Josh Silver
Encyclopedia
Josh Silver was the keyboard
ist and producer
for the band Type O Negative
. He joined the band at Peter Steele
's request. He played for Type O Negative until they disbanded due to the death of frontman, Peter Steele.
Silver, who is Jewish, was also a founding member, along with Steele, of the short-lived rock group Fallout
, the band that gave birth to Carnivore
, which ultimately led to Type O Negative. After the breakup of Fallout, Silver formed hard rock
band Original Sin.
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
ist and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
for the band Type O Negative
Type O Negative
Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...
. He joined the band at Peter Steele
Peter Steele
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
's request. He played for Type O Negative until they disbanded due to the death of frontman, Peter Steele.
Silver, who is Jewish, was also a founding member, along with Steele, of the short-lived rock group Fallout
Fallout (band)
Fallout was a heavy metal band formed in 1979 based out of Brooklyn, New York, USA. The band contained future Type O Negative members Peter Steele on bass and vocals and Josh Silver on keyboards, as well as John Campos on guitars and Agnostic Front drummer Louie Beateaux on drums...
, the band that gave birth to Carnivore
Carnivore (band)
Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...
, which ultimately led to Type O Negative. After the breakup of Fallout, Silver formed hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Original Sin.
External links
- Interview with Silver at Websatorna (12 mins., 30 secs.)