The Blackout Pact
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The Blackout Pact is a post-hardcore
band from Denver, Colorado
. They formed in the early summer of 2003. The band is influenced by Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike, Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms, and Murder City Devils.
signed The Blackout Pact to the indie label Astro Magnetics
. Rickly also produced their first CD Hello Sailor. They went on to tour with such bands as Fight Paris, Drowningman
, The Lawrence Arms
, The Fall of Troy
, Folly
, The Draft, Rise Against
, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Yellowcard
, Heavy Heavy Low Low
, Silverstein
, Mae
and more. In 2005 they released a video to the song "We Drink So You Don't Have to."
Former frontman Mike Herrera is fronting a new band, The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, which recently completed a mid-west tour and has opened for The Draft, Gaslight Anthem and others. Also, Justin Hackl is now playing with the band Only Thunder.
December 2008, as reported newly on ther Myspace site
, The Blackout Pact have decide to come back from the hiatus and start recording again. Now with a new label: Eyeball Records
. The band will start recording on January 2009, and the releasing date is expected to be on spring of the same year. The new EP will be called "Wolves In The Lazarette". This will be the second release material since the 2005 Hello Sailor album.
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. They formed in the early summer of 2003. The band is influenced by Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike, Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms, and Murder City Devils.
History
In October 2004, Geoff RicklyGeoff Rickly
Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
signed The Blackout Pact to the indie label Astro Magnetics
Astro Magnetics
Astro Magnetics is an imprint label of Eyeball Records and is owned by Marc Debiak, Alex Saavedra and Thursday's Geoff Rickly.- Astro Magnetics bands:* Baumer* The Bronze Episode* Jettie* Kiss Kiss* The Lovekill* Metroid* The Valley Arena...
. Rickly also produced their first CD Hello Sailor. They went on to tour with such bands as Fight Paris, Drowningman
Drowningman
Drowningman was a hardcore punk band from Burlington, Vermont, which was active from 1996 to 2005. Formed in the fall of 1995 by Simon Brody, Denny Donovan, Javin Leonard, Dave Barnett and Todd Tomlinson, the band was heavily influenced by a variety of bands including Deadguy, Unbroken, Shotmaker,...
, The Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:...
, The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy was an American progressive math rock trio from Mukilteo, Washington. The trio consisted of Thomas Erak , Andrew Forsman and Frank Ene...
, Folly
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
, The Draft, Rise Against
Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
, Heavy Heavy Low Low
Heavy Heavy Low Low
Heavy Heavy Low Low is a four piece Mathcore band from San Jose, California.-Biography:Formed in early 2004 in San Jose, California, Heavy Heavy Low Low began playing what may be called thrash , then metalcore, before evolving into a decidedly more style, and now, with the release of...
, Silverstein
Silverstein
Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
, Mae
Mae
Mae was an American alternative/indie band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 2001. The band's name is an acronym for "Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience," based on a course taken by drummer Jacob Marshall while a student at Old Dominion University....
and more. In 2005 they released a video to the song "We Drink So You Don't Have to."
Former frontman Mike Herrera is fronting a new band, The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, which recently completed a mid-west tour and has opened for The Draft, Gaslight Anthem and others. Also, Justin Hackl is now playing with the band Only Thunder.
December 2008, as reported newly on ther Myspace site
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, The Blackout Pact have decide to come back from the hiatus and start recording again. Now with a new label: Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records is an independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. They have released albums by artists such as Thursday, My Chemical Romance and Murder by Death....
. The band will start recording on January 2009, and the releasing date is expected to be on spring of the same year. The new EP will be called "Wolves In The Lazarette". This will be the second release material since the 2005 Hello Sailor album.
Band members
- Mike Herrera - Vocals
- Joe Ramirez: Guitar
- Billy Joe Bailey - Bass/Backing Vocals
- Wisam Alshaibi - Drums
- Seth Piracci - Spiritual Advisor
Former members
- Ian Johnsen: Guitar/vocals
- Mike Delmonico: Guitar
- Justin Hackl: Guitar/vocals
- Nate Reisig
Albums
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US sales |
| September 27, 2005 | Hello Sailor | Astro Magnetics Astro Magnetics Astro Magnetics is an imprint label of Eyeball Records and is owned by Marc Debiak, Alex Saavedra and Thursday's Geoff Rickly.- Astro Magnetics bands:* Baumer* The Bronze Episode* Jettie* Kiss Kiss* The Lovekill* Metroid* The Valley Arena... |