Silvertide was formed in January 2001 in northeast Philadelphia, a heavily working-class area that is to Philadelphia what Queens and Brooklyn are to New York. Originally, the band (which was called Vertigo) had four members: lead singer Walt Lafty, lead guitarist Nick Perri, rhythm guitarist Mark Melchiorre, and drummer Kevin Frank. When bassist Brian Weaver was added to the lineup, Silvertide was born.

The young rockers had been jamming and rehearsing in the Perri's basement for several months when they started performing live in Philly clubs, and listeners were shocked to hear a group of 21st century teenagers sounding like they had just stepped out of the '70s -- in fact, most of Silvertide's members were still in high school and weren't old enough to vote when the band was formed.

And because their sound was so unapologetically classic, they felt like musical outcasts in high school. When other northeast Philly teens were listening to Korn, Limp Bizkit, Eminem, and Jay-Z, Silvertide's members were admiring the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Faces, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd.

But if the members of Silvertide were musical outsiders in high school, they weren't outsiders in Philly rock clubs -- by the time 2001 ended, Silvertide was creating a healthy buzz on the city's rock scene. And the buzz was so strong that Silvertide ended up opening for Aerosmith when Steven Tyler and friends played in Philly during a national tour. That local buzz led to a deal with veteran music industry mogul Clive Davis' J Records, which signed the band and released its debut EP, American Excess, in 2002. The following summer, Silvertide joined producer Oliver Leiber in Los Angeles to begin recording their studio full-length debut. After previewing their songs on a springtime tour with Alice Cooper, Tantric and Shinedown, Silvertide issued their 1st and only full length, Show & Tell in early June 2004. The band then went on to tour the world for almost 3 years straight, balancing headlining shows with opening slots for bigger names band like Van Halen, Aerosmith and Korn

In 2005 M. Night Shyamalan featured Silvertide in his film "Lady in the Water". Silvertide was featured on the soundtrack with their covers of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" and "It Ain't Me, Babe". Two years later their song "Blue Jeans" was featured on the video game ROCK BAND.

In February 2006 the band made their second appearance on the cover of Origivation Magazine. The photoshoot took place while the band was in pre-production for their next album.

Silvertide continued to play shows after the temporary departure of lead guitarist and founding member Nick Perri decided to hit the road with Perry Farrell, Shinedown and Matt Sorum. Guitarist "Evil Rob", also from the Philadelphia-based band Pepper's Ghost and long time friend of the band, was called to fill in for Perri on numerous occasions.

Silvertide's future soon came into doubt as news of their new album had slowed down, and the band had updated their MySpace page to show their record label as "We think J Records?" Eventually, a few members of Silvertide began to pursue other projects including Walt Lafty and Brian Weaver's band Automatic Fire, Walt and Nick Perri's band Sinai, and various solo releases. In 2011, J Records[/j] was dissolved into [b]RCA Records, at which time Silvertide was no longer listed on the label's roster.

In October, 2012, Silvertide created a new Facebook page and began posting old band photos, as well as hints of a potential reunion. On November 2, the band posted an announcement that Silvertide "will be making music in 2013."

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