Polaris

About Polaris

Polaris emerged from Sydney's western suburbs in 2012, initially as a side project while members were playing in other bands. Guitarists Ryan Siew and Rick Schneider, bassist Jake Steinhauser, and drummer Daniel Furnari eventually brought in Jamie Hails on vocals, and what started as casual jamming turned into something more serious. They spent their early years figuring out how to blend metalcore aggression with actual melody, which sounds simple but most bands get the ratio completely wrong.

Their 2016 EP "The Guilt & The Grief" got attention for doing exactly that balance correctly. Songs like "Consume" and "In Somnus Veritas" showed they could write heavy music that didn't sacrifice hooks for breakdowns. The production was tight, Hails could actually sing when he wasn't screaming, and the whole thing felt less like a demo and more like a statement. It led to tours with Parkway Drive and Northlane, which makes sense given they occupy similar territory in Australian metalcore.

"The Mortal Coil" arrived in 2017 and cemented what they were doing. The album went to number one on the Australian charts, which for a metalcore band is notable. Tracks like "Lucid" and "Crooked Path" became setlist staples, and "The Remedy" showed they could write a genuinely catchy chorus without losing heaviness. They weren't reinventing anything, but they were refining a sound that worked. The album dealt with loss and mental health without being preachy about it, which helped it connect beyond the usual metalcore crowd.

They followed it with "The Death of Me" in 2020, recorded partially in their home studio after they'd spent years on the road. It debuted at number one again. The title track became one of their most streamed songs, and "Hypermania" and "Masochist" proved they were getting better at writing songs that worked both in headphones and in festival-sized spaces. The album was darker, heavier in places, but still melodic enough to avoid the monotony that drags down a lot of modern metalcore.

Their third album "Fatalism" came out in 2023, continuing the trajectory without any major pivots. "Nightmare" and "Parasites" landed well with fans, and the record showed a band comfortable in their lane. They've been touring consistently, playing festivals across Australia and internationally, building the kind of career that happens when a band is reliably good rather than trendy.

They're not trying to be the next big crossover act or chase TikTok moments. They write metalcore that sounds like metalcore, just done well. In a scene full of bands either copying Architects or going full radio rock, Polaris just keeps making the music they started with, refined with each album. It's working.

Polaris shows are tight and deliberate rather than chaotic. The crowd tends toward focused headbanging rather than wild moshing. They control the room's energy methodically, letting tension build before releasing it. Fans clearly know every word.

Known for The Kindred, Landmine, Voiceless, Resist, Low

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