NEWS: Polaris fly close to the sun…

Joining the recent trend for collaborations from bands signed to SharpTone Records, PhaseOne and Polaris have joined forces to create a cut called “Icarus” that fuses Dubstep to Metal like bone to adamantium. Its the first new material from the Australian Progressive Metalcore outfit since their album “The Death Of Me” and finds them in the company of Northlane, Excision, Silverstein, Modestep, Crystal Lake and Thy Art Is Murder to name but a few who have all teamed up with PhaseOne in the past…

“Collaborating with other artists is still fairly foreign territory to us, but when PhaseOne hit us up and invited us to work on a track together we were instantly excited to explore what we could do together,” says Polaris drummer Daniel Furnari. “He’s worked with a lot of artists we love, but most importantly he has an incredible knack for combining elements from a whole variety of electronic styles with really killer metal parts, in a way that straddles the line not only between genres, but also between digital and traditional approaches to production. The whole thing is already such a hybrid in its own way, and that makes his music really fun to put ourselves into.”

“PhaseOne gave us a great foundation to write over, a track with frantic riffs and a pumping chorus that give way to techno beats,” says Furnari. “Hearing Jamie (Hails, Polaris vocals) and Jake (Steinhauser, Polaris bass/vocals) put their voices over something different was inspiring, and the track came together quickly once we got the momentum going. Lyrically, we found ourselves reflecting on humanity’s seemingly endless ambition and self-interest, and failure to recognise or learn from the destructive ramifications of that tendency.”

Catch Polaris with Great American Ghost, Alpha Wolf and Stepson upon our shores in September…

09/18 Manchester, Academy 2
09/19 Glasgow, Garage
09/20 Bristol, SWX
09/21 Leeds, Stylus
09/22 Birmingham, O2 Academy2
09/23 Southampton, Engine Rooms
09/24 London, Electric Brixton