HACKTIVIST’s highly-anticipated debut UNFD/Rise Records LP Outside The Box isn’t officially out until this Friday, March 4th, but you can listen to the whole album below:
The Milton Keynes, UK rockers say, “It’s so fucking exciting that we’re finally able to reveal what we’ve been working on for so long – Outside The Box is our debut album and we couldn’t be prouder of it. It’s the sound of five mates against the world (plus a few other of our insanely talented friends) and believe me when I say this is only the beginning.”
Like antibodies that fight disease, Outside The Box is an immediate and fierce response to the world Hacktivist inhabit. It’s a conscious call to arms and the product of a unique bunch of mates that could only ever have been conceived in the neglected corners of one of the UK’s most misunderstood towns in 2016 by one of the most exciting bands around. It’s no understatement to say Outside The Box has been a long time coming – it comprises over five years’ worth of ideas that have been bubbling while the band crossed milestone after milestone, fueled by the success of their incendiary self-titled 2013 EP.
Earlier this week, the band debuted a video for their latest single ‘Taken’, which features special guest Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari.
Pre-order Outside The Box now on iTunes and MerchNow.
Hacktivist are currently out on tour playing intimate club shows in the UK before they head to Europe to coincide with the release of Outside The Box.
UK/EU Shows:
MAR 1 – BIRMINGHAM, UK – THE RAINBOW
MAR 2 – LIVERPOOL, UK – ARTS CLUB
MAR 5 – HAARLEM, NL – COMPLEXITY FESTIVAL
MAR 7 – WARSAW, PO – HYDROZAGADKA
MAR 8 – WROCLAW, PO – FIRLEJ
MAR 9 – BUDAPEST, HU – A38
MAR 11 – TURIN, IT – BARRIO
MAR 12 – MILAN, IT – CIRCOLO SVOLTA
MAR 13 – FLORENCE, IT – CYCLE CLUB
MAR 14 – VIENNA, AT – ARENA SMALL ROOM
MAR 15 – MUNICH, DE – BACKSTAGE CLUB
MAR 16 – BERLIN, DE – MUSIK & FRIEDEN
MAR 18 – HAMBURG, DE – ROCK CAFÉ ST. PAULI|
MAR 19 – KOLN, DE – LUXOR
MAR 21 – PARIS, FR – BACKSTAGE
MAR 22 – NANTES, FR – SCENE MICHELET
MAR 23 – LYON, FR – WARM AUDIO
The band will return to the road with Issues in May. The line-up will be completed byAstroid Boys.
Dates with Issues and Astroid Boys:
MAY 24 – CARDIFF – Y PLAS
MAY 25 – LONDON – KOKO
MAY 26 – MANCHESTER – RITZ
MAY 27 – GLASGOW – GARAGE
JUN 1 – ANTWERP – TRIX
JUN 2 – AMSTERDAM – MELKWEG
With festival season just around the corner, Hacktivist will also make appearances at Slam Dunk Festival and Hevy Fest.
Outside The Box Track List
1. OUR TIME (feat. Marlon Hurley)
2. HATE
3. DECEIVE & DEFY (feat. Jamie Graham from Heart Of A Coward)
4. TAKEN (feat. Rou Reynolds from Enter Shikari)
5. THE STORM
6. NO WAY BACK
7. FALSE IDOLS
8. ROTTEN (feat. Astroid Boys & Jot Maxi)
9. ELEVATE
10. OUTSIDE THE BOX
11. BUSZY
12. THE STORM II