The Blackout is a post-hardcore  band from the Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, formed in 2003. After some time backing Lostprophets  on their Liberation Transmission Tour, along with Dopamine, Covergirl, Kids In Glass Houses, The Guns  and Men, Women and Children, they released their first mini-album The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!. In October 2007 the band released their debut album, We Are the Dynamite!. Their second record, The Best In Town was released on May 25 2009 in Europe and June 23 2009 in the US, both via Epitaph Records.