Blackout Problems

Formed in 2005 around Mario Radetzky and Marcus Schwarzbach, Blackout Problems sits between Munich and Tyrol, with a main anchor in the German alternative scene. The band develops a sound that blends alternative rock, melodic post-punk, and dark pop, with taut guitars, direct choruses, and writing threaded with nervous energy. After several EPs, including Twentyfourseven in 2013 and Gods in 2014, Blackout Problems released its debut album Life in 2012, then clearly broadened its audience with Holy in 2016. The follow-up confirms an evolution toward a denser and darker formula with Kaos in 2018, Dark in 2021, then Riot in 2024. As a trio on stage and in the studio after the departure of drummer Michael Dreilich in 2022, Blackout Problems has also toured extensively, in Germany as well as internationally, with appearances at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Open Flair or Hurricane, as well as concerts alongside bands such as Heisskalt, Apologies, I Have None, or Enter Shikari. Their aesthetic remains tied to modern, tense, melodic rock, which incorporates dark pop textures without relinquishing the intensity of live performance.