He was joined by ex members of Ashen Mortality, Andi Lee and Jasen Whyte (Bloodwork), and also Alan Southorn (The Other Window) Kate Hamilton joined just prior to the recording of the debut album. Steve Allan joined on drums in 2007. Steve also did the sound engineering on all MSW recordings.

In June 2005 the first recording took place at Kewsound in North Somerset. The 2 song EP which comprises over 16 mins of music was recorded in just 10 hours. One of the songs from the EP 'Encircle' appeared on the cover CD of the Nov/ Dec edition of Zero Tolerance magazine.

In 2005 My Silent Wake recorded their debut full length album (again at Kewsound). The album was recorded in just 4 and a half days.

After work on Shadow of Sorrow was complete, drummer Jasen Whyte began to suffer from a painful wrist injury which meant that playing live was not an option. The band decided to use the time to write and record the follow up to SoS. During early 2006 My Silent Wake began working on an ambitious double album project. The resulting album 'The Anatomy of Melancholy' was released in 2007. That year My Silent Wake played many gigs in Switzerland, Norway and the UK and filmed two promo videos for a future DVD release with director Andrew Spencer.

The follow-up 'A Garland of Tears' was recorded in a few days at the start of March '08 with Artwork by Matt Vickerstaff. The album gained favourable reviews including a KKKK review in Kerrang! magazine.

In 2010 MSW released a split album with The Drowning and a new album IV Et Lux Perpetua has recently been released on Dark Balance. MSW toured Europe at the end of the year with Norway's In Vain. Tank (Seventh Angel) has joined on drums and Steve, Jasen and Andi have all recently left. Mark Henry is also providing drums for some recording / live work.

In 2011 a live and rare album was released in June on Dark Meadow. The band played some gigs including Doom Over London II with Mike Hitchen on rhythm guitar. Jasen guested at the gig in London.

Some new acoustic songs are slowly taking shape in the studio. Jasen, Tank and Steve have been providing percussion for these recordings. New contributers Marc Ellison and Andy Stamp have also been involved on acoustic guitar and violin.

MSW are looking for gigs in 2013 and have recorded a new album. A new track appeared on Dark Meadow's Christmas compilation and an acoustic compilation limited to 100 copies was recently released. MSW also played at last years Immortal Sphere fest in Switzerland. A new video to Journey's End has also recently been posted on YouTube.

2007's The Anatomy of melancholy has just been re-released on Bombworks Records and the new album is due in May. This album features contributions from Martin Bowes of Attrition and Greg Chandler of Esoteric.

Mark Henry joined on drums in the summer 2012. The band have recently been joined by Adam Westlake of Striga on bass. Newest recruit is Rich Alden on 2nd guitar. Kate is now taking a break from the band but has contributed to both the new album and some acoustic tracks.

Mark Henry has now left the band and Gary from Amputated is filling in. The band have released a split album with Pylon and an acoustic vinyl.