When it came to the follow-up of their 1990 magnum opus "Feel the Darkness", failure was not an option for Poison Idea. Seeking a way to expand their musical horizons while still retaining their cranked-up style, UK-cum-Chicagoian producer Iain Burgess (Big Black, Effigies, Naked Raygun) was brought in to assist in this audacious feat. The results-1992's "Blank Blackout Vacant"-succussfully showcased a meshing of Poison Idea's classically surging sound and a new found refinement: demonstrated by the brass section on tracks like the driving opener "Say Goodbye" or the chugging, Motorhead-esque "Forever and Always". Rolling on with their relentless reissue schedulefor Portland's Kings of PUnk, TKO replenishes the double-disc edition of "Blank Blackout Vacant" first introduced back in the maddening year of 2020. Along with the album's original batch of thirteen tracks capped off by a thundering version of New York Dolls "Vietnamese Baby", you get a bonus LP containing a bevy of B-sides, covers by acts as disparate as Lords of the New Church, The Who and Booker T. & the M.G.'s, as well as a live on-air performane on Portland's long-running community radio station KBOO from the Fall of 1991. Originally released at a pivotal point in Poison Idea's career, "Blank Blackout Vacant" remains an essential component in the understanding of the band's epic trajectory. Grab yourself a copy or pose hard.