{"id":42760,"date":"2026-06-13T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/freakangel-control\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T07:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:40:21","slug":"freakangel-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/freakangel-control\/","title":{"rendered":"FREAKANGEL &#8211; &#8220;Control&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Freakangel.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Controlled Loss of Control<br\/>FREAKANGEL<br\/>\u201cControl EP\u201d<\/strong><br\/>EP (Alfa Matrix)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Breaking the cycle<\/strong>. The term \u201csoul striptease\u201d may still be waiting for its big comeback, but it\u2019s hard to describe the EP released in April by the Estonian industrial metal band Freakangel in any other way. \u201cControl EP,\u201d however, tells a story of the exact opposite. Singer Ocean Black processes experiences from his personal life during a period when much changed and relationships were irretrievably destroyed. Musically, this emotional revelation is accompanied by crashing synthesizers and brutal guitar riffs. All of this creates a desolate atmosphere that makes the pain being sung about palpable.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Michael Schille<\/p>\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Control&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/4kArkl6UytixWobQuLG6b9?si=6eYoD-92Tr26N6aN-GHzFg\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Control\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4kArkl6UytixWobQuLG6b9?si=6eYoD-92Tr26N6aN-GHzFg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controlled Loss of ControlFREAKANGEL\u201cControl EP\u201dEP (Alfa Matrix) Breaking the cycle. The term \u201csoul striptease\u201d may still be waiting for its big comeback, but it\u2019s hard to describe the EP released in April by the Estonian industrial metal band Freakangel in any other way. \u201cControl EP,\u201d however, tells a story of the exact opposite. 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