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To progress, risk comes before reward, and convention must give way to invention.

In a scene saturated by sound-alike bands, the time has come to evolve or be left behind.
Hardwiring huge, devastating grooves with intelligent and insightful rhyme, Hacktivist are not afraid to split opinion. 
This is a sound to unite - a new way for a new age.

There might be safety in numbers, but Hacktivist are carving a path of their own.

“Dirty, fun and caked in garage grime, the songs are unconcerned with trends.”
-Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune

Celebrating their seven year anniversary in 2018, Denver heavy rock duo, In The Whale have been turning heads and accumulating a mass of die hard fans and followers thanks to a relentless tour schedule and a go-for-the- throat live performance.
Artists and festival promoters have caught notice, with the band playing Riot Fest, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Afro Punk, as well as shows with the likes of Jane’s Addiction, Descendents, The Offspring, Gogol Bordello, and many more.

Catch In The Whale on tour this summer.

We play a heavy, instrumental kind of music that is rock, psychedelic, dark, dynamic, & fun. We like to use lots of ambience & different noises to paint something with sound. All of come from the same town, essentially, and feel like we've found something cool, here in this band.

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