Blackout Problems - KAOS [VINYL]

Decontrol, eyes shut and full speed ahead into "Kaos"! Two years after their debut album, Blackout Problems dare a cutaway view and present themselves both musically and personally as an evolved alternative-rock band.Their emotionally extreme situation, constant touring and struggling for artistic independence, can be heard at all times.Their new album "Kaos" combines spheric soundscapes and lyrics set to music of emerging moments into the unknown, closely followed by constant doubts and resignation.The moment when everything falls apart and something new emerges.An ending or a separation can either lead to positive change or, can plunge you into ruin."Kaos" was written in an uncertain and intense situation in life and is the cathartic attempt to get something out of the most negative of feelings.Possibly by gaining courage, as in the doleful ballad "Kontrol". It gets under your skin, and was transformed during its recording process to a vigorous anthem, an ode to the painful but purging process of letting go.Yelling out "You make me lose control" is the door opener straight into the heart of "Kaos".Agonising insecurity is part of the development every member of the band has been through personally over the past few years, as Mario the vocalist describes: "Kaos is when your foundation starts to crumble and things turn out of the ordinary.Writing this album tore us up mentally on some days, but also showed us how therapeutic a glimpse towards our innards can be." The musical progression happened absolutely autarkic: No genre was simply copied and every song deprives itself from any category.Atmospheric guitars mill into the long-term memory of every Alexisonfire or Being As An Ocean fan, the heaviness and melancholy leaves Heisskalt fans with goosebumps, the balancing of being over intellectual and at the same time catchy is on the same level as alternative legends Biffy Clyro.Their driven track "Queen" is predestined for sweaty club-moshpits, whereas the single "Kaos" forges a three minute tra