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Outside The Box (Hacktivist Album)
''Outside the Box'' is the debut studio album by British rap metal band Hacktivist (band), Hacktivist. It was released on 4 March 2016 through UNFD and Rise Records. 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. Reception The album generally received positive reviews, one of which described the album as "their best work yet". Track listing Personnel * Jermaine "J" Hurley – rapping, rapped vocals * Ben Marvin – rapped vocals, Screaming (music), unclean vocals * Tim "Timfy" James Beazley – electric guitar, guitars, singing, clean vocals, program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacktivist (band)
Hacktivist are a British rap metal band formed in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England in 2011. They released a self-titled EP in 2012 followed by their debut studio album, ''Outside the Box,'' in 2016. The band's second studio album, ''Hyperdialect,'' was released in 2021. History Hacktivist began in 2011 when former guitarist Timfy James left his previous band Heart of a Coward. James claims that the formation of Hacktivist was a "fluke", with no intention of developing such a style, but the group was born when peer J Hurley, a local rapper with little history in the metal scene, began recording vocals over some of James' demos. After the demos became very popular online, James decided to recruit a full lineup, bringing in Richard Hawking on drums, Josh Gurner (ex-Sacred Mother Tongue) on bass and Ben Marvin (James's former bandmate in Heart Of A Coward) as a second vocalist. In 2012, the band put out a self-titled EP resulting in debut single "Unlike Us" reaching No. 2 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |