The Black Box Revelation

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The Black Box Revelation hail from Dilbeek in Flanders, Belgium. The duo, comprising guitarist/vocalist Jan Paternoster and drummer Dries van Dijk, released their garage-rock-flavored debut album, Set Your Head on Fire, in 2008. The Black Box Revelation won an MTV Europe Music Award in November 2009, before releasing Silver Threats in 2010.

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03	War Horse	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			03:16
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
01	High On a Wire	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:07
02	My Perception	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:27
01	Kick The Habit	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			05:59
	Composers: Jan Paternoster
03	Alcohol	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			02:44
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
10	Laisser partir	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			06:11
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Roméo Elvis / Composers: Jan Paternoster
08	Gloria	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			03:35
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
06	Poetic Rivals	The Black Box Revelation	Into the wild			03:57
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
01	Tattooed Smiles	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			02:13
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - B J Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster

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Discography

Albums

Poetic Rivals

℗ 2023 Bana Kin Records, Distributed By Universal Music Belgium: 31-03-2023

Poetic Rivals

01	Wrecking Bed Posts	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:46
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
02	Heads Or Tails	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:45
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
03	Alcohol	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			02:44
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
04	Mr. Big Mouth	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:49
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
05	Losing A Friend	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:20
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
06	Silver Lining	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:00
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
07	Poetic Rivals	The Black Box Revelation	Poetic Rivals			03:57
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott

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Margarita

℗ 2023 Bana Kin Records, Distributed By Universal Music Belgium: 24-03-2023

Margarita

01	Margarita	The Black Box Revelation	Margarita			04:32
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
02	Mr. Big Mouth	The Black Box Revelation	Margarita			03:49
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott
03	Losing A Friend	The Black Box Revelation	Margarita			03:20
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
04	Wrecking Bed Posts	The Black Box Revelation	Margarita			03:46
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott

Tattooed Smiles

℗ 2018 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license To Universal Music Belgium: 26-10-2018

Tattooed Smiles

01	Kick The Habit	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			05:59
	Composers: Jan Paternoster
02	Blown Away	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			03:08
	Composers: Jan Paternoster
03	Mama Call Me, Please	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			03:49
	Composers: Jan Paternoster
04	Bur-Bearing Heart	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			04:16
	Composers: Jan Paternoster
05	Tattooed Smiles	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			02:13
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - B J Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster
06	Lazy St	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			04:47
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - B J Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster
07	Damned Body	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			04:19
	Composers: Jan Paternoster

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Highway Cruiser (Live)

Bana Kin Records with exclusive license to Believe: 30-09-2016

Highway Cruiser (Live)

01	I Knew All Along (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			03:10
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - BJ Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster
02	War Horse (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			03:22
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
03	Walk Another Line (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			07:02
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
04	I Can't Find It (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			06:28
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
05	Pounding Heart (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			03:39
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - BJ Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster
06	Highway Cruiser (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			04:52
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
07	My Perception (Live)	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser (Live)			05:50
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster

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Highway Cruiser

Bana Kin Records: 01-11-2015

Highway Cruiser

01	Stop Breathing	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			03:37
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
02	Riverside	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			04:02
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
03	War Horse	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			03:16
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
04	Highway Cruiser	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			04:53
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
05	Pounding Heart	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			03:35
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - BJ Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster
06	Live Forever	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			04:19
	Writer: Jan Paternoster / Composers: Jan Paternoster
07	I Knew All Along	The Black Box Revelation	Highway Cruiser			02:58
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - BJ Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster

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My Perception

: 01-01-2011

My Perception

01	High On a Wire	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:07
02	My Perception	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:27
03	Ratttle My Heart	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			02:12
04	Bitter	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:14
05	Skin	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			04:31
06	White Unicorns	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			04:15
07	Madhouse	The Black Box Revelation	My Perception			03:16

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Singles

Stronger

℗ 2026 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music S.A.: 08-06-2026

Stronger

01	Stronger	The Black Box Revelation	Stronger			03:20
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster

Burn Me Down

℗ 2024 Bana Kin Records, Distributed By Universal Music Belgium: 18-04-2024

Burn Me Down

01	Burn Me Down	The Black Box Revelation	Burn Me Down			03:37
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott

Wrecking Bed Posts

℗ 2022 Bana Kin Records, Distributed By Universal Music Belgium: 30-09-2022

Wrecking Bed Posts

01	Wrecking Bed Posts	The Black Box Revelation	Wrecking Bed Posts			03:46
	Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott

Yellow Belly (Single Version)

℗ 2019 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Belgium for the BeNeLux & distributed by Universal Music Belgium for the rest of the world: 06-11-2019

Yellow Belly (Single Version)

01	Yellow Belly (Single Version)	The Black Box Revelation	Yellow Belly (Single Version)			03:32
	Composers: Jan Paternoster

Built To Last

℗ 2019 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license To Universal Music Belgium: 15-02-2019

Built To Last

01	Built To Last	The Black Box Revelation	Built To Last			03:27
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Seasick Steve / Composers: Jan Paternoster

Blown Away

℗ 2018 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Belgium for the BeNeLux & distributed by Universal Music Belgium for the rest of the world: 05-12-2018

Blown Away

01	Blown Away	The Black Box Revelation	Blown Away			03:08
	Composers: Jan Paternoster

Tattooed Smiles

℗ 2018 Bana Kin Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Belgium: 31-08-2018

Tattooed Smiles

01	Tattooed Smiles	The Black Box Revelation	Tattooed Smiles			02:13
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - B J Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster

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Ontbijt op bed

℗ 2025 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 22-06-2023

Ontbijt op bed

01	The Best Is Yet To Come	Novastar	Ontbijt op bed			03:47
	Writer: Joost Zweegers / Composers: Joost Zweegers
02	SPIEGEL	STIKSTOF	Ontbijt op bed			01:39
	Writer: Jasper De Ridder / Composers: Paulo Rietjens - Jasper De Ridder - Gorik van Oudheusden
03	Hard To Let Me Go	Evert Dircx	Ontbijt op bed			03:00
	Writer: Léon Paul Palmen - Sophia Ayana - Billy Crabtree / Composers: Léon Paul Palmen - Sophia Ayana - Billy Crabtree
04	reverie	isaac gracie	Ontbijt op bed			05:57
	Writer: isaac gracie - James Napier / Composers: isaac gracie - James Napier
05	Theme From New York, New York (2008 Remastered)	Frank Sinatra	Ontbijt op bed			03:26
	Writer: Fred Ebb - John Kander / Composers: Fred Ebb - John Kander
06	Thrill Of It All	Berre	Ontbijt op bed			03:24
	Writer: Berre Vandenbussche - Aiden Halliday - Oli Fox / Composers: Berre Vandenbussche - Aiden Halliday - Oli Fox
07	Heads Or Tails	The Black Box Revelation	Ontbijt op bed			03:45
	Writer: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott / Composers: Jan Paternoster - Beverly Jo Scott

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Guitar Heroes

℗ 2026 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 17-04-2026

Guitar Heroes

01	Paranoid (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting)	Helmut Lotti	Guitar Heroes			02:52
	Writer: William Thomas Ward - Tony Iommi - Ozzy Osbourne - Terence "Geezer" Butler / Composers: William Thomas Ward - Tony Iommi - Ozzy Osbourne - Terence "Geezer" Butler
02	Free Bird	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Guitar Heroes			09:08
	Writer: Ronnie Van Zant - Allen Collins / Composers: Ronnie Van Zant - Allen Collins
03	Still Got The Blues	Gary Moore	Guitar Heroes			06:09
	Writer: Gary Moore / Composers: Gary Moore
04	Kid Charlemagne	Steely Dan	Guitar Heroes			04:37
	Writer: Walter Becker - Donald Fagen / Composers: Walter Becker - Donald Fagen
05	Crossroads (Live)	Cream	Guitar Heroes			04:13
	Writer: Robert Johnson / Composers: Robert Johnson
06	Wrong (Re-imagined)	Novastar	Guitar Heroes			03:31
	Writer: Joost Zweegers / Composers: Joost Zweegers
07	Highway Star (Live In Irvine Meadows, CA, 1987)	Deep Purple	Guitar Heroes			06:10
	Writer: Roger Glover - Ritchie Blackmore - Ian Gillan - Jon Lord - Ian Paice / Composers: Roger Glover - Ritchie Blackmore - Ian Gillan - Jon Lord - Ian Paice

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