AMERIKAN KAOS releases first single "State Of Emergency" from upcoming 2nd album

Published March 25 2025 at 21:36

On April 4th, 2025 Metal Department will be releasing the sophomore album from AMERIKAN KAOS, 'All That Jive'.

The album release is preceded by a digital single release for first single "State Of Emergency", available from all major streaming platforms from March 24th 2025. You can also view the official lyric-video for the single below.....

AMERIKAN KAOS of course is the secret love child of guitar virtuoso JEFF WATERS (best known from ANNIHILATOR), which he has been working on since 2019. Amerikan Kaos marks a significant shift in the musical journey of Jeff Waters. With a career spanning decades and numerous albums, Jeff embarks on a new project that promises to blend a variety of musical influences, transcending the boundaries he experienced with Annihilator.

The challenge for Jeff was to create a unique sound, distinct from his influences and past works. The idea of writing music outside the Thrash and Heavy Metal domain was daunting yet exciting. The project began to take shape with an eclectic mix of songs, each reflecting different musical styles, from Pop to Heavy Metal, and everything in between (as the new album testifies to).

Jeff's vision for Amerikan Kaos expanded into a trilogy, each album showcasing different styles and featuring diverse line-ups and vocalists. This ambitious plan stemmed from his desire to write across multiple genres without being confined to a single style.

May of 2024 saw the release of the debut AMERIKAN KAOS album, 'Armageddon Boogie', and coming in April of 2025 will be the 2nd, 'All That Jive'.

Jeff Water's own words about the new album:

"It's personally my favourite record that I've done since 'King Of The Kill' or maybe 'Schizo Deluxe'. Those are two Annihilator records and that would be 1994 and 2005, respectively. So if I am correct, this is the best record I've done in 20 years and I hope everybody likes it. I love it. I hope you love it. Thank you so much. "

- Jeff Waters

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