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Blacklist Royals

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Coming out of Nashville with heartfelt punk 'n' roll anthems big in sing-alongs and spiced with a country tinge, Blacklist Royals have played hundreds of shows over the last three years including the entire 2006 and the 2007 Vans Warped Tour, appearances at both The Fest 6 and The Fest 7, the 2008 Heavy Rebel Weekender, and stints on the road with legendary acts like Pennywise, Circle Jerks, and The Queers. Hailed by critics and fans alike, Blacklist Royals are standing proof that the great American rock and roll band is not a thing of the past.
Their unique blend of styles and a strong DIY ethic has generated praise from cornerstones in the punk community such as Maximum Rock And Roll and Razorcake, as well as garnering the attention and acclaim of media-giants like the LA Times, Fuse TV, and even Nashville's biggest rock radio station (naming BLR "Top Underground Act" of 2009 at their annual awards).
Blacklist Royals are one of the hardest working bands you will ever find. Overcoming everything from member changes to terminal illness within the band, their musical roots and die hard spirit have helped them create a sound and live show all their own. With a recent signing to Paper And Plastick Records (Vinnie from Fueled By Ramen/Less Than Jake's new label) and their new album "Semper Liberi" (recorded and produced by Matt Drastic) coming out soon, expect to see the guys out on the road and playing their fucking hearts out.
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Member Since: 3/15/2005
Band Website: www.blacklistroyals.com
Band Members: Nat - Vocals, Guitar
Rob - Drums, Vocals
Eric - Bass, Vocals
Josh - Guitar, Vocals
Influences: Bruce Springsteen, Misfits, The Clash, Hank Williams, Face to Face, ALL, The Descendents, Johnny Cash, Pennywise, Minor Threat, Bob Seger, Down By Law, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Elvis, The Who, Bad Religion, Steve Earle And The Dukes, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gram Parsons, The Bouncing Souls, Chuck Berry, Rancid, Black Flag, and millions more...
Sounds Like: "Mixes rough-around-the-edges punk urgency and Springsteen-influenced everyguy charm..."
- The Tennessean
"With Six Strings, Blacklist Royals have found their sound, cemented a claim to good old-fashioned American rock and roll, and if their upcoming full-length can find an extended version of the success the band has created with this stellar effort, music fans better start paying attention..."
- Punk Bands Netzine
"Great southern tinged punk rock straight out of the backwaters of Tennessee..."
- LA Times
"Every track on this album could be a hit single on your local independent radio, every track is a sing along, and every track is outstanding..."
- Hardcore Ink Magazine
"The band takes the slower songs to capture americana in a snapshot, and no folk/punk band has managed to do that yet..."
- Punk United Netzine
"I couldn't recommend a better punk rock album that is both fun and aggressive..."
- Punk Planet Magazine
"Great punk rock and roll with a country tinge..."
- Maximum Rock And Roll Magazine
"Fast, heartfelt, catchy punk rock and roll..."
- Punk News Netzine
"They strike me as a band right on the cusp of nailing down their sound totally and completely, and when they do they're going to be a band we'd all better watch out for..."
- Razorcake Magazine
Record Label: Paper And Plastick
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BLR SIGNS TO PAPER AND PLASTICK RECORDS, NEW SONG UP NOW!!!

Hey everyone, we signed with Paper And Plastick Records (Vinnie from Fueled By Ramen/Less Than Jake's new label)!!!  If you haven't noticed, we posted a song from our new album "Semper Liberi" and wil...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 22:49:00 GMT

THE FEST 7 RULED!!! RECORDING TO CLOSE OUT 2008!!!

Hey everyone! For those of you that missed The Fest this year, it was fucking willllldddd. I only have one word that can accurately describe the weekend: WEEDSHINE. If you don't know what it is, t...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT

THANKS TO WARPED TOUR 2007, DAMN!!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to drop a quick note and say thanks to all the great bands and people (both staff and spectator) we met this summer during our stint on Warped Tour.  I'd also like to thank S...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:12:00 GMT

WITH PENNYWISE IN CALIFORNIA!!!

Hello from the road, just got word we'll be playing with Pennywise and the Circle Jerks on Jan. 29 at the House of Blues in L.A. so anyone in the area needs to come the fuck out!  Anyone who knows us ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:10:00 GMT

VIDEO ON TV STARTING THIS WEEK, FUCK YEA!!!

Everyone can now see our ground-breaking video on TV for the rest of the month if you have Comcast On Demand, just check out Havoc TV and we're right there in the "punk" section! We're done demoing s...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:49:00 GMT

DID ANYONE SEE US ON FUSE?!

Yo, if anyone caught us on the "Inside Warped" show they've been playing on Fuse over the last few months let me know because we're trying to figure out which episode we were on so we can get a c...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:25:00 GMT

HOME AGAIN!!!

So Warped is over and we're back in Nashville.  I put up some pictures from the road and we have more coming along with many updates.  We'll be taking about five or six days to recover from ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:40:00 GMT

HELLO FROM THE ROAD!!!

So Warped is winding down and it's been a complete blur over the last few months. We're all still alive (kind of) and have been raging on despite losing a merch guy, an almost deadly encounter with s...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:39:00 GMT

ANTHONY IS OUT OF JAIL AND THE TOUR IS ON!!!

That's right, King Tone was in the slammer last week and is facing felony assult charges, but he's out and he's gonna be on tour with us.  Someone bring the mother fucker a cake with a file in it...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 07:04:00 GMT

WE GOT A NEW BAND NAME, AND WE'RE ON THE WHOLE WARPED TOUR!!!

So we changed our band name to The Blacklist Royals due to personal and legal reasons, I hope you guys like it and we'll have a new site/myspace up in the next week or two.  Also, WE'RE ON THE W...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:05:00 GMT