

Sadly I couldn’t get to see Lake Malice as I’d have liked at the Avalanche Stage as I had somewhat caught the sun and needed to get to Welfare for Sunscreen (the joys of being a redhead), however I could hear them by the time I reached the Avalanche and could hear their delivery of Stop The Party through the crowd. This song is more upbeat and though has the anthemic vibes vocally, the guitaring to this song run over eachother to deliver a full impact of levels of brutal tones and gritting basswork from Jake. The contrast comes slightly where The Remedy comes crashing into the audience. Jamie reflects this song beautifully in his vocals and compliment the gut wrenching visceral screams from Jake. Masochist enters as an ambient and deep rhythm from Rick Schneider that spirals into a heavy guitar melodics that sink to your core.

Duo vocalists Jamie Hails and Jake Steinhauser already made waves on this track when released, but in its life setting Polaris deliver a dark, heavy energy that talks to us of self realization and runs alongside a striking instrumental, riff fuelled solo, and aggressive drum pounding. More Deathcore elements rather than Metalcore – though the anthemic rhythms were very present. Hear me out, this track was heavy as hell. One thing that I have loved so far about this years Download is that there seems to be a lot more of an olive branch to sub genres to be given a space to be heard at a large festival instead of keeping mainstream genres in the spotlight.Īs it was already busy, getting the stage today was a battle in itself, by the time I’d got there, Polaris were already in full swing for first track Landmine. 2 days ago Queen Extravaganza – Waterfront Hall, Belfast: 21st March 2024 – presale linkĪnother scorching day, I headed straight to the Apex stage where Australian Metalcore lads Polaris were about to kick off.2 days ago The Rolling Stones’ Forty Licks comes to digital.2 days ago Murderous US extreme metal project AcidBrain to release horrifying new album The Lust Murders.1 day ago Album Review : The Heat Inc – ‘Asleep in the Ejector Seat’.1 day ago Gig Review : Geoff Tate – Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Operation Mindcrime With support from Daxx & Roxane, King Kraken and Zac and The New MenThe Neon, Newport.1 day ago CELESTE – release new single/video ‘Il Se Vide Lentement’ + announce ‘Epilogue(s)’ EP.1 day ago DragonForce frontman Marc Hudon announces solo album via Napalm Records.1 day ago Fixation – New Album “More Subtle Than Death” Out On 8th September.1 day ago Tennessee Alt-Rockers 10 YEARS Reveal New Song “I Remember”.1 day ago Polish Death Metal Legends VADER Announce “40 Years of the Apocalypse – Anniversary Tours 2023” in Europe + Latin America!.17 hours ago Download Festival and Heavy Metal Truants Launch Download 20 Auction.13 hours ago Introducing ASINHELL, new death metal band feat.
