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Staticlone (ex-Blacklisted) album on the way

Posted by Loren on January 18, 2025

Staticlone (ex-Blacklisted) album on the way
photo by Meridith Osifchin

Meet Staticlone, a new hardcore band out of Philadelphia, PA.

The band's debut album is set for release on March 7 on Relapse Records, titled 
Better Living Through Static Vision. Members George Hirsch and Dave Walling previously played together in Blacklisted and started this project toward the end of that group, incorporating hardcore, punk, crust, and metal into one heavy package.

Lyrically, the record explores themes of alienation and loss, the band says.

And now, check out "Honeycomb" from the upcoming record:

Better Living Through Static Vision track list:

  1. Better Living Through Static Vision
  2. Honeycomb
  3. This Light Burns Like Poison
  4. Sullen Me
  5. Moths
  6. Alone In Philadelphia
  7. Patching Holes In A Dead Star
  8. Thin Places
  9. Lens Flare
  10. Red Eye

Read some very old interviews with Blacklisted from the SPB archives.

Staticlone (ex-Blacklisted) album on the way
photo by Meridith Osifchin

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