Blackout Problems & Lake Malice release video for ‘Quicker Than Death’

Blackout Problems and Lake Malice have released the video for their new single ‘Quicker Than Death’ out now via SO Recordings.

‘Quicker Than Death’ pairs the driving emotive electro-rock of the Munich trio Blackout Problems with the powerful metal riffs and soaring vocals from the Brighton duo Lake Malice. The song has been co-produced with Blackout Problems’ frontman Mario Radetzky and Lake Malice, finished with mixing and mastering by Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds.

Originally released at the end of September the track was selected as Track Of The Week on the BBC Radio 1 Introducing Rock Show and also gained support from Kerrang, Rock Sound and more.

The new video has been filmed on the current RIOT Tour which has seen Blackout Problems and Lake Malice perform throughout Europe. The UK leg kicked off in Birmingham on Friday (Nov 8^th) and will finish at Bristol’s Thekla on November 16^th. Tickets are on sale now via http://www.blackoutproblems.com/

Regarding the new video Blackout Problems frontman Mario Radetzky says, “The RIOT Tour is in full swing, and we’re having an amazing time with our new friends Lake Malice. Every night, we’ve been performing our collaboration song, ‘Quicker Than Death’, across almost 10 countries so far.

Because we clearly didn’t have enough on our plates with the endless to-dos, soundchecks, and setups, we decided to shoot a music video for the song to make the most of our time on tour. Backstage rooms were quickly transformed into makeshift film studios with whatever we could find, and we couldn’t be happier with the result.

A huge shoutout to Paul Ambrusch for capturing and editing our vision so perfectly. We hope you love the video as much as we loved making it!”

RIOT TOUR DATES
UK
12.11.2024       UK           Leeds, Key Club *
13.11.2024       UK           Manchester, Academy 3 *
14.11.2024       UK           Nottingham, Rescue Rooms *
15.11.2024       UK           London, The Dome (Blackout Problems / Lake Malice co-headline)
16.11.2024       UK           Bristol, Thekla *

Europe                        
07.12.2024       DE           München, Muffathalle *

* Lake Malice support

FURTHER INFORMATION ON BLACKOUT PROBLEMS
Consistently climbing the charts in their homeland with each new album, 2024 saw Blackout Problems release their most successful record yet with their fourth album RIOT becoming their first Top 5 record in the German albums chart in February.

The band boast over 30 million streams on Spotify and a fervent live fanbase for their powerful socio-political electronic rock which has seen them complete a number of sold out headline tours across the UK and Europe, alongside international supporting runs with the likes of Enter Shikari and Fever333, and major festival appearances at the likes of Rock Am Ring, Southside, Deichbrand, Greenfield (CH), Rock For People (CZ), Download (UK) and more. Blackout Problems will return to the festival circuit in 2025 and have so far been announced for German festivals including Green Juice and Open Flair with more dates to follow.

Blackout Problems are Mario Radetzky (vocals/guitar), Marcus Schwarzbach (bass) and Moritz Hammrich (guitar)

FURTHER INFORMATION ON LAKE MALICE
Lake Malice is Alice Guala and Blake Cornwall, from Brighton UK, influenced by Japanese Anime in style, writing about past trauma and real-life experiences; the band are a fast-growing force in the alternative scene. The band’s splicing of hyperpop and metal has earned them two nominations two years running at the Heavy Music Awards in the ‘Best UK Breakthrough Artist’ and ‘Best Breakthrough Live Artist’ categories.

Lake Malice hit the ground running touring in 2023, appearing as special guests for Enter Shikari, Skindred, Bloodywood, Vukovi, As Everything Unfolds and Vended across the UK and Europe, as well as playing The Great Escape, 2000 Trees, and Download Festivals. December 2023 saw the band perform their first-ever headline show at The Black Heart, London – selling out very quickly; with the band adding a full debut UK headline tour across February 2024 featuring multiple sold out shows culminating at The Underworld, London.

Fans can expect to see Lake Malice continuing to tour in 2025 with festival dates confirmed including 2000trees and Slam Dunk.