The Blackout (band)

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The Blackout
The Blackout performing at Leeds Festival 2011
Background information
Origin	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Genres	Post-hardcore alternative rock
Years active	2003–2015 2022–present
Labels	Fierce Panda Epitaph Cooking Vinyl
Members	Gavin Butler James "Bob" Davies Matthew Davies Gareth "Snoz" Lawrence Rhys Lewis Sean Smith

The Blackout are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil, formed in 2003. In 2007, the band released their debut album, We Are the Dynamite. Their second record, The Best in Town, was released in 2009. The band's third album, Hope, was released in 2011 and charted at number 27 in the UK album chart. Their fourth studio album, Start the Party, was released in 2013. The Blackout's final release was a five-track EP entitled Wolves, with their farewell tour held in early 2015, finishing in their hometown of Merthyr Tydfil in March 2015.