On July 14, 2005, Before the Blackout was announced for release in three months' time; that same day, "Study in Economics" was made available for streaming.

Between October and December 2005, they supported Fenix TX on their farewell US tour.

[7] From late January until early March 2006, the band supported Mest on their tour of the US.

[10] (all songs written by Allister, except where noted otherwise) The Japanese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records, includes a bonus track.

The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version of a 1993 The Boom song.