British death/doom metal band My Silent Wake [MSW] have posted a new ‘acoustic’ song My Sorrow Is Yours. The song can be streamed below.
The band commented: “One of the recordings we have made of this song which we hope to release sometime in the future. This is an unmastered version. The mix may change at some point. The song has me [Ian Arkley] on guitar, vocals and mandolin, Steve Allan on various percussion instruments and Andy Stamp on violin. This was engineered by Ian Frost at Kewsound Studios in North Somerset, UK.”
My Silent Wake‘s roots lie in the death/doom band Ashen Mortality. Ashen Mortality were formed in the early 90’s in Halesowen, West Midlands and were active for a further 11 years. When the band split in 2005, three of the members went on to form MSW. The band was formed in the spring of 2005 in Weston-Super-Mare in North Somerset. Initially the band was created by Ashen Mortality co-founder Ian Arkley with other ex Ashen Mortality members Jasen Whyte and Andi Lee. Alan Southorn and Kate Hamilton also joined within the first few months. My Silent Wake have many other elements to their music; as well as death/doom they have influences from folk, medieval music and progressive/psychedelic rock. The band released 5 albums including a split with The Drowning.
The current line-up is Ian Arkley [guitar, vocals & analogue synth], Kate Hamilton [bass, vocals & keyboard], Mike Hitchen [rhythm guitar], and Tank [drums].
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Lyrics: My Sorrow Is Yours
Hands are held
Within your hands
Every breath a gift
Laughter rings within these walls
A room they fill may silent fall
My sorrow is yours
Photographs
Adorn the wall
Where autumn sun
Long shadows cast
Memories of treasured times
Our burning hearts lock tears inside
My sorrow is yours
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