Anthony Leone (Silk9) recently chatting with Bill on the Pennsylvania Rock Show about their new EP, Retribution. He talked about the recording process of the EP, the differences in the band since the past EP (including who sang on what tracks), and more. Silk9’s label allowed us to debut their new single on the show. Take a few minutes to give the show a listen:

Who is Silk9?

Silk9 is a Pittsburgh PA based hard rock band that was founded in April of 2013 by Anthony Leone and Jamie Rohr. The” vision” of Silk9 was to “embrace” the essence of the 90’s and add an original spin on today’s hard rock genre. In May of 2014 the band released its first EP entitled “Exit the Pain.” Songs from the EP have been featured on 97.7 fm located in Butler PA, Adrenaline 101 internet radio, 105.9 fm the X, in Pittsburgh PA., 102.5 WDVE in Pittsburgh PA, The PAROCKSHOW.COM, The EAgle 107.5 and recently featured on Lou Lombardi’s, Rock n’ Roll Circus. We strive to keep our standards high by working with some of the top local bands in the area and national acts such as Lynch Mob, Adelitas Way, The Art of Dying, Hillbilly Herald, Drowning Pool, Crobot,Skid Row and on most recently Jake E Lee’s Red Dragon’s Cartel

Silk9 Awards

Silk9’s first Ep was voted,2014 Iron City Rocks Album of the year, with an additional 5 nominations.