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The Blackout
12+ albums
post-hardcorescreamorockemowelsh
about
The Blackout are a post-hardcore/screamo band formed in 2003 in South Wales and drawing influences from across the board, they combine heavy crunching guitars, riffs, screams and thunderous drumbeats with beautiful melodies and emotionally driven vocals. The band has played shows in and around the UK with the likes of Funeral for a Friend, Fightstar, Avenged Sevenfold, dredg, 18 Visions, Thrice, Hidden in Plain View, My Chemical Romance, Lostprophets and You Me At Six. They were also nominated at the 2006 Kerrang Awards for Best British Newcomer but lost out to Bring Me The Horizon. The Blackout released their debut mini album entitled 'The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!' on October 23rd 2006 through Fierce Panda Records and the first single taken from it was 'Hard Slammin'. The album 'We Are The Dynamite' was released on October 1st 2007 through Fierce Panda Records. Their new album, "The Best In Town" was released in the UK on May 25th 2009; the tracks 'ShutTheFuckUppercut' and 'Children of the Night' were available for early preview. They are also one of the only 3 unsigned bands to ever sell out the London Astoria, the only other 3 being Enter Shikari, You Me at Six and The Darkness User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Murder in the Make-Believe Ballroom
65,5862I'm A Riot? You're A Fucking Riot!
53,8443Fashion Conscious Suicide
49,4794Hard Slammin'
46,5245Save Our Selves (The Warning)
38,1506Spread Legs Not Lies
32,8487Children of the Night
31,8878It's High Tide Baby
29,7389It's High Tide Baby!
26,42810This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
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