Canadian rock heroes Silverstein – who will celebrate a mammoth 20 years together in 2020 – mark the latest outfit to sign to UNFD. Alongside the signing announcement comes a brand new single, ‘Burn It Down’ which features none other than Beartooth‘s Caleb Shomo.
While both Silverstein and Beartooth have performed live together a handful of times as Silvertooth, ‘Burn It Down’ is the first piece of recorded music they’ve collaborated on.
The track is the first taste of fresh music from Silverstein since the band’s ninth studio album, Dead Reflection in 2017. Earlier this year they released Redux: The First Ten Years, which featured newly recorded versions of selected songs from their first four studio albums.
“[‘Burn It Down’] picks up right where Dead Reflection left off,” explains Silverstein vocalist, Shane Told. “It has the catchiness and riffiness of that album, but production-wise and vocally we took another progressive step in a direction we feel great about. It hits hard and tells a story but gets you straight to the point. It’s not messing around – direct and in your face.
“Once the bridge section music was completed, we could imagine Caleb’s voice working so perfectly over it – so we sent it to him and said ‘do your thing’. He sent it back and I just about fell over when I heard it.”
Longevity is a rare feat for any band, especially one rooted in a foundation of punk and hardcore. Aggressive music is often fuelled by youthful fire, and sustaining a career without completely abandoning that urgent sound is almost impossible for most bands.
But what’s possible for “most bands” has never been a concern for post-hardcore pioneers Silverstein. Throughout the course of their almost two decade-strong career, from Ontario basement shows to touring the world and selling over a million records, Silverstein have always managed to be completely comfortable in their own skin while never being afraid to challenge themselves.
Silverstein will be recording a new album later this year to be released in 2020, but first, the band head on a massive North American tour spanning 39 dates.
