Former Spineshank vocalist Jonny Santos has officially launched the new chapter of the long dormant band Silent Civilian. Guitarist/vocalist Matt Bredemeier, bassist Robbie Young and drummer Alex Morgan return alongside Santos on the group’s just premiered new single, “My Addiction“.
Santos commented of that:
“The song was inspired by the similarities between drug addiction and an abusive toxic relationship, and how the dependency can destroy your life by consuming something that has such a negative impact but you can’t stop. You’re always chasing the initial euphoria after it’s long gone, and trying to convince yourself that it’s not a problem and that you have control.
Mental health awareness is just as important these days as fighting addiction, in my eyes. Both can lead to death and/or suicide. We chose this song as our first song release off the record because we felt that it’s a good representation of the record as a whole. It’s heavy and angry, but melodic and emotional as well,which have always been a part of the Silent Civilian sound. We have grown as a band and as people, and we hope all of our fans enjoy the new music.”
The record Santos refers to above is titled “The Reckoning“, and it will see a release in the spring of next year. Santos oversaw the production, mixing and mastering duties for that effort, which will serve as Silent Civilian‘s first since 2010’s “Ghost Stories“.
In addition to that, Santos also appears on the newly released episode of Bad Wolves/God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle‘s ‘The Ex-Man‘ podcast, you can check that out here.
