The Blackout Pact

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The Blackout Pact
Origin
Denver, Colorado
GenresPost-hardcore, punk, alternative rock[1]
Years active2003-2006, 2008-2016
LabelsEyeball
MembersMike Herrera
Cory Trendler
Joe Ramirez
Billy Joe Bailey
Wisam Alshaibi
Seth Piracci
Past membersJustin Hackl
Ian Johnsen
Mike Delmonico
Nate Reisig

The Blackout Pact was a

Denver, Colorado. They formed in the early summer of 2003. The band's style was influenced by Hot Water Music, Refused, and Jawbox.[2]

History

The group came together in Denver, but soon after moved to the New York/New Jersey area.

The Number 12 Looks Like You, Yellowcard, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Silverstein, Mae
and more. In 2005, they released a video to the song "We Drink So You Don't Have to."

In December 2008, as reported newly on their Myspace site, The Blackout Pact decided to come back from the hiatus and start recording again, with Eyeball Records. The band started recording in January 2009, and the releasing date is expected to be o spring of the same year. The new EP was called Wolves In The Lazarette.

Former frontman Mike Herrera played guitar and shared vocals in a project called Sleeper Horse, which completed a mid-west tour and opened for The Draft,

Paper + Plastick
in October 2012. Their first album, Get Busy Dying, was released in 2010 on Bermuda Mohawk Productions. Herrera also played guitar in the math rock group, The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill.

In 2013, a compilation called Bold Intentions - Demos & Rarities 2005-2009 + Wolves in the Lazarette E.P. was released through the band's Bandcamp page.

On October 6, 2015, Herrera died in his sleep at the age of 33, ending any future plans for The Blackout Pact to continue.[6][7]

Band members

  • Mike Herrera - vocals (died in 2015)
  • Cory Trendler - guitar/backing vocals
  • Joe Ramirez - guitar
  • Billy Joe Bailey - bass/backing vocals
  • Wisam Alshaibi - drums
  • Seth Piracci - spiritual advisor
  • Ian Johnsen - guitar/vocals
  • Mike Delmonico - guitar
  • Justin Hackl - guitar/vocals
  • Nate Reisig

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Wolves in the Lazarette (2009, Eyeball)

Singles

  • "We Drink So You Don't Have To"

Compilations

  • Bold Intentions - Demos & Rarities 2005-2009 + Wolves in the Lazarette E.P. (2013)

References

  1. ^ "The Blackout Pact Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Blackout Pact. SPIN, October 19, 2005.
  3. ^ "September 2005 CD Reviews | Marquee Magazine". 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ AltPress. "The Blackout Pact". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. Allmusic
  6. ^ "Mike Herrera (The Blackout Pact, Tin Horn Prayer) passes away at age 33". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam : Mike Herrera The Blacout Pact, Tin Horn Prayer (1982-2015)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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