Silent State

“Rock isn’t about getting loaded and acting like a jerk” – Jack Black, School of Rock For these three, Rock ‘N’ Roll isn’t about drugs, booze or loose women, it’s the love of music and the desire to get up on stage and play the best damn rock show out there and never stop. This is Silent State; a unique, straight edge, hard rock band. They don’t believe in being classified in any of the sub genres of rock music; they love to play rock, and they love to play it all. With influences ranging from 54 40 and Peter Gabriel to Nirvana, Alice in Chains, KoRn, Tool, Trivium, and Avenged Sevenfold; the guys in Silent State takes something from everything. Whether it’s a hard rock song with screaming vocals, a mainstream upbeat song, a straight up rock song or even a soft ballad they play it all. Silent State consists of Rael Linford handling, what is rarely seen in bands, both lead vocals and drums; Jonathan Birch, who uses a distinctive guitar style and occasionally sings back up; and Crispin McKinnon, a recent addition to the band who adds a fuller sound on bass to a band who, for the past 2 years, had been playing with only two members. Silent State was for... more...