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"Blowout declare a knucklehead-free zone for this hardcore history lesson from the 90s radical politics maelstrom. Trump’s least favourite metalcore agitators (unconfirmed), Racetraitor hit like nothing before or since – confronting white privilege head-on with chaotic, churning waves of riffs and yells, ripped from the depths of human suffering. Uncompromising, extreme, essential FFO: Converge, Deadguy, Integrity."
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A gig held at Exchange on Tuesday 21st July. The event starts at 19:30.
Blowout Presents
- Racetraitor -
We bring the highly influential Chicago metallic hardcore group Racetraitor to Bristol next July,
Their 1998 release 'Burn the Idol of the White Messiah' speaks for itself, an album that is immediate in its message and chaotic in its sound,
Needless to say we're beyond excited to hear these songs live, as well as newer material since their reunion in 2016.
Tickets will fly for this, get on it!
Plus Special Guests : Hour of Reprisal / Plague Pit / Afraid to Die
Jul 21st 2026
Exchange Basement, Bristol
Doors 7:30 / £13adv
Please note the basement is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a narrow enclosed staircase. For more accessibility info, please email [email protected]
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by an adult
- Racetraitor -
We bring the highly influential Chicago metallic hardcore group Racetraitor to Bristol next July,
Their 1998 release 'Burn the Idol of the White Messiah' speaks for itself, an album that is immediate in its message and chaotic in its sound,
Needless to say we're beyond excited to hear these songs live, as well as newer material since their reunion in 2016.
Tickets will fly for this, get on it!
Plus Special Guests : Hour of Reprisal / Plague Pit / Afraid to Die
Jul 21st 2026
Exchange Basement, Bristol
Doors 7:30 / £13adv
Please note the basement is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a narrow enclosed staircase. For more accessibility info, please email [email protected]
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by an adult
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