Before the Blackout | ||||
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Released | October 11, 2005 | |||
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Length | 46:05 | |||
Label | Drive-Thru | |||
Producer | Dennis Hill, Kyle Homme | |||
Allister chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 72% [1] |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 5/10 [3] |
Ox-Fanzine | 9/10 [4] |
Before the Blackout is Allister's third studio album.
On July 14, 2005, Before the Blackout was announced for release in three months' time; that same day, "Study in Economics" was made available for streaming. [5] It was released on October 11, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records. Between October and December 2005, they supported Fenix TX on their farewell US tour. [6] They closed the year playing four holiday shows with Catch 22. [7] From late January until early March 2006, the band supported Mest on their tour of the US. [8] In March and April 2007, Allister went on a tour of Japan, before breaking up. [9] They played a final show in Chicago, Illinois. [10]
(all songs written by Allister, except where noted otherwise)
The Japanese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records, includes a bonus track. The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version of a 1993 The Boom song.
Before the Blackout | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 11, 2005 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 46:05 | |||
Label | Drive-Thru | |||
Producer | Dennis Hill, Kyle Homme | |||
Allister chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 72% [1] |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 5/10 [3] |
Ox-Fanzine | 9/10 [4] |
Before the Blackout is Allister's third studio album.
On July 14, 2005, Before the Blackout was announced for release in three months' time; that same day, "Study in Economics" was made available for streaming. [5] It was released on October 11, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records. Between October and December 2005, they supported Fenix TX on their farewell US tour. [6] They closed the year playing four holiday shows with Catch 22. [7] From late January until early March 2006, the band supported Mest on their tour of the US. [8] In March and April 2007, Allister went on a tour of Japan, before breaking up. [9] They played a final show in Chicago, Illinois. [10]
(all songs written by Allister, except where noted otherwise)
The Japanese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records, includes a bonus track. The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version of a 1993 The Boom song.