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"Blackout. Metal. Pure and simple. Frantic riffs and chugging guitars make these guys stand out over many of the older bands out there. Brilliant, courageous and in your face. You can clearly see why they are well respected around town." - Taco, Certificate 18
"Impressive, tight metal from this confident 4 piece. A treat for all you Slayer / Pantera / Megadeth fans out there, especially those into (very!) long, slick, well constructed songs which offered plenty of opportunities for in-ya-face guitar solos, combined with a mass of fractured skulls in the mosh pit! These guys seemed reasonably new to their art but are definitely heading in the right direction" - Yorknights.com
Laying down old school metal tracks that seemed to have died in the 80's, Blackout is the perfect cure for metalheads looking for some real music. Thrash riffs, galloping basslines, powerhouse drumming and frenzied lead lines add up to the sort of band to bang your head and mosh along to. No whining, no bullshit, just pure heavy metal.
Self titled EP is going to available within a matter of weeks! Put down an order early...only £4
Special thanks go to:
  • Tim Walker at Voltage Studios for the E.P recording and mixing, Rob Scott for photography: also check www.discerningimages.co.uk Harry for the logo, Matt Latham for techincal support and for 'walking alone', Ryan 'Crazy Guy' Kavanagh for his devotion to the band, Daz for keeping Dave's T-shirts white for every gig, David Entwistle for his time, inspiration and photoshop skills, (Check out his page for something a little mellower)Adam Dawson, most metal of all teachers, who recorded the live jam
  • The fulford crew ( Aaron and Jenni in particular) for always turning up and gathering people, Rosie and Rachel : number one fans/ high class groupies, And of course everbody else who comes down and supports us.
  • See you in the pit!

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    Music:

    Member Since: 5/19/2005
    Band Website: Coming soon
    Band Members:

    Influences: Lee:
    James Hetfield,
    Dimebag Darrell (RIP),
    Scott Ian,
    Sully Erna,
    Glen Tipton,
    Phil Anselmo,
    Dave Mustaine,
    Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)
    Jon Schaffer

    Dave:
    Noel Redding,
    Shavo Odadjian,
    Allen Woody,
    David Peter Entwistle,
    Cliff Burton (RIP),
    Nathen Maxwell,
    James Brown (RIP),
    Claudio Sanchez.
    Steve Harris

    Martin:
    Nicko McBrain,
    Chad Smith
    Jason Bittner,
    Bill Ward,
    Gregg Bissonette,
    Vinnie Paul,
    Gene Hoglan,
    Jimmy DeGrasso,
    Dave Lombardo,
    Scott Travis.

    Alex:
    Dave Murray/Adrian Smith,
    Kirk Hammett,
    Alex Skolnick,
    Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)
    John Schaffer,
    Jeff Hanneman,
    Eddie Van Halen.
    Sounds Like: Old school metal.
    Record Label: We Wish!
    Type of Label: None

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    Gear List

    Lee: -         Main Guitar - ESP Ltd F-400FM -         Back-up Guitar - ESP Ltd M-50 -     &nbs...
    Posted by Blackout on Sun, 07 May 2006 04:08:00 PST

    Battle of the Bands, Round 2, Heat 1, Cert 18

    Tonight was a blind taster.  I turned up at Cert 18 on a very soggy October night not knowing who was playing.  It always makes it more interesting.  Two more things have happened since...
    Posted by Blackout on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:58:00 PST

    Winning Post Battle of The Bands.

    Battle Of The Bands Round 2 16/03/06 Boy, does this promise to be a diverse competition. In this round the first band were "The Mighty Booooze", a four piece punk outfit who had all the swagger of t...
    Posted by Blackout on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 03:34:00 PST