signed with Hopeless Records

On November 15, Silverstein announced on Facebook that they have signed with Hopeless Records in the USA/Europe/Japan and with Universal Music in Canada. They also said that a new EP entitled Transitions will be released December 7 and will feature two songs from their new album coming out next year as well as three additional b-sides. In response to a fan on Tumblr, Shane Told described the new music as “a cross between Discovering the Waterfront and A Shipwreck in the Sand “. On December 3, 2010, the band posted the first single, Sacrifice, off of the new EP. On February 4, 2011, the band played a free show in Toronto, with Robby Starbuck filming the entire performance for a music video for a song on the upcoming album titled The Artist . A guest vocalist was also present for the filming, who was later revealed to be Brendan Murphy from Counterparts . It was also revealed in response to a question on the band’s Formspring that he will feature in the yet to be released studio version of the track. On February 9, 2011, Silverstein confirmed on their Facebook and Tumblr that their new album will be called Rescue . Shane Told also confirmed via the band’s Formspring that Martin Wittfooth, the artist and friend of the band responsible for all four of the band’s album artwork, had once again painted the album artwork. On February 15, 2011, the band posted the album artwork for Rescue on their official Facebook page. On February 19, 2011, 89X Radio aired a new song from the band named “Burning Hearts”. On February 22, 2011, in response to a fan on Facebook, the band stated that they were not releasing a traditional lead single from the new album, and that they had made three music videos so far. They then went on to state that the new record has “tons of screaming and breakdowns”. The album, Rescue , was released on April 26, 2011. Silverstein has also recorded a song featuring Ryan Key of Yellowcard called “Stay Posi” (Stay Positive) for the Take Action! Vol 10. Compilation .