''Blackhawks Over Los Angeles'' is the sixth studio album by
Strung Out
Strung Out is an American punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1989. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of melodic punk rock, progressive rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They ...
, released by
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990.
The label has released mater ...
on June 12, 2007.
Background
In October 2006, Strung Out spent sometime at
Pulley
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's practice space, where they wrote some new material. On November 26, 2006, the band made a demo of "Downtown" available for streaming.
Release
In April 2007, Strung Out played two shows in California, prior to an appearance at the
Groezrock
Groezrock was an annual music festival that took place in Meerhout, Belgium. It started as a small rock and pop festival with one stage and a few hundred people attending, but evolved into a large punk rock/hardcore punk festival, with attendan ...
festival in Europe.
On May 8, 2007, "Calling" was posted on the band's Myspace profile, followed by "Party in the Hills" the following month. The album was planned for release in spring 2007;
[ it was made available for streaming via their Myspace on June 8, 2007, before being released four days later. On June 14, 2007, the music video for "Calling" was posted online. The album was promoted with a release show in ]Simi Valley, California
Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States. Simi Valley is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The ...
, and a tour of Europe through to the end of July 2007.[ In August, the band went on a North American tour with support from ]A Wilhelm Scream
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and I Am Ghost
I Am Ghost was an American post-hardcore band from Long Beach, California, United States, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010. They briefly re ...
. In September and October 2007, they embarked on a second leg, this time with Evergreen Terrace
Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece American metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street inhabited by the Simpsons. The band's sixth and latest studio album '' Dead Horses'' was released on Decembe ...
and I Am Ghost. They closed out the year touring with Bad Religion
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...
on their headlining trek of Australia. In April 2008, the band embarked on a club tour of Europe alongside Ignite
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Ignite may also refer to:
Music
*Ignite (band), a melodic hardcore band from Orange County, California
* ''Ignite'' (Econoline Crush album), 2007
* ''Ignite'' (Shihad album), 2010
* "Ignite" (Eir Aoi s ...
, Terror, Death Before Dishonor, and Burnthe8track
Burnthe8track is a punk rock, punk rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba That is currently on hiatus. Band members have included singer Derek Kun, guitarist Jason Kun, drummer Sam Osland and bassists Mike Goreski, Ethan Osland. Buck Garringer and Ke ...
. Alongside this, the band played their own European shows through to May 2008. They returned to the US where they supported Pennywise on their headlining tour; in between some of these dates, they played their own headlining shows with a variety of other bands. In October 2008, preceded by two shows, the band performed at the LiskFest festival in California, and then embarked on a tour of the UK.iTunes
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release, titled "Novella".
Track listing
Charts
References
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2007 albums
Strung Out albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums
Albums produced by Matt Hyde