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Aiming To Please

ilver End are a four-piece rock band from Bergen in Norway. The band founded in 2012 although their line-up
Ssolidified this year when renowned local drummer Geo Pardalos (previously of BlueGem) joined the outfit. With
new album ‘Conquer The Silence’ released in January, packed with power and stunning rock melodies, one listen and you
will be blown away. It’s no surprise that Silver End have a song called ‘Aim To Please’ as they definitely do that. With that
in mind, we tackled vocalist and guitarist Christian Lero with a set of questions all inspired by ‘Aim To Please’. He tells
Black Velvet how they aim to please fans live, what pleasing moments they’ve had so far, and what pleased them most in
the studio. So, without further ado, please read on...

BV: Tell us about the song ‘Aim To Please’? writers, the heavy stuff is heavier, and ballads BV: Your fans have expressed their pleasure
What is it about, lyrically? are more sophisticated in a way. Our live sound for your music in various ways including
Christian Lero: ‘Aim To Please’ is about going has been enhanced a lot too; not too long ago covering your songs and making lyric
back to the roots, back to an older sound, if you we got a new lead guitarist, Cata Babut, who videos. What have your fans done that has
will. It’s inspired by my early influences of more brings his own brilliant flavour to the mix. He ab- most amazed, pleased or astounded you?
melodic and commercial hard rock to please the solutely crushes the solos! And we have our CL: One really amazing thing is that fans have
fans that relate to that. It’s about the fact Silver new drummer, Geo Pardalos, with his massive tattooed the Silver End logo. Showing their ap-
End feel at home on stage and promise to al- energy and accurate drumming. The result is a preciation like that is pretty amazing. Others
ways deliver a great show! A true crowd pleaser tighter and punchier Silver End than ever, which have been asking for CDs across the world,
tune. you may witness at our shows. which is great; and of course we signed them
and sent them out. Another thing besides the
BV: How do you aim to please your fans BV: What pleased you when recording the fans’ loyalty is like I mentioned earlier; when
live? What do you focus on with a Silver End album ‘Conquer The Silence’? fans tell us that we’ve changed their lives for the
show? CL: Working on ‘Conquer The Silence’ was better with our music. That’s just incredible to
CL: Our main focus is to deliver good music. We great because the whole working structure was me.
want the music to speak for itself. It’s not so much tidier than on the previous albums. We
much about choreography and colours. We wish had a better and more thorough pre-production, BV: What pleases you the most about being
to deliver a show that the crowd will remember and we spent some time developing a tighter in Silver End with your fellow bandmates?
mainly for the good music experience and a and punchier sound. Of course, our producer How are they to be in a band with?
good time, but we’re not shoe gazers either, I’d has gotten better with the years as well. CL: Well, I should start off by saying that Geo is
say we’re a rather energetic band. by far the best drummer in town, and he gets
BV: Which songs on the album have you had along with the band very well. Cata is a brilliant
BV: What has pleased you the most in re- the most pleasing reaction to? and energetic guitar player, but also a kind and
gards to Silver End’s career so far? CL: ‘Heart Of A Champion’ has been very well often quiet dude in general. Lasse is the respon-
CL: The response from the fans has been great. received online. It’s the single from ‘Conquer sible, technical guy in the band, and also a ter-
Of course there are some that really stand out, The Silence’ with the most streams, closely fol- rific bass player!
like when people say that we’ve changed their lowed by the title track. We have yet to perform
life somehow. That’s very touching. It feels great ‘Heart Of A Champion’ live, but we’re excited to BV: Finish the sentence: Please could Silver
that our streaming numbers are so big consid- do so on the main stage at the RockStream Fes- End......
ering our genre and the fact that we’re based in tival ’19 in Norway. ‘Conquer The Silence’ came CL: Tour the world and connect with as many
Norway. Another highlight was when we opened as a surprise to many fans, perhaps because new fans as possible.
There’s nothing we love
for Papa Roach in 2013! certain parts are very heavy? Another song that more than performing and expanding our
fans seem to like and also seemed a little un- beloved Silver Squad.
BV: Are you pleased with how the band has usual for us is ‘Cornerstones’. A great track in
progressed since Silver End first formed? my opinion. A track with a serious message. Visit www.facebook.com/silverendmusic for
Do you think the music and songs have pro- And, last but not least, the fans have shown more information.
gressed much? great appreciation for ‘Only A Human’, a more
CL: Yes, we’ve definitely become better song- sophisticated, piano-based ballad. Words by Shari Black Velvet
Photo By Aga Iwanska
SILVER END