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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.

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

Reception

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

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

Trivia

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

  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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