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Following on from their hugely successful 'Broke' album in 2000, Huntington Beach, California's (hed)p.e return with their blistering new album. Recorded in LA with producer Machine, 'Blackout' is fourteen tracks worth of life, and it ain't all pretty for Jahred and (hed) Planet Earth. "Sometimes there are bands out there, you see the singer singing about how rough his life is, and you wonder if that's made up for the album", notes drummer B.C. "I don't really know. But I know one thing that has been tough is the last few years with this band, and those lyrics are pretty real and true". Catching the downbeat mood of the album, lead single and title track 'Blackout' captures the suffocating confusion of being pushed to the brink: "The words in the middle breakdown are "Ican't breathe/ My heart is freezing/ While we pray/ My soul is packing its bags and leaving", frontman Jahred explains. "You can't take it. Something's going on, and you don't know how to figure it out. And everyone's telling you what to think, what to say, how to do things, how to act. Pressuring you. Pressure, pressure, pressure. You're freaking out". Elsewhere, 'Crazy Life' is a nod to the hardcore rap-rock of past (hed) Planet Earth cuts, and highlights DJ Product's scratching skills. 'Getaway' teases with flourishes of reggae while offering a glimmer of hope amidst its despair, and both 'Bury Me' and 'Dangerous' crescendo from tight, groove-driven verses to choruses of unrestrained aggression.