The Blackout

Summary

The Blackout is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Blackout's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Blackout's genre is punk rock^[4].
• The Blackout's genre is post-hardcore^[5].
• The Blackout's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• The Blackout's record label is recorded as Epitaph Records^[7].
• The Blackout's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• 2003 marks the founding of The Blackout^[9].
• The Blackout's location of formation is recorded as Merthyr Tydfil^[10].
• The Blackout's official website is recorded as http://theblackout.net^[11].
• The Blackout's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Blackout^[12].
• The Blackout's nominated for is recorded as Kerrang! Award for Best Single^[13].
• The Blackout's start of work period is recorded as 2003^[14].
• The Blackout's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9570'}^[15].
• The Blackout's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9690'}^[16].
• The Blackout's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9800'}^[17].
• The Blackout's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9870'}^[18].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[19]

• Country: GB^[20]

• Began / founded: 2003^[21]

• Ended / dissolved: 2015-03-28^[22]

• Genre(s): metal, punk, rock^[23]

• Community tags: dance and electronica, hardcore, metal, punk, rock^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9bfef3c0-ef69-466a-bb06-cff2a24594a4^[25]

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Founding

2003 marks the founding of The Blackout^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as Merthyr Tydfil^[10].

Why It Matters

The Blackout ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]