Australian metalcore heavyweights Polaris have finally unveiled details of their new album, The Death Of Me. This marks their first full-length output since their phenomenal, ARIA-nominated record, The Mortal Coil — an album that cemented their status as the new leaders of this country’s heavy music scene.
“We wanted to walk a line between maintaining what’s defined our band and brought people to our music in the first place, while trying to write for ourselves and keep ourselves interested,” explains Daniel Furnari. “Being our second full-length, we knew it was important for us to surprise the listener as well – nobody wants to hear the same record twice. We wanted to give them things they wouldn’t expect, take them to new places, but also for it to be definitively a Polaris record, building on what we’ve been working towards.
Furnari has warned listeners that the material on The Death Of Me is the bands darkest to date.
“We’ve experienced more of the world and gone out of our comfort zone, and I think that’s audible in the music,” he explains.
“I think a lot of things people enjoyed about The Mortal Coil we’ve managed to retain, but we’ve stretched the envelope further in every direction of what we consider to be our sound. I just don’t think we could have thought of most of this stuff two years ago.”
To celebrate the release of The Death Of Me, the band have announced a tour that is destined to be a bone-crushing affair. The band have enlisted the help of Florida’s metalcore elite, Wage War, Japan’s Crystal Lake and homegrown heroes Alpha Wolf. You can find all information pertaining to the tour below.
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POLARIS
THE DEATH OF ME AUSTRALIAN TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: WAGE WAR (USA), CRYSTAL LAKE (JAPAN)
& ALPHA WOLF (AUS)
General public tickets are on sale on Wednesday 20 November at 10 am from polarisaus.com
Saturday 22 February
The Forum, Melbourne 18+
Sunday 23 February
Astor Theatre, Perth Lic AA*
Friday 28 February
Enmore Theatre, Sydney Lic AA
Saturday 29 February
The Tivoli, Brisbane 18+
