Blackhole (band)

Blackhole
Blackhole
Origin	Hemel Hempstead, England
Genres	Hardcore punk
Years active	2006–2010, 2015–present
Labels	Search and Destroy Records
Members	Richard Carter; Andreas Yiasoumi; Nick Mitchell; Max Hart; Jack Kenny
Past members	Alex Hunt
Website	Official MySpace

Blackhole are an English

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

on tour. In November, they released a two-track EP, which included the songs 'Ghosts' and 'Lustrum' and then announced they were working on a second full length in 2016. However, the band has remained inactive on social media and has not performed live since 2017, so it's safe to assume they are currently on hiatus.

History

After forming in 2006, the band recorded a 4 track independent EP. However it was not until 2009 the band had a studio album released. After being picked up by the Search and Destroy record label, the band worked on recording new material. With the help of name producer Colin Richardson, who built upon the band's hardcore punk roots and added a hint of alternative rock influence to it,

Dead Hearts was released on 7 September 2009. The band were chosen to play at the Sonisphere Festival in 2009 (only in the UK) on the Jägermeister stage, as well as headlining the Red Bull stage at that year's Download festival. Blackhole opening on a UK tour for melodic metalcore band Underoath, along with the British post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean during March 2010. Blackhole played at Slam Dunk Festival 2010 on the Imperial Clothing stage with Your Demise, Devilsoldhissoul and Azriel

.

Members

Current

Richard Carter — lead vocals
Andreas Yiasoumi — guitar
Nick Mitchell — guitar
Max Hart — bass
Jack Kenny — drums

Former

Alex Hunt —
drums

Discography

Studio albums

Dead Hearts (2009)

Singles

Year	Song title	Album
2007	"Not That This is a Bad Thing"	Single
2009	"Scared to Change"	Dead Hearts

References

^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Blackhole | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

External links

Blackhole at Discogs
Blackhole at MusicBrainz
BBC - Music - Review of Blackhole - Dead Hearts at BBC

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[1] Eduardo Rivadavia. "Blackhole | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2020.