Black Map

{{Short description|American post-hardcore supergroup}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Black Map

| image = Black Map.jpg

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| landscape = yes

| caption = Black Map performing in 2018

| origin = San Francisco, California, United States

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Alternative rock
• post-hardcore

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| years_active =

| label = {{flatlist|

• Spinefarm Records
• Minus Head
• EOne

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| associated_acts = Dredg, Far, The Trophy Fire

| website = {{URL|blackmapmusic.com/}}

| current_members = * Mark Engles

• Chris Robyn
• Ben Flanagan

| past_members =

}}

Black Map (stylized as BL∀CK MAP) is an American post-hardcore supergroup based out of San Francisco, California. The trio consists of Ben Flanagan on bass and vocals, Chris Robyn on drums and Mark Engles on guitar. The band most recently has toured with Chevelle,{{cite web|title=Black Map & The Dead Deads Added To Bush & Chevelle Summer Tour|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/06/10/news/black-map-dead-deads-added-bush-chevelle-summer-tour/|website=The PRP|date=June 10, 2016|publisher=Blastbeat Network|accessdate=November 16, 2016}} Bush,{{Cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/06/10/news/black-map-dead-deads-added-bush-chevelle-summer-tour/|title=Black Map & The Dead Deads Added To Bush & Chevelle Summer Tour {{!}} Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More|date=June 10, 2016|website=Theprp.com|access-date=December 2, 2016}} and Circa Survive.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ryansrockshow.com/news/black-map-are-playing-some-shows-in-germany-with-circa-survive|title=BLACK MAP are Playing Some Shows in Germany with CIRCA SURVIVE|date=May 22, 2015|newspaper=Ryan's Rock Show|language=en-US|access-date=December 2, 2016}}

Black Map formed following a hiatus from the members' respective bands:{{Cite news|url=http://www.rockoko.pl/en/wywiad-dino-campanella-dredg|title=Interview: Dino Campanella / dredg|newspaper=RockOko|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927202610/http://www.rockoko.pl/en/wywiad-dino-campanella-dredg|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/interview-black-map-talk-origin-plans-full-length/#|title=Interview: Black Map Talk About The Origin of Their Name and Plans For a Full Length – New Noise Magazine|date=April 3, 2014|newspaper=New Noise Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=December 2, 2016}} Dredg (guitarist Mark Engles), Far (drummer Chris Robyn), and The Trophy Fire (vocalist/guitarist Ben Flanagan). The band's first release was a four-song EP, titled Driver, released in February 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/black_map_driver_ep|title=Black Map – Driver EP – Reviews – Alternative Press|website=Alternative Press|date=March 5, 2014|access-date=December 2, 2016}} On October 27, 2014, the band's debut LP, ...And We Explode, was released through Minus Head Records.{{cite web|title=...And We Explode by Black Map|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/and-we-explode/929701695|website=iTunes|date=October 27, 2014|publisher=Apple|access-date=November 16, 2016}} Their second full-length album, In Droves, was released on March 10, 2017. through their current label EOne.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rockfreaks.net/news/27220|title=Black Map to release new album|access-date=December 2, 2016}} On February 9, 2018, Black Map released a four-song EP, titled Trace the Path.

Black Map released their third studio album, Melodoria, on February 18, 2022, through Minus Head Records. Produced with Zach Ohren and mixed by Beau Burchell, the album was praised for its dynamic range and sonic ambition. Highlights included the anthemic single “Super Deluxe” and fan-favorite “Chasms.”{{Cite web |title=Black Map {{!}} Minus Head Records |url=https://minushead.com/bands/black-map/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=minushead.com}}

In September 2024, Black Map announced their signing with Spinefarm Records, a milestone for the band. Alongside this announcement, they released their first new single in over two years, “Disintegrate,” which MetalSucks described as “a towering, cinematic anthem that captures the band’s evolving sound.”{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Hesher |date=2024-09-26 |title=Black Map Sign with Spinefarm, New Single "Disintegrate" Streaming Now |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/09/26/black-map-sign-with-spinefarm-new-single-disintegrate-streaming-now/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}} The partnership with Spinefarm Records is expected to mark a new phase in their career, with additional releases anticipated in 2025.