IV of Spades (stylized in all caps; pronounced "four of spades"[5]) was a Filipino rock band from Metro Manila, Philippines, consisting of vocalist, bassist and keyboardist Zild Benitez, vocalist and lead guitarist Blaster Silonga, and drummer Badjao de Castro.
Unique Salonga, Benitez's churchmate who was already writing his own music, was later recruited to become the band's lead singer.
Blaster's father, Allan Silonga, is a member of 90s band Kindred Garden, which evolved after a while as k24/7, and the singing group Daddy's Home which finished third in The X Factor Philippines.
IV of Spades signed to a record label and released their debut single "Ilaw sa Daan" under Warner Music Philippines.
[23] The band also won the Dreams Come True with Air Asia, the airline's search for the most promising acts in the region.
[24] On May 5, 2018, the band announced on their official social media accounts that lead vocalist Unique Salonga had left in order to pursue personal endeavors.
In October 2018, IV of Spades was nominated for the Best Southeast Asia Act category in the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards[26][27][28] but lost to Joe Flizzow of Malaysian hip-hop group Too Phat.
Within the same month, they returned to Wish 107.5 and collaborated with Moira dela Torre with a new song entitled "Huli Na Ba Ang Lahat".
Members of the band have cited various musical groups and artists as songwriting influences, including ABBA, Kings of Leon, Tame Impala, My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, and Jet.