have been jamming with him since earlier this year. And we are confident that he's up to the standard which will maintain the quality in the way that our previous drummer did.
We will be gigging again by the summer. And also working towards the new album. We'll keep you posted on developments.

NEW PHOTOS ADDED 07/04/08
Some new photos have been added to the Visuals page. These were taken from our recent gigs in London and Malta.

ANDY McLACHLAN LEAVES UNSILENCE 20/12/07
Our drummer Andy McLachlan has recently left the band. This is due to his need to devote more time to his Phd studies. We would like to thank Andy for his four years of dedication to Unsilence and wish him well for the future. It is also possible that he might work with us in the future on a stand-in basis.
So we are now looking for a new drummer. Contact us if you are interested. Right now there's a few possibilities for a replacement. So hopefully we're not going to be grounded for too long. Needless to say, our album plans are on hold right now. But this will be the first priority once we've found a new drummer. (Kieron)

NEWS UPDATE: ALBUM PLANS & GIGS 25/09/ 07
We are now planning to record an album early next year. Plans are in the early stages at present and we're yet unable to tell you anything regarding the recording and eventual release. But all this will be announced in due course. The album will feature new material including the four demo tracks on our myspace page.
Forthcoming gigs of particular note include our gig in Malta with FORSAKEN and NOMAD SON on October 7th. Other than the Irish gigs, this will be our first gig abroad. And not before time! Then on October 25th, we support doom metal titans WARNING, AGAINST NATURE and THE RIVER in Manchester. See the gigs page for more info. (Kieron)

ECHOES AWAKEN DEMO 17/12/06
The new release is available now on the myspace page where you can download the songs for free. Rejoice!

IMMINENT NEW DEMO RELEASE 14/12/06
Over the last few months we recorded and mixed some new songs using my laptop, Kieron's red firewire box thing that has multiple mike inputs and some empty rooms. Not having done this before, it was a real experiment, and we hope you are pleased with the results. We haven't released anything for a while so we're going to give these songs away for free. They'll be on the myspace page shortly. Just so you know, we don't have label support or representation, so if you can help us out, do get in touch. We'd like to do more recording in the near future in a real studio environment.

On another note, in October we played in the Retro Bar at a gig staged by Vman events. It was utter shite and we were disgusted by the amount of arsiness and lack of professionalism we encountered. We were told to turn up at a specific time to soundcheck and the sound guy was nowhere to be found - he actually didn't turn up until the doors opened a couple of hours later. Also, the sprout-faced promoter fellow, Mark, tried to charge our girlfriends entry (£5!). He left the building as soon as we'd finished our set, taking all of the door takings with him. He wasn't at all interested in any of the bands that played that night, and we'd never encountered anything like it before. If there are any promoters who aren't unscrupulous sods in Manc, we'd love to contact them, but where does one begin with this stuff? Most people we've contacted here in the city have been unforthcoming, self interested, catatonic gits. A desire to play, enthusiasm, a cd, a conversation and an email to 'relevant' people just doesn't get us anywhere. If you have any tips for us, they would be gratefully received. And don't tell us that we're struggling to get gigs because we're shite, otherwise we'll come round to your house and poo in your bed. (Andy)

RETRO BAR GIG 13/10/06
We'll be playing at around 10 pm on sunday Oct 15th. Check the gigs page for more info.

GOLDEN LAKE PRODUCTIONS CLOSED 07/10/06
Golden Lake Productions have now finished. Please don't contact them regarding us. We have acquired the remaining copies of 'A Walk Through Oceans'. We would like to thank Fraser and Graeme of Golden Lake for the work they did with us and wish them all the best for the future.

BELFAST GIG 22/08/06
We are to make our third visit to Ireland on September 16 with a one-off gig at Katy Daly's in Belfast. There may be another Irish date but it's looking unlikely at this late stage.

DEMO RECORDING IN PROGRESS AND GIGS 20/08/ 06
We're in the process of recording and mixing a new demo. We're doing this all ourselves using various kit we've acquired in the form of decent mikes and a reliable laptop, and so far everything sounds great. We'll hopefully have some stuff on the myspace page for your listening pleasure in mid September or so.

We have a gig in Manchester at the Rampant Lion on 5th September with Slugs Ate My Parents. It should be a good one, so please come along. We've been in touch with vmanevents and will hopefully get some more gigs in Manc lined up in the near future.

And finally, to all of you who in return for one of the coveted unsilence badges gave us your contact details at our gigs in Stockport, Ashton and Blackburn, we're finally getting around to putting your info together so we'll keep you posted with news of our releases. (Andy)

MORE GIGS 18 /04/06
We have some more gigs lined up. As well as the previously announced gig at the Alma in Bolton on April 28th, we play another there on May 7th with HEADLESS CROSS and HONEY FOR CHRIST. We will then be playing at the Cellar Bar in Blackburn on Friday May 12th. For more info see the gigs page.

UPDATES 09/03/06
Various updates have been made to this site. Generally, they're visual and textual. They're too numerous to point out but you'll probably notice them if you're a regular visitor.

MYSPACE PAGE 09/03/06
We now have our own page on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/unsilence There is a brief sample of a new song with Kil singing, so check it out.

GIGS 14/02/06
We're pleased to announce our first gigs in over 18 months; these are of course the first gigs with Kil singing for us. The first will be an all-dayer at the Thatched Arms in Stockport (classy) on Saturday April 22nd. Not much is confirmed about who else will be playing, although we yet again have the dubious honour to be playing alongside R.B.H. The next confirmed gig will be at our old hunting ground of the Witchwood, Ashton-Under-Lyne on Sunday April 30th. This gig will be headlined by Yorkshire doom / death act THE PROPHECY and will also feature some other bands yet to be confirmed. For more info, see the GIGS page. We are due to announce some more gigs any time now. (Kieron)

NEW UNSILENCE EMAIL 14/02/06
We now have a new email address at: kieronunsilence@googlemail.com Our previous email address will remain active but please do use the new one. (Kieron)

NEW UNSILENCE VOCALIST 14/2/05
Our guitarist, James Kilmurray is now also handling the vocals. Since Hoddy left, we've been at a bit of a loose end. We asked ourselves what direction Unsilence could take without such a great vocalist, and the answer was, well, we weren't sure.
We put out some 'singer wanted' ads in music mags and attracted a slew of interest which included >2 13 year old girls, >15 grade A nutters, and several minging metal freaks. Those that survived the vetting process i.e. weren't total wasters in telephone conversation (we weren't impressed by those who answered the ads with txt msgs) were auditioned but none could really fill the void Hoddy left.
Confusion led to frustration, as we all feel passionately about our music and sound, which without vocals was steadily going nowhere.
Kil then recorded a demo at home of a song he's been working on, and lo, he sang. On hearing this, the way forward became clear - his voice is great and already being in the band, he knows what we're about, which helps. Being more of an axe / recorder specialist however, he wanted some time to practice.
So in these quiet months we've been doing a lot of writing and our new (sort of) line up has come together brilliantly. We are really looking forward to playing some gigs and we hope to record our new material by the summer. We'll try to get a demo of one of our new songs online soon. (Andy)

LATEST UPDATE. 30/06/05
We are still looking for a new vocalist.
In the meantime we have been working on new material. We have now completed six new songs.

ANDREW HODSON LEAVES UNSILENCE. 14/01/05
Our longtime vocalist, Andrew Hodson has decided to leave the band. This is due to personal reasons. It is an amicable split however. We are now be looking for a new vocalist. If interested, then contact us at the usual email address.
We would just like to take this opportunity to thank Andrew for the excellent contribution he has made to Unsilence in the eleven years he's been with us. And wish him all the best for the future.
Unfortunatly, we've had to cancel our Doom Shall Rise III appearence.