The Blackout Argument (meaning of the name, short bio, discography, highlights, …):
The Blackout Argument started in late 2005 from the Ashes of Paint the Town Red and Flyswatter. The main concept was to write heavy yet melodic songs and to push the band forward. Within a short time span we released a MCD on Engineer Records (Munich Angst), which has been re-released by Bastardized Recordings in 2007, another MCD (Munich Valor) on Bastardized, played an endless amount of shows, toured with Boy Sets Fire and have the release of our debut-album (Decisions) scheduled for September 2007. The name is based on a fight / quarrell I had with a close friend of mine that totally escalated and resulted in a furious blackout on both sides.
“Decisions” (rehearsing / writing process, recording process, label, …):
We started writing the songs for “Decisions” in Spring 2006 already. We wanted to have a large amount of songs to select from to make sure the album becomes a close concept. In Summer 2006 we finished a 5-song pre-production and sent it out to a couple of labels that already showed interest earlier, amongst them was Lifeforce Records. Lifeforce is a well-respected and hard-working label and we happily decided to sign with them in late 2006. The Songs were already recorded by then and we started mixing and mastering “decisions” at the Kohlekeller Studios under the direction of Kristian “Kohle”. We are very happy with the result and “Decisions” turned out to be exactly how we wanted it to sound.
Lyrics (influences, subjects, ideas, messages, …):All our lyrics can be traced back to experiences we made, so most of them are kept very personal and often emotional. However “Decisions” is not about telling other people how much we suffer or how many hard times we’ve been through. The lyrics are honest and always show both sides of the coin. Life is about making decisions and dealing with the consequences. There is no “right” or “wrong”, no “good” or “bad”, just different paths to follow.
Album frontcover / artwork (who, why, meaning, …):
The artwork was created by Aaron / Sons of Nero who did an amazing job! Everything is kept in a pretty dark Frank Miller-Like comicstyle and reflects the album-concept of making decisions and facing their consequences.
Live tour to promote the new record:
We are planning to tour Europe in September or October in order to introduce “Decisions” to as many kids as possible. We’re really looking forward to this!
Musical (and other) influences:
Hard to say… we all got totally different musical backgrounds and draw our influences from all kinds of styles: rock, hardcore, emo, metal, pop, even country music…
Final Message:
Thanks for your interest in The Blackout Argument. Feel free to get in touch!
Entrevistador: RDS
Entrevistado: Chris Z.
Lifeforce Records: www.lifeforcercords.com
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