Outside the Box (Hacktivist album)

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Outside the Box
Studio album by
Hacktivist
Released4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Recorded2013–2016
Genre
Length40:19
LabelUNFD, Rise Records
Hacktivist chronology
Hacktivist
(2012) 		Outside the Box
(2016) 		Over-Throne EP
(2016)
Singles from Outside the Box
  1. "Elevate"
    Released: 2 April 2013[1]
  2. "False Idols"
    Released: 4 August 2014[2]
  3. "Deceive and Defy"
    Released: 12 November 2014[3]
  4. "Buszy"
    Released: 18 January 2016[4]
  5. "Taken"
    Released: 28 February 2016[5]

Outside the Box is the debut studio album by British rap metal band Hacktivist. It was released on 4 March 2016[6] through UNFD and Rise Records.[7]

Music videos for the songs "Elevate", "False Idols", "Deceive and Defy", "Buszy" and "Taken" were released in support of the album. The album version of "Deceive and Defy" contains new vocals by Josh Graham of Heart of a Coward, after accusations of sexual misconduct were raised against Charlie Holmes, who had previously contributed vocals to the song on the single release.

On 1 March 2016, a playlist of the full album was uploaded to YouTube through Hacktivist's label UNFD.[8]

Reception[edit]

The album generally received positive reviews, one of which described the album as "their best work yet".[9][10]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The MonolithUnfavourable[11]
New Noise Magazine[14]
Backseat Mafia8/10[13]
Ramzine.co.uk[12]
All Things Loud8/10[15]
Distorted Sound Magazine6/10[16]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Our Time" (featuring Marlon Hurley)2:04
2."Hate"3:16
3."Deceive and Defy" (featuring Jamie Graham of Heart of a Coward)3:18
4."Taken" (featuring Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari)3:31
5."The Storm"2:12
6."No Way Back"3:40
7."False Idols"3:23
8."Rotten" (featuring Astroid Boys & Jot Maxi)4:05
9."Elevate"3:40
10."Outside the Box"4:18
11."Buszy"3:49
12."The Storm II"2:59
Total length:40:19

Personnel[edit]

  • Jermaine "J" Hurley – rapped vocals
  • Ben Marvin – rapped vocals, unclean vocals
  • Tim "Timfy" James Beazley – guitars, clean vocals, programming
  • Josh Gurner – bass
  • Richard Hawking – drums

Trivia[edit]

The song "Buszy" is a reference to the world famous skate plaza The Buszy in Milton Keynes where J would skateboard and perform at jams and events, often by freestyle rapping.[17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HACKTIVIST: "ELEVATE"". No Clean Singing. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ Emily Carter (4 August 2014). "HACKTIVIST RELEASE NEW SINGLE, FALSE IDOLS". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Danny Longhorn (13 November 2014). "Hacktivist raring for Hull after supporting Limp Bizkit and Korn". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ Jessica Duncan (19 January 2016). "Rap Metal band Hacktivist dedicate new single to The Buszy in Milton Keynes". OneMK. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ Shutler, Ali (28 February 2016). "Hacktivist release 'Taken' ft. Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds". Upset Magazine. The Bunker Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Debut Album 'Outside the Box' – Preorder Now". Hacktivist. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Our debut album "Outside The Box" – out MARCH 4TH via UNFD / Rise Records". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Hacktivist – Outside the Box". YouTube. UNFD. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Album Review: Hacktivist – Outside the Box". Trident Media. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  10. ^ "HACKTIVIST – Outside the Box – Rocksins". Rocksins. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. ^ Simon (24 February 2016). "Review: Hacktivist – Outside The Box". The Monolith. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  12. ^ Russell, Jay (26 February 2016). "Hacktivist – Outside The Box". Ramzine. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ^ Jones, Adam (6 March 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: HACKTIVIST – OUTSIDE THE BOX". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  14. ^ Shrum (4 March 2016). "Album Review: Hacktivist – 'Outside the Box'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  15. ^ Parker, Jack (4 March 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: HACKTIVIST – OUTSIDE THE BOX". All Things Loud. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  16. ^ Weaver, James (11 March 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: Outside The Box – Hacktivist". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. ^ "MK BUSZY JAM 2009". Andy King (Arkology) via youtube(alphabet). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  18. ^ "BUSZY JAM 2010". Andy King (Arkology) via youtube(alphabet). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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