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Hacktivist are a British rap metal band from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, formed in 2011 by guitarist/vocalist/producer Timfy James and rapper J Hurley after Timfy's departure from his previous band Heart of a Coward. They have released a self-titled EP in 2012 and plan to release their debut studio album in late 2015/early 2016. ==History== Hacktivist began in 2011 after Timfy James' departure from technical metal band Heart of a Coward. James claims that the formation of Hacktivist was a "fluke", with no intention of developing such a style, but the group was born when his friend J Hurley, a local rapper with little history in the metal scene, began recording vocals over some of James' demos.〔(Interview with Hacktivist ) Metal Mouth. January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.〕 After the demos became very popular online, James decided to recruit a full lineup, hiring Richard Hawking on drums, Josh Gurner (ex-Sacred Mother Tongue) on bass and Ben Marvin (James's former bandmate in Heart Of A Coward) as a second vocalist. The band began work on an EP in 2012 and debut single "Unlike Us" reached No. 2 in the Amazon UK metal chart within 48 hours.〔(Hacktivist: 'We're uniting a lot of people' ) The Guardian. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.〕 Despite being released independently on 12 November 2012, the band's self-titled EP proved popular in the metal media with Metal Hammer in particular giving the band significant coverage〔(New Music Monday: Hacktivist ) Metal Hammer. October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2013.〕 and considerable airplay on BBC Radio 1. Tim and Ben both provided vocals on the Districts track "Callous Vessels" in 2012, which Tim also produced. After the release of the ''Hacktivist'' EP, the band set out touring to promote it. This included supporting slots for acts such as Enter Shikari and Korn and performances in European festivals such as Sonisphere Festival, Download Festival and Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in summer 2013. In April 2013 the group released a new song "Elevate", with an accompanying video, for free download〔(HACKTIVIST Debut New Video And Offer Free Download ) Metal Mouth. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.〕 and this was followed up in August with a cover of "Niggas In Paris" (originally by Jay-Z and Kanye West). A video for "Niggas In Paris" was filmed during their set at Download Festival 2013. They also performed a live session for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios. The band headed out on a UK headline tour throughout winter 2013, supported by The Algorithm. A re-release of their debut EP with 4 bonus tracks was released on 11 November 2013. They are also currently working on an album set for release in 2015. They have shown support for hacking collective Anonymous, They also support "whistleblowers" Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning whom they reference in the song "Cold Shoulders". On the 4 August 2014, Hacktivist released the single "False Idols", as well as a music video. Lots of references to activism (especially hacktivist collective Anonymous) are made throughout the video. Within hours the song had reached number 1 on the iTunes Metal chart. This release was followed on November 12 by "Deceive and Defy" (also accompanied by a video), featuring Charlie Holmes of Heart in Hand on vocals. Hacktivist then toured the UK from November to December, supported by Dead Harts and the One Hundred. Marvin and Hurley also contributed guest vocals for the Australian metalcore band In Hearts Wake for the song "Erase" from their album ''Skydancer'', released in May 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hacktivist (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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