Band Biographies: The Blacktones

The Blacktones were born as an instrumental band in 2011 in Sardinia, Italy, by Sergio Boi (guitars) and Gianni Farci (bass). After some Live shows, Maurizio Mura (Elepharmers, Swaamp) and Simone Utzeri joined the band, on drums and vocals duties.

With this lineup, the EP "Distorted Reality" was released in June 2012.

The music style of The Blacktones is influenced by the Metal/stoner/grunge of the 90s, with the addition of polyrhythmic elements and seeking a modern sound.

Two years later Simone left the band, replaced by Aaron Tolu (Shardana) and after resuming live activities the band released the first self-produced album in 2015, recorded and mixed at V-Studio and Mastered by Brad Boatright at AudioSiege Studio.

In 2016 Paolo Mulas (Acts of Tragedy, Swaamp) joined the band. In 2017 "The Day We Shut Down The Sun" was released, recorded at V-Studio, mixed by Jim Pinder from Threehouse Studio, mastered at AudioSiege Studio, and released by Sliptrick Records.

The following years are dedicated to the promotion and live activities, not only on the island but also in Italy, Romania, and Hungary.

In 2019 the band resumed studio work for the next album, finding also the time to release a new digital single, Minnesota, with an official video in 2020.

In the following years, the record was completed and in the meantime, Alessandro Castellano (Acts of Tragedy, Dogmathica) took place on drums replacing Maurizio.

The band signed for Sleaszy Rider Records in 2023.

In the first half of 2024, the album was recorded at V-Studio by Paolo Mulas, mixed by Jim Pinder from Threehouse Studio, and mastered at Audio Siege Studio.

The "The Longest Year" release is planned for 6th September 2024.