The Blackout

There is more than one artist with this name:

1) The Blackout are a 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 melody and emotional driven vocals.

The band has played shows in and around the UK with the likes of Lostprophets, Funeral for a Friend, Fightstar, Avenged Sevenfold, Dredg, 18 Visions, Thrice and Hidden in Plain View as well as opening up 'Give It A Name Festival' in April 2006.

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 new album 'We Are The Dynamite' was released on October 1st 2007 through Fierce Panda Records.



2) The Blackout is an stoner rock / southern metal band from Latvia. In the summer of 2008 they will release their first EP album which will consist of 7 their own songs and 1 cover song - Albatross by Corrosion of Conformity.



3) The Blackout is an indie rock band from Norway.