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Dias Azules releases Kalistani Uber Alles
Band abandons punk entirely for political Rock
Kaliburg, Ananto
September 1, 5056


Kaliburg poppunks create an Alt-Rock album full of critique of Republican decadence

Kaliburg punk band Dias Azules no longer complain about boredom and suburban anomie. Now they are taking on a larger target: The Republican Government. On their new album Kalistani Uber Alles, Dias Azules critiques the Liberal leaning Republican Government, reimagining it in a great morality play of the wealthy elites vs. the People. "We are waiting for the absentee Liberal Deputies to finally leave the Assembly so that Kalistan can go back to socialism." The Album is named after the classic 46th century song of the same title by Kaliburg punk legends The Dead Bennots'.

The lead single, "Republican Idiot" discusses a fictionalized President "Hope Shreed" claiming that her goal is to become a fascist dictator, with a smile. "We're really tired of these rich f--ks making policies that benefit the rich," said singer Jose Mas Fuerte. "They claim to be these enlightened people, but really they are just trying to reentrench money, increase the police state and take away the means of life that we enjoy and it is time we spoke up."

This is not the first time that Dias Azules have spoken out on political topics. Though they are outspoken Socialists in their personal lives and offstage, most of their music has avoided the topic of politics, preferring instead to talk about boredom, nihilism, and valuelessness. It was a theme well suited for their punk rock sound. But on this record, the band steers clear of punk rock, and opts for an alternative hard rock sound that is more suited to getting heavy messages across, without alienating folks who might otherwise agree. "You have no idea how many times we have been called sellouts by people in the punk scene," said mas Fuerte. "So we figured, might as well like get good at our instruments and play a record that means something more than just complaining about how bored we are all the time."

The hard rock record was generally well accepted by music critics and fans alike across the Republic. KRTVN Radio 1 spun the entire disc on Monday night, and read fan comments, which were more often than not favorable. The Record debuted at a modest 25 on the Modern Rock Albums chart, an issue more with slowly changing tastes in the Republican fan base than the quality of the record. "I think people are looking for music that is more grown up," said mas Fuerte. "So we change with our audience." Kalistani Uber Alles debuted higher than any other poppunk record of the last year, and debuted at more than 15 positions higher on the Album chart than either FStop's or 420's albums released in the wake of the GanJam of 5055.

"We don't think punk is over," said mas Fuerte. "We're still playing shows to thousands of fans who still pogo to our songs...But, you can only write so many songs about being bored or saying screw you to the Establishment before you get bored yourself... And to some degree we've become the Establishment. We're like all thirty year old now. We're the guys who we were talking about."

Kalistani Uber Alles certainly does represent a major shift for the band. You can listen to the lead single, "Republican Idiot" here, and stream the entire album on your preferred streaming service.

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9NFs7qPwuk]