Josh Silver
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| Josh Silver | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 16, 1962 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Gothic metal, Doom metal |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboard |
| Labels | Roadrunner, SPV America |
| Associated acts | Type O Negative Fallout Original Sin |
Josh Silver (born November 16, 1962) was the keyboardist 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,[1][2][3][4] 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. Josh is now currently a New York City paramedic.
[edit] References
- ^ "Metal Jew: Great Josh Silver interview". Kkahnharris.typepad.com. February 27, 2008. http://kkahnharris.typepad.com/weblog/2008/02/great-josh-silv.html. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Stars of David: rock'n'roll's Jewish ... – Google Books. Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=XI4-VnSrEcAC&pg=PR17&dq=%22josh+silver%22+jewish&client=firefox-a&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22josh%20silver%22%20jewish&f=false. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Comments (0) By TONY WARE Thursday, Apr 19, 2007 (April 19, 2007). "Morbid Obsessions – Page 1 – Music – Orange County". OC Weekly. http://www.ocweekly.com/2007-04-19/music/morbid-obsessions/. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "VH1 Classic Takes Passover on the Road to Las Vegas With 'Matzo and Metal II: Back to the Desert' Premiering on Thursday, April 13 at 10 p.m./ET and 7 p.m./PT. | Goliath Business News". Goliath.ecnext.com. April 10, 2006. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5409197/VH1-Classic-Takes-Passover-on.html. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Silver at Websatorna (12 mins., 30 secs.)
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