Swiss / American hard rockers KHAØS have posted an acoustic rendition of their most recent single ‘Exalted’, taken from their stunning debut album Risen. Last November the band threw a party for the release of the ‘Exalted’ music video in Winterthur, Switzerland and it was here that the epic track was captured unplugged.

Watch The ‘Exalted’ Unplugged, below:

‘Exalted’ is a very personal song to Khaøs, it’s the ‘ballad’ of Risen, and with these undertones present it is quite apt that the band recorded a live and acoustic version of the song showcasing not just it but also they themselves stripped back to the bare essentials.

Bassist N i c Angileri comments,  “Exalted is how I feel every time I listen to this song realising what we made out of it. A universal song, catchy but not cheesy, enjoyable for everyone with an open heart and mind.”

Vocalist Chandler Mogel adds, “This song is simply about finding my true self by helping others. This is a part of me that I can’t deny, so why not write a song about it?”

Watch The Original Version Here:

Catch Khaøs later this month as the band play three shows in Switzerland. Dates as follows:

29/04/15 – Bruch Brothers – Luzern
30/04/15 – Hall of Fame – Wetzikon
01/05/15 – Temus – Agno

Swiss / American rockers KHAØS recently released a brand new music video for ‘Exalted’ taken from their stunning debut album ”Risen”. The band have now released a new EPK which was shot at the release party for ‘Exalted’ on November 18th at Archbar in Winterthur, Switzerland. Watch the video below:

Watch ‘Exalted’:

Not easily categorised ”Risen” follows the band’s acclaimed EP ‘Rising’ and features 12 tracks of modern, melodic hard rock and metal. The album was released via MRR Records on 20th October and was recorded by Rolf Munkes at his Empire Studios in Germany and mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound in New York.

Guitarist Mark Rossi comments: “The subject matter transcends individual boundaries, hearkening to darker scenarios yet striving for resolution. The lyrical approach follows a trend of maintaining hope while facing difficulty and conflict. All the evil of mankind cannot suppress the people if they won’t let it. Aside from the lyrics and tone, the project’s unifying element is one of hard rock expression, which defies definition with every song.”

Frontman Chandler Mogel (also of Outloud) adds: “Musically and lyrically ‘Risen’ is a continuation from ‘Rising’, which was just a taste but began to touch on some of the deeper subject matter that I wanted to develop further into my writing; I had also been writing some Outloud songs with deeper meanings but for me it wasn’t really working in that setting. I knew I needed a different approach musically for it, and Khaøs seemed like the right fit so I channeled this focus there. I wanted an outlet to really convey problems with society, personal struggles, mental mechanisms, and the reasons for all of this. As always I leave the lyrics open to interpretation from the listener as each person will take something different from them, but these are general themes that are prevalent here.”

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Swiss / American rockers KHAØS released ‘Risen’, their stunning debut full-length album via MRR Records just last month, days later they released a second single, ‘Crisis Factor’ and a lyric video. Now the band have posted the third single ‘Exalted’ from the debut and a brand new music video to go along with it. This song is something singer Chandler Mogel holds quite close. “It’s an emotional song that many people can identify with,” comments guitarist Mark Rossi. “On the lyrical side ‘Exalted’ is also a very personal song.” Chandler adds, “This song is simply about finding my true self by helping others. This is a part of me that I can’t deny, so why not write a song about it?”

Watch ‘Exalted’ Here:

Shot in a factory hall called ‘Hamelhalle’ in Switzerland, Mark explains more about the video and how it was director Can Isik who came up with the concept. “For this video Isik’s idea was to have the band performing in a bright lit huge hall with a lot of windows. It’s a performance clip with a frame story and it’s in opposition to the darker mood with pushed contrasts and desaturated colors we used in the ‘After The Silence’ video. ‘Exalted’ shows a more relaxed and natural atmosphere.”

Isik comments, “I imagined as many extras as possible – young and old, beautiful and special, characters out of real life – a community of people… The goal was to produce a positive emotional clip about people in need of finding the way to exaltation.”

Watch First Single ‘After The Silence’ Here

Watch ‘Crisis Factor’ Lyric Video Here

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