Outside the Box (Hacktivist album)

Outside the Box
Studio album by
Released4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Recorded2013–2016
Genre
Length40:19
LabelUNFD, Rise Records
Hacktivist chronology
Hacktivist
(2012)
Outside the Box
(2016)
Over-Throne EP
(2016)
Singles from Outside the Box
  1. "Elevate"
    Released: 2 April 2013[1]
  2. "False Idols"
    Released: 4 August 2014[2]
  3. "Deceive and Defy"
    Released: 12 November 2014[3]
  4. "Buszy"
    Released: 18 January 2016[4]
  5. "Taken"
    Released: 28 February 2016[5]

Outside the Box is the debut studio album by British rap metal band Hacktivist. It was released on 4 March 2016[6] through UNFD and Rise Records.[7]

Music videos for the songs "Elevate", "False Idols", "Deceive and Defy", "Buszy" and "Taken" were released in support of the album. The album version of "Deceive and Defy" contains new vocals by Josh Graham of Heart of a Coward, after accusations of sexual misconduct were raised against Charlie Holmes, who had previously contributed vocals to the song on the single release.

On 1 March 2016, a playlist of the full album was uploaded to YouTube through Hacktivist's label UNFD.[8]

  1. ^ "HACKTIVIST: "ELEVATE"". No Clean Singing. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ Emily Carter (4 August 2014). "HACKTIVIST RELEASE NEW SINGLE, FALSE IDOLS". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Danny Longhorn (13 November 2014). "Hacktivist raring for Hull after supporting Limp Bizkit and Korn". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ Jessica Duncan (19 January 2016). "Rap Metal band Hacktivist dedicate new single to The Buszy in Milton Keynes". OneMK. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ Shutler, Ali (28 February 2016). "Hacktivist release 'Taken' ft. Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds". Upset Magazine. The Bunker Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Debut Album 'Outside the Box' – Preorder Now". Hacktivist. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Our debut album "Outside The Box" – out MARCH 4TH via UNFD / Rise Records". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Hacktivist – Outside the Box". YouTube. UNFD. Retrieved 1 March 2016.