New music from Kill The Silence

Hailing from Leeds in the UK, Kill The Silence is a post hardcore outfit that’s spent more than a decade forging a sound that brings together emotion with impactful sound, balancing the bite of aggression with moments of poignant context. First formed in 2012 at Leeds College of Music by frontman Jason Walsh and lead guitarist Sam Rickerby, the band was born from a shared obsession with melody, inspired by acts like Lower Than Atlantis, Deaf Havana and Mallory Knox.

Their name, drawn from a Doctor Who reference, bears the same dark wit that ripples through their songwriting, distilling a rebellion against apathy and silence itself. The monsters in the show, known as The Silence, could only be defeated by broadcasting a message urging “you should kill us all on sight” and Kill The Silence became both a metaphor and a mission statement via a call to confront what’s left unsaid.

The line-up expanded in 2018 with Ian Souch on bass and John Wallis on drums, rounding out a sound that’s at once robust and intricate. That same year, they unleashed their debut EP Bloodlines, a ferocious yet heartfelt first outing featuring tracks “You Should Know,” “The Design” and “All We Are.” The latter quickly became a breakthrough moment for the band, earning airplay on Kerrang! Radio and BBC Introducing, launching them onto stages alongside We Came As Romans, Mallory Knox and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Between 2020 and 2023, they dropped a series of singles that showcased a band growing more confident in their voice while the addition of rhythm guitarist Daniel Ridding added new energy to their sound. Following a brief hiatus from sharing their sound, Kill The Silence has now made an explosive return with their comeback single titled “Hide & Seek.” Written during a period of creative recalibration, the track delivers their biggest and most adventurous release to date, landing like a tidal wave of nostalgia and adrenaline.

Jumping straight in to a gripping scene of crunching guitars and crashing drums, the energy surges into a charging sound of pounding rhythms and slick guitar flickers before Jason’s vocals enter to spin bouncy melodic lines above. Rolling with flashes of lively lead guitar flourishes and rising with aggressive vocal delivery, the track glides into an anthemic chorus where memorable melodies ring out above, resulting in an exhilarating ride from start to finish.

Paired with the single is a thrilling music video that captures the band playing the song in a warehouse setting as intense strobe style lighting illuminates their lively performance. It’s a spectacular display of their intoxicating songwriting and incredible musicianship flair, offering an epic slice of energising music that sees the band make a sensational return.

Commenting on the release, frontman Jason shares, “I started writing songs based on movies or TV shows I really liked, this song is based on the movie ‘Ready Or Not’ where the protagonist is hunted down in a lethal game of hide and seek.”

Listen to Hide & Seek below

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