Artist · chart history
The Black Box Revelation
Band Dilbeek Belgium Formed 2005 Belgian rock duo
The Black Box Revelation formed in 2005 in Dilbeek, Belgium. The Black Box Revelation has 11 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2008–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Gloria”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #8. The station that charted The Black Box Revelation most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 11 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
The Black Box Revelation are proof that you need only 2 people to make a garage rock band sound like a freight train. Jan Paternoster on guitar and vocals and Dries Van Dijck on drums started the band in Dilbeek, Belgium, in 2005, and they have been kicking up a fuzzed-out blues storm ever since, lately under the shortened name Black Box Revelation.
The critics were on their side from the start. Their debut, Set Your Head on Fire, and the follow-up, Silver Threats, both drew rave reviews, and you can hear why on "Gravity Blues", "Love Licks" and "High on a Wire": raw riffs, a snarling voice, and drums that sound like they're trying to break out of the room. My Perception in 2011 pushed them further, with "Rattle My Heart" and the title track becoming hit singles.
Highway Cruiser in 2015 rolled out "Gloria", a slice of swaggering road rock, and Poetic Rivals in 2023 proved the fire hadn't cooled. Jasper Morel has been adding guitar since 2018, but the core is still that primal duo, bashing out songs that sound like they were built in a garage and meant for a festival stage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Black Box Revelation on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria | 1 | #8 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Gravity blues | 1 | #10 | – | 2008 | |
| 3 | Do I Know you | 1 | #10 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Love licks | 1 | #14 | – | 2010 | |
| 5 | Wrecking Bed Posts | 1 | #38 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Rattle my heart | 1 | #17 | – | 2011 | |
| 7 | My Perception | 1 | #22 | – | 2011 | |
| 8 | High on a wire | 1 | #20 | – | 2009 | |
| 9 | I think I like you | 1 | #35 | – | 2008 | |
| 10 | Sleep while moving | 1 | #29 | – | 2010 | |
| 11 | Set your head on fire | 1 | #44 | – | 2008 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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