The Blackout Album & Single releases

Posted By: Kirk Siddals - 8/15/2007 12:40:29 PM

Release “We Are The Dynamite!” debut album 1^st October & single ‘The Beijing Cocktail’ September 24^th

THE BLACKOUT are six metallic troubadours from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. They consist of Sean Smith (vocals), Gavin Butler (vocals), James Davies (guitar), Matthew Davies (guitar), Rhys Lewis (bass) and Gareth Lawrence (drums). ‘We Are The Dynamite!’ is their debut full-length album out on Fierce Panda.

Fierce Panda have been home to many artists including Coldplay, Placebo, Death For Cutie & Art Brut. All of which have gone on to do huge things, cementing the labels reputation for being forerunners in great music, and now they’ve struck gold again with The Blackout!

“We Are The Dynamite!” was recorded at Longwave Studios in Cardiff & Produced by Ramesh Dodangoda (Funeral For A Friend, Bullet For My Valentine, Ian Watkins)

The end result is an enviably tight collection of rock monster melodic meltdowns, blasted by serious metal riffage and bursting at the screams with exuberant hooks. ‘We Are The Dynamite!’ features nine brand new songs and the reworking of two tracks from the mini album ‘The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!’ (Namely ‘Murder In The Make-Believe Ballroom’ and ‘It’s High Tide Baby!’)

They have already shared stages with Gallows, Enter Shikari, Fightstar, Lostprophets & The Used and will embark on a headline UK tour in October with Pierce The Veil (see below)

First single ‘The Beijing Cocktail’ will be released on CD / Maxi-CD / 7” picture disc/download on September 24^thwith the album following 1^st October.

‘We Are The Dynamite!’ - Explosive stuff indeed.

Tuesday 2nd October Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 023 9286 3911

Wednesday 3rd October Reading Fez Club 0118 934 9600

Thurs 4th October Northampton Roundhouse 01604 604020

Fri 5^th October Yeovil Ski Lodge 0870 264 3333

Sat 6^th October London Mean Fiddler 0870 0606 3777

Sun 7^th October Manchester Academy 3 0161 832 1111

Tues 9^th October Sheffield Steel Stage 0870 010 4555

Wed 10^th October Birmingham Academy 2 0870 771 2000

Thu 11^th October Glasgow Kings Tuts 0870 169 0100

Fri 12^th October Aberdeen Tunnels 01224 211 121

Sat 13^th October Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 0870 1690100