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The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:09 pm
by Max
Saw this band the other day they were playing at the students union at my uni so there were only about 50 people there. I wasn't really a fan before I saw them but it was such an awesome gig I now love their recent album!

If anyone's into a bit of post hardcore slightly screamo stuff with pop thrown in then check them out.
http://www.myspace.com/theblackout

This is one of their songs -

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:28 pm
by Boni
These guys have been one of my favourite bands for quite a while now. Shut-The-Fuck-Uppercut is one of their best songs for me.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:49 pm
by Jake
Saw them in like... 2005 when they opened Give it a Name they were quite good.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:08 pm
by soft-punker
They're not bad, but they're neither a post-hardcore nor a screamo band. They play emocore.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:58 pm
by kILLDR3n
Wayyyy too emo for me.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:01 pm
by Max
Boni Boy Blue wrote:These guys have been one of my favourite bands for quite a while now. Shut-The-Fuck-Uppercut is one of their best songs for me.
Yeh man! That's my fave song too but I couldn't find the video for it. Is it a single?

I really wouldn't class them as emo though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hardcore pretty sure they come under post hardcore since they're similar to Silverstein but less emo lyrics.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:16 pm
by Hentaiman
They're a nice band. I liked their last album, and their cover of I Kissed a Girl - its was pretty cool. Children of the Night is a good song.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:34 pm
by Boni
They did a cover of My Generation by Limb Bizkit. It was epic.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:55 am
by Max
Boni Boy Blue wrote:They did a cover of My Generation by Limb Bizkit. It was epic.
They covered that and also Fight For Your Right To Party! Which was awesome.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:07 am
by soft-punker
Max wrote:
Boni Boy Blue wrote:These guys have been one of my favourite bands for quite a while now. Shut-The-Fuck-Uppercut is one of their best songs for me.
Yeh man! That's my fave song too but I couldn't find the video for it. Is it a single?

I really wouldn't class them as emo though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hardcore pretty sure they come under post hardcore since they're similar to Silverstein but less emo lyrics.
If you've listened to enough post-hardcore and emocore bands then you would know that The Blackout is emocore.

Real post-hardcore bands: Glassjaw, Thrice, Fugazi, Handsome, At the Drive-In, Quicksand, The Blood Brothers, The Nation of Ulysses, Rival Schools, Bear vs. Shark, etc.

People think these are post-hardcore bands, but they're emocore: Silverstein, Funeral for a Friend, A Static Lullaby, Attack Attack!, Alesana, Saosin, We Came As Romans, Asking Alexandria, Eyes Set to Kill, etc.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:20 pm
by dezik41
ye, they're good. New album was good!

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:20 am
by Jeremy Kill
I've got one album by them. Not sure which one, I think it came out last year. All I remember is Boni was the one to post the link. Anyway, they're not bad.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:37 pm
by Bobbyjames
never been a huge fan of this band, saw them in 2006 opening for Lostprophets and were alright live. their first EP was awesome though.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:26 am
by kILLDR3n
None of these bands even come close to Sum 41. I hate listening to emo/hardcore/whatever the fuck music it is because the songs seem so unorganized to me with a pussy vocalist that sounds like he's crying and the main guitar riff being some high pitched bullshit or one variation of two chords being played in triplets.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:38 pm
by soft-punker
kILLDR3n wrote:None of these bands even come close to Sum 41. I hate listening to emo/hardcore/whatever the fuck music it is because the songs seem so unorganized to me with a pussy vocalist that sounds like he's crying and the main guitar riff being some high pitched bullshit or one variation of two chords being played in triplets.
That's because you've never heard a good emocore band.

Re: The Blackout

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:23 pm
by kILLDR3n
soft-punker wrote:
kILLDR3n wrote:None of these bands even come close to Sum 41. I hate listening to emo/hardcore/whatever the fuck music it is because the songs seem so unorganized to me with a pussy vocalist that sounds like he's crying and the main guitar riff being some high pitched bullshit or one variation of two chords being played in triplets.
That's because you've never heard a good emocore band.
Yeah I never have, so I immediately assume there aren't any. That type of music just bothers me.