Metal Musician Reacts to Polaris | LANDMINE |

[@NikNocturnal]

*Yes*

[@kstonemusic]

Nik Nocturnal Phrygian scale with a wee bit of blues is cold 🥶. Loving the new Polaris 🙌

[@ArthurMontz]

Non't

[@santihep]

And as usual will be asking for Maximum the Hormone - Yoshu Fukushu ^^

[@theduckularpeanuts]

Santi Ferrer ^^^^

[@vika7388]

The breakdown is sick!

[@landrysaathoff2418]

Whoever mixes Polaris needs a raise

[@GarettChamberlin]

The mortal coils was great but this is just pure perfection

[@dvrkstrvnd]

Same guy who does ABR! Carson Slovak (i believe thats his name) is the dude

[@aandsanchez]

I'd do it for free. What a pleasure

[@ennessAU]

Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, who also did the Mortal Coil

[@floki5605]

@@dvrkstrvnd That guy is a beast because ABRs new album production sounds GOD TIER. So does this, so that makes sense. That guy DOES need a raise.

[@angelinabeana]

“You filthies” is now my new go-to compliment

[@rhysnelson6077]

I reckon one of the best reactions to the second breakdown

[@sytheopath1241]

Whenever a track gets heavy Nik looks like hes watching 2 girls 1 cup for the first time

[@joshfreeman5488]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tigerjunky93]

That’s called a stank face

[@fortySeven249]

aahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahhha 🤣🤣

[@davidJsound]

What do you mean "the first time"?!

[@sytheopath1241]

@@davidJsound hahaha

[@christiankopf9017]

"Oh no bro ... don't shoot yourself ..." - Nik 2K20

[@jonathanisdaking117]

Me @ me on the daily

[@napalmdreams9654]

Saved my life

[@GarettChamberlin]

@@napalmdreams9654 Hey love the username! One of my favorites on the album 😉

[@6living6corpse6]

*suicide rate drops to 0*

[@danielfrancis8968]

Honestly one of the best bands from Australia. Every song is a absolute tune in its own way. And yes it’s pronounced ‘Pol-are-is’

[@masonpowers7480]

If you've listened to their debut album, then you'd know this band is fond of doing things to break the simple verse chorus verse chorus breakdown chorus structure of metalcore. They've done this exact structure before where they throw in a random clean sung chorus sounding bit after having a refrain of screams that is clearly meant to be the hook. It's one of the things they do best and at first it's jarring but it absolutely grows on you.

[@twinny_mi]

I'm really starting to get into Polaris!!! I think if you like them, you should check out Alpha Wolf! My favorite song by them is Sub Zero, Russian Roulette, Golden Fate; Winter Break, or Black Mamba😁 Is it Pol-air-is or Pol-ahr-is?

[@FullMetalcoreJojo]

Put it perfectly!

[@masonpowers7480]

@@twinny_mi trust me I've already been listening to Alpha Wolf they're great 😂😂 and its Pole-AIR-iss for North Americans and Pol-Ah-riss for Europe and Australia

[@a_hope_in_hell]

I’d say it’s “pol- ahr-is” you don’t say pol-air bear, do you? 😁

[@masonpowers7480]

@@a_hope_in_hell by that polar bear logic than the name is pronounced poe-la-RISS with emphasis on the added syllable.

[@Raennie]

This band has so much energy man! Excellent song!

[@unholymiloskie7154]

Check out new Bury Tomorrow track its called "Choke"

[@benjaminnixon3995]

The breakdown on it tho.....

[@jonasboardwalker]

Thank you dude. I checked it because of your comment. It’s soooooo good

[@FabulousKilljoy]

Yes

[@unholymiloskie7154]

@@jonasboardwalker im glad 😁

[@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH]

Yes please! Or Cannibal, although it's been out for a while now

[@Jordyjordd]

You should definitely check out the new Dealer song - Tourniquet.

[@joshuasalazar1527]

Jordan Quirion BROOO THAT EP SLAPS

[@monkvsiron]

Violent Stimuli is the best

[@jamesmurphy3990]

Don't give that band any attention, their vocalist is a rapist

[@jayce_venom]

@@jamesmurphy3990 L O L. Aidens charges were dropped due to false allegations.

[@mashu657]

yeess

[@zakkforchilli]

Jamie is a NUT yo, this dudes energy is insane with the screams! Seeing them live was absolute fucking MADNESS they sound perfect and their live production just blows your head off. Fuck yeah!

[@woodlandscrew-pa8568]

Fell in love with Polaris ever since regress.

[@Desekratedd]

Remedy was the first for me

[@woodlandscrew-pa8568]

@@Desekratedd dude. Check out regress if you haven't. It's such a good jam.

[@tippy7200]

Yep, same here bro, the mortal coil just enhanced that love ten-fold!

[@savinakelly]

Me too

[@tylergreen9283]

Guilt and the grief was their first ep I listened to seeing them at the roundhouse opening for trivium. Absolute standout stack of tracks

[@JustennWolfe]

I think they had the reintro as a part of their hype building process. If they exploded at the beginning it may have messed with the flow of the breakdowns at the end. As to that 2nd chorus, idk wtf that was about 🤣 it dug it. Dudes voices was sick. Very talented band.

[@rossmccarthy7614]

I love that the structure fu

[@hybridsoldier10137]

Don’t stress too much about the arrangement. It’s prog. It’s fresh that a band isn’t sticking to the conventional intro verse chorus verse chorus bridge breakdown chorus Outro style like we predict music to sound like. What these guys have done with this song is extremely unique. It takes away from the comfort zone we all sit in, and leaves you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear the unexpected. 🤘

[@g-magz9502]

If you haven’t checked out Dealer yet, react to their new song Tourniquet or their signiture song Crooked

[@zdrowe5131]

I double both requests

[@jaggedvisions]

Dude the second half of saint is way better

[@canilhan98]

yo thanks for the update

[@zdrowe5131]

@@canilhan98 ???

[@kevinthompsonmusic1435]

God that guitar tone. Their overall sound in these new songs as well as in The Mortal Coil album is almost perfect.

[@beck3740]

RIP Ryan, you'll be missed

[@joshuabistline6287]

You’ve given me a different kind of appreciation for breakdowns, I can’t listen to a breakdown anymore without hearing your voice in the back of my head.

[@benhostetter4775]

Now react to the new Silent Planet and Invent Animate singles too ;)

[@ericadams2045]

Pleeeeease

[@LT_Dangles]

Trilogy’s chorus literally made my legs go numb when I first listened to it. SP will always be #1 in my heart

[@kstonemusic]

Seeing them in Glasgow soon, they just keep getting better & better. Still loving the reaction vids, keep it up! 👊 🙌

[@akariscarback2867]

That breakdown going into solo (was it solo?) gave chills, literal chills. And the heaviness hit so hard I got taken aback. So all in all this song is r e a l l y cool

[@adamulc]

I don't know man, I really like when a band tries to move away a bit from that typical intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus formula, I think that the 2nd chorus or whatever was a nice change of pace and without it, the song wouldn't float as nicely if it was just a heavy smashsmashing all the way thourgh. But that's just my opinion. Other than that, I have seen them 2 times live, both as a support act and the crowd was shredded to pieces before the main band came on stage, so yeah, definetly go see them if you get the chance. :D

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

as a support act? which band do you play in?

[@massmex]

Pumping out the reactions! Good shit Also this song slaps

[@eamonnhiggins4850]

Dude, can you make a video of different type of guitarists live. It's purely because I've never saw you in a video standing up

[@LordDolphinOfTheSea]

Sounds like that intro/re-intro is verse 1 and 2 next to each other. Then the slightly altered bit after it with the different feel is like a pre-chorus. Also that clean chorus is like a chorus extension. Flows well I thought!

[@iamdaveandhaveaniceday2651]

3:11 man that must have hurt so much. Every time this breakdown hits i just need to mosh, no matter where i am, or ill just explode.

[@daylebeinke1007]

What makes Nik stand out from the other reaction vids? The filthy face. It's sublime. Edit: Can confirm, they are an amazing experience live.

[@isaiahkolb3801]

Been wanting to see you rock some Polaris for a while, glad to see you jamming the new singles

[@nickhetzschold7946]

Usually I am not that big of a fan of reaction videos since mostly people sit there and look at the video with nothing much going on. You on the other hand actually drop some comments and give your musically sound opinion, which I really enjoy. Also, your facial expressions make this 100x times better, you either look like you finally creamed your pants when a breakdown hits or look genuinely disappointed if there is none (I like to remember the Slaughter to Prevail-video when the first solo hits, haha.) Keep 'em coming!

[@Cayde-8]

I cannot wait for the new album. I hope they tour in the states at some point. I need to seem them live!

[@105pr00f]

Did I just watch someone watch a music video that I just watched? Is this what my life is now?

[@johnnydanner430]

that song was relentless damn

[@xxjoStaxx]

Nik I could legit just find new music Only through your reaction videos forever and I'd be okay with that lolol 😂 Love when it drops and ur face totally changes n u get so stoked 😳🤘🏻😂

[@michaellauder7462]

your reactions are the best. I love how you guess where the song is about to go and then how you react to where it actually goes.

[@mitchdbd]

Mate keep it up, these react videos are almost my favourite thing on KZbin.

[@slushpuppydevil]

me and my housemate were in shock last night at this, what a tune

[@metallifan561991]

I've been waiting for this one!!!!!

[@c4gob00m]

Polaris have released 3 tracks off their new record so far, and although we already know how incredibly talented and amazing the instrumentalists are, I think the biggest thing to come from this is how amazing the vocals are. We know Jamie can scream and Jake can sing, but we've seen Jamie SINGING CLEANS on Masochist and he sounded amazing (we've heard a little bit of singing on songs like Dusk to Day), and on top of that Jake has added harsh vocals to Landmine and Hypermania. I think this album is going to be AOTY for me, I love these guys and they at the moment cannot set a foot wrong.

[@bhess91711]

These guys are amazing live saw them open for Parkway Drive I was very impressed and been a fan ever since

[@finnschafer3852]

You must react to dealer - suffer in rythm

[@hydrodrop5457]

This is everything you want in a song. Polaris knows what they are doing!

[@loneh0wler]

I just love rewatching your reactions and realise i have the same reaction as you every time😂

[@chriswhite2890]

Bro listen to Silent Planet "Trilogy" such an underrated band. They're so so good 👌

[@xxVIDSxxCREATORxx]

Damn i knew you would react to this. I listened to this earlier today and I shoulda waited! Nice reaction as always man

[@zacredington4776]

I think my favourite thing about this song is that they don't blow their load on that first breakdown. Almost every single reaction I've seen seems to have an air of "hmmmm...." about the first drop, but it's all for the greater good in my opinion. Makes that ending hit so fucking hard. This song is an experience.

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

New Reflections, Hatebreed, Suicide Silence, Silent Planet, Beneath The Massacre, and Bury Tomorrow also dropped. I can't handle this amount of brutalness at once.

[@DCul]

Nik: Yes. Everyone watching: Yes indeed. All memes aside, I've never heard anything by Polaris before but I've been hearing a lot of good things from them recently. This was definitely a perfect first song to pick. It's a nonstop hellish ride all the way through.

[@crb6852]

Yoooo you gotta check out the new Dealer EP! It goes so hard!

[@LastingImpressionbenkawizx]

You really need to see them live... they are insane live... one of the best mosh pit bands ever... hype as fuck

[@kittyp330]

"you filthies!" 😂😂😂😂 same reaction! so much love for this new song

[@oscartaylordrums]

The same thing happens in consume how there's kind of 2 different choruses

[@alexandercarlinmusic9467]

That clean part was like the clean part in Deadlocked by Wage War for me, where it kinda just came out of nowhere to serve as a bridge, but it wasn't really one.

[@alexchen5742]

I had it at your reaction to the second breakdown. “U filthies”. Priceless

[@Beckzyy]

4:41 “oh nah bro… don’t shoot yourself 😕” 😂

[@novastra493]

Love you Nik

[@dugtheundead]

God those low vocals and and that last breakdown holy hell

[@finniganmcasscrackin373]

The drummer is fucking awsome in this band ...always

[@mrrockguy9311]

Their harsh vocalist has such crisp vocals

[@nevaeh5111]

I don’t have to react alone anymore! T.T I got Nik! :3 Perfect timing! :D

[@Kyrnyx]

Pray For Rain was my pearl gates to an incredible sound.

[@9leopas]

Can you please react to Dealer - Tourniquet

[@Jfan4eva2]

Idk if you only react if it has a music video, but you should check out one of Loathe's new tracks. Either Broken Vision Rhythm, Heavy Is The Head That Falls With The Weight Of A Thousand Thoughts, or I Let It In And It Took Everything

[@Deez5298]

Saviour- Enemies. Good song

[@SmaXx0r]

2:56 find a girl who looks at you EXACTLY like this, and marry her

[@FerretChloride]

I highly recommend you check out Silent Planet’s new song, Trilogy. You’ll dig their riffs for sure!

[@sp00g37]

what ive always liked about polaris is their screamer can make them heavy. that breakdown didnt feel like much but the screams gave it depth

[@theduckularpeanuts]

Yo man have you ever listened to Maximum the hormone? I think you might dig them. Lovin your channel and keep up the good work!

[@guillaumechevreux]

Love this band and this freaking song

[@AirRedbox]

The things that you say confuse you, are things I love in a song

[@wyattsilfies5032]

Heaviest riffs, DADGAD tuning

[@125jesusfreak]

you know it's really heavy when Slav Nik shows up

[@lispyj431]

You should do reactions of unsigned/ local acts! It’s would be awesome to meet/ be introduced to new bands.

[@Ethan-nw4ww]

As an Australian I can confirm that it’s pronounced ‘pol-are-is’

[@joshgrimm8443]

Loved this.

[@BrettCahill]

I loved this one but I understand your take on the structure. They took the metalcore sound and said "na Bruce" to the traditional structure, completely throwing me off which I really enjoyed. Maybe that's the prog fan in me though!

[@bobwalters9151]

C'mon Nik...These guys can do no wrong! There are No Rules! This Band bangs with the best of em'....!!🤘🤘

[@SolusEclipse]

The lyrics are so FUCKING SOLID

[@carterdorris5575]

gotta do the new silent planet track, “trilogy”.

[@toasttoasted3492]

This breakdown should be outlawed!!!

[@CodyVella]

You have to react to Dealer - “Tourniquet”

[@XandycamX]

I don’t want to be that guy who corrects people, but I just want to give recognition where it’s due. The clean vocals in the second/alternate chorus was actually the bassist. I’ve noticed that the lead vocalist and the bassist actually play off of each other very well with choosing when each of them takes the lead and which takes backing vocals. Just wanted to through that out there :)

[@aptBattlefield3]

Reminds me of Popular Monster. Dunno why but it gave me those vibes

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

LMAO look at the way his lip twitches before the breakdown at 3:11

[@kabztunes]

This bands gonna blow up globally. Pol-Are-Is is how ya say it btw

[@NivanSharma]

another song added to the playlist!

[@monkvsiron]

New Silent Planet and New Invent Animate!!! GET ON IT SON

[@TheMadBeardedArtist]

Ahh polaris. My Aussie Dudes!!!

[@jonashirche8554]

pls react to trilogy from silent planet. its so dawn low and crazy

[@michaelwatkins5331]

Smashing!

[@iKrebbs]

Gotta react to Silent Planet - trilogy. Pretty amazing 👌🏻

[@wizie5659]

“Are you hyping me up fam?” 😂😂😂

[@brainerror3168]

Great band, even better live.

[@Dropkickdejv]

If you want to be blown away counting beats you should check out Vildhjarta - Den helige anden.

[@geoffmcmillan3304]

Dead Kelly, "Such is Knife". Aussies best guitarist 👌

[@jackomondo]

Would love to see a reaction from Nik Nocturnal to "Pray For Rain" by Polaris, guitar riffs in the song are insane !!! always love the reactions you do too :D

[@nathandrums1176]

Check out something off the new Dealer EP, suffer in rhythm is super sick but tourniquet is the single

[@dominicakadragun3103]

It’s not a Valentine’s Day without Smashing Twice and a Shloppy Shred. 🤪🤪

[@lazytommy0]

They were holdin out on you nik. Better get em

[@dbaok1991]

You should check out fit for a king- price of agony or backbreaker.