Polaris - THE GUILT & THE GRIEF [Full EP Stream]

[@Oh_its_Mike]

My favorite part about this is that I used to watch Ryan's guitar covers years ago when he was younger and now he's all professional and shit. That's insane talent to me.

[@T3amAm3rica1]

Okay, now that I have some time, I feel like I need to offer my full thoughts on this EP. I don't say this lightly: This is one of the best EPs I've ever heard in my life. I spend a lot of time finding and collecting top quality music, and this release has shot up into my top 5 favorites of all time. I literally cannot stop listening to it throughout my day. I'm finding it difficult to put into words the immensity of this. I'm a fan of a lot of different modern metal subgenres, my favorites being progressive/melodic metalcore, progressive deathcore, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore, etc. I feel like this EP seamlessy combines the best qualities of all these genres into a multi-faceted behemoth of a sound. From start to finish, there's never a dull moment. I know it may sound cheesy, but I honestly find myself getting choked up over how absolutely BEAUTIFUL some of the arrangements are. The flowing guitar melodies and powerful cleans, the emotional screams and complex, energetic rhythms....everything fits together perfectly and forms the most tastefully written EP I've heard in YEARS. I could write a novel about how amazing this EP is, but I feel like I can never put into words exactly how powerful an effect it has on me. People, buy this fucking EP. $5 AUD is and absolute STEAL for this precious gem. If you can afford to purchase it for more, and you're even a fraction as passionate about this kind of music as I am, please do it. Support the artist. This band absolutely needs to make it. We can't afford to lose them due to a lack of financial support for their art. This is a complete game changer. To Polaris: I've never met you, but I appreciate you more than you'll ever know. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this. Thank you for putting your ALL into this, for baring the deepest parts of your souls for the world to hear. I know I probably sound cliche but I really can't help it, this EP has had a profound effect on me that I can't really put into words. I know you'll make it big, and I can't wait until you come on a U.S. tour. P.S. -- Check out their previous EP "Dichotomy" and buy that shit too. It does NOT disappoint.

[@liminalvoidster]

Couldnt have said it better 🤘🏼

[@stupidvegokid]

I hope this dude purchased The Mortal Coil. Easily the album I have played on repeat the most over the last few years.

[@Valet-Gamer]

I'd only place House vs Hurricane EP in this same category

[@ReptarAGT]

Preach it my dude!

[@Centerpieceofmind]

You feel like you need to offer your full thoughts...lol. yes, we were all anxiously awaiting your substantial and informative dissertation. Said no one.

[@GussyOSRS]

Smashing polaris all week, rest in peace you wonderful man ❤

[@Jkv2666]

0:00 - Regress 3:28 - L'Appel Du Vide 6:45 - Unfamiliar 10:48 - Voiceless 14:45 - No Rest 19:02 - Hold You Under (feat Marcus Bridge of Northlane) Epic EP!

[@jwrbachand]

honestly, whoever runs the channel needs to pin this comment

[@johnyang799]

already copied into the description i guess

[@deanjones18]

The boys don't even know how timeless most of their tracks are. Absolute belters left right and centre

[@MrScreamCream]

this is something i can easily get emotionally attached to.

[@incuban]

No Rest is my top song of 2016. Just brilliant.

[@shetzlinejr]

Its easily a top 5 song for me now by them

[@AmericaWest90]

With OMAM, AA, BMTH, WCAR, ISS and CTE going down the drain, I don't take what I'm about to say, but I think this may be my new favorite band and it may also be the best release I've heard in the last few years. Perfection. These guys are going far.

[@TAURELLIAN]

its the new generation :D

[@corvus418]

The Devil Wears Prada are actually coming back strong surprisingly. Their two new singles are absolutely amazing. But yeah, "popular" bands are going downhill.

[@uboraan]

AmericaWest90 HOLY S HIT YOU'RE SO RIGHT, idk I wouldn't say Scott amity, crown the empire, we came as Romans are bad now I just don't listen to their new shit anymore

[@wessteyrn7746]

Tdwp is in its own league

[@wessteyrn7746]

Tdwp is in its own league

[@shetzlinejr]

One of the sickest eps that ever came out. Polaris follows the pedigree of aussie metalcore. Proud to say I saw them on their first tour in America with Parkway. I listened to them a little before I saw them and they caught my attention live. When I saw them the second time and they played crooked path I almost cried. Polaris you gotta fan in me forever dudes seriously

[@malevolence7297]

bruh im new to polaris and i can't express the hapiness im having by listening to this.... no rest is taking me elsewhere

[@br00talhonesty]

Ure in for a bad ass ride

[@Stevedrummer616]

One of the best E.P's i've had the pleasure of listening to. Absolutely amazing work guys. Keep up the great work and look forward to the day you guys are able to tour in the UK.

[@petroglyphs2575]

Setting the bar for best ep of 2016, Sorta discouraged to release our ep now ha. I've listened to this album about 100 times already. No joke. And it's not even the 29th in California yet haha

[@MarkLePage]

You guys should have dropped yours first then. Haha

[@petroglyphs2575]

+Mark LePage unfortunately that was out of our hands, and still is atm

[@T3amAm3rica1]

+Petroglyphs if your new EP is as dope as "Hypocrite," you can bet it'll be super well-received. I'm really looking forward to it.

[@Westgateil]

+Petroglyphs Just drop right now

[@MarkLePage]

+Westgate You guys too though.

[@APiDrums323]

"No Rest", what an epic piece of art, seriously! I'm listening to this for days now! Of course the whole album is just beautiful! Awesome work!

[@coastcoretv1265]

+Jan Böhme (VGNX DRUMS) Fuck man i know, easily my favourite song of the EP. the whole record is a masterpiece

[@Aurora_17]

Honestly one of the best metal vocalists I've ever heard, same for the guitarists / bassist and drummer. This entire band is a heap of pure fucking talent.

[@blakestevenson2535]

I accidentally clicked on this listening to The Novelists souvenirs album, and I must say I am impressed with this album keep up the good work guys

[@bvanquish777]

Took me too long to find this EP but then again everything comes to you in perfect timing.

[@dv7fresh]

Really loving their style and just the whole EP. Keep making more please!

[@wessteyrn7746]

One of the best releases of 2016. Eargasmic from the beginning to the end. It's rare that I listen to Eps without even skipping a single track.

[@ringsofalaska4911]

You guys create such great music! This is a really amazing album, every song is just perfection! great job guys!

[@lanetaylor3100]

This has to be one of my favorite records of this year. The instrumentals and songwriting are brilliant but most importantly it makes you feel :) great job!!!

[@louisfroidevaux5012]

until select difficulty I guess ;)

[@yokisullivan8647]

@@louisfroidevaux5012 Until The Death of Me

[@d.i.e.f.m5952]

This is absolutely gold.

[@felixpaulii238]

This band.... So different..... Melodic as well..... "Simplicity is the key to brilliance." I love it....

[@evolagenda]

The vocals remind me of Architects and I like very very much!!!!

[@ethanmccann5651]

How the chorus comes in is fucking brilliant, absolutely killing it dudes xxxxxxxx

[@bawolff15]

HOLY SHIT! This EP is straight magical. Im getting a mixture of vibes from all my favorite bands. Well fucking done Polaris. You have yourself a new fan

[@yourdarkness999]

Glad I found this band and their album

[@liammaloney122012]

this is soo damn good, devastated i missed you guys on the northlane tour. i'd love to see you guys live, if you could on the next tour set up a all ages date in newcastle that'd be bloody tops. keep up the good work lads

[@chazfoster7031]

Best metal EP ever heard hands down...and I thought zombie EP could never be topped...

[@louisfroidevaux5012]

9:00 listened to this part about five times and got chills every time. Soooo goooood.

[@ryandawson5572]

Polaris, your collaboration with Marcus Bridge is my inspiration to live!

[@karldarby297]

Awesome work guys, would be sick to see you guys in the UK finally!

[@bradhunt7457]

No Rest is the standout for me, I really can't get enough of it !

[@TobiasStulz]

Amazing... Kind of the best release i had the pleasure to listen to.. And jakes Vocals are amazing. Pls come to Germany

[@marvinzimmermann_]

+Tobias Stulz / Music, Metal & More Just astonishing! seh dich dann auf ihrem Konzert xD

[@marvinzimmermann_]

Sind wir ja schon zu dritt.

[@coastcoretv1265]

+Tobias Stulz Jake? its jamie m8 :)

[@TobiasStulz]

+CoastCore TV nope ;) the clean Vocals are Jake ;)

[@coastcoretv1265]

Tobias Stulz OHHH gotcha, i met them last night i should know hahaha

[@eVoLuTii0Nx3]

I just found out about Polaris & they became instantly my favourite band! Awesome EP, keep it up!

[@ion1984]

160k views? ugh. this is the best album I've heard in a decade.

[@ion1984]

it's pretty hard to overstate how good this is ...

[@ColtLong]

Ryan and the gang are something else. This is amazing.

[@kazura337]

Vos musiques sont vraiment motivante, découvert en début d'année je regrette absolument pas d'être tombée sur vous, bonne chance pour tous ce qui suit, let's go the brother's

[@NizziWoods]

best 23,30 minutes of my life ever spent.

[@Moltrosity]

So cool meeting you guys, so real and down to earth. Awesome music as well! Maybe a collab in the future when me and the boys get some stuff down haha

[@CeibaMukaro]

best album ever hands down you guys are deff getting signed soon

[@sp00g37]

really cool EP, Australia definitely knows what they do best. And is that Grant McFarland that was in this or the apocalypse?

[@MarkLePage]

Yes, it's that Grant.

[@PolarisAus]

+kyle spejewski The very same!

[@walterirwin7250]

+Mark LePage Grant McFarland is talent.

[@adamwyatt1379]

I Killed The Prom Queen

[@TheeRealNFL]

Saw them at Gramercy in NY a few weeks back. The set list was epic .. just a terrific show.

[@FrostyPhoenix]

5 years on

[@asterking6971]

Rest in Peace Ryan....Dearly departed, forever near

[@roockie112]

just found my new favorite band

[@Taquitos95]

This is literally everything I wished the new architects album was but wasn't. Possibly even better than what they could do. Well done

[@corvus418]

I have to agree with that

[@Recovery82]

I respectfully disagree with this. This is great, but not better than All Our Gods.. that album is flawless

[@corvus418]

I found their new album to be well-produced, but overall none of the songs really stood out from each other. It's a good album, but it's just something to play through only to hear their sound rather than the songs themselves. That's just what I feel though, since I listen to nothing but this and similar subgenres haha. To each their own though, I can respect that.

[@Recovery82]

I think if you take in the context of the album (i.e., in many songs the guitarist foreshadows his own death) it comes to life. The lyrics are downright genius. I also found it to be incredibly diverse such that it was in your face, but also melancholic.

[@97Mizzo]

Mo's got it. All Our Gods was truly the best album of the past year and the fact that it is in major part about Tom's inevitable death makes it all the more emotional to listen to.

[@jonathanpadilla5703]

"no rest" is so emotionally damm

[@seraphunderthehood]

Timeless 🖤

[@2SensesDnB]

When i first heard 'Wherever I May Walk" I was like: it doesnt get better than this. ... then I bought this EP! It absolutely blew me away!

[@totchichat]

This is so good. Can't help but listening to this on repeat!

[@Metalcorable]

THE VOCALS ARE SO CATCHY AHHH

[@pyrean]

Stellar work on the album. The production is on POINT. Would love to see a play-through of 'L'appel Du Vide' and 'Hold You Under'!

[@painkiller666666666]

this is amazing, MUST BUY

[@T3amAm3rica1]

Best EP I've heard in quite a long time!

[@thraexgaming]

Best piece of music I've ever heard!

[@br00talhonesty]

The snare sounds so fucking amazing in the first song

[@VIDSOFPK]

12:49-13:58 gives me chills every time

[@Auras718]

i remember when this first came out and i found it on some instagram metalcore page 2 years ago. crazy to see how big they got

[@dmoney668]

Damn u guys are fn fantastic!

[@georgiavar8358]

This is LIT! especially Voiceless

[@Dampfwalzi]

cant stop listening to this awesome piece of musik

[@OfMiceAndWoe]

This is too sick. Super well produced. Man, Australia has all the good bands :/

[@liminalvoidster]

Damn right we do 😎🤘🏼😉

[@AngelBunnyAlice]

it sounds amazing guys. great work

[@louisfroidevaux5012]

Amazing combination between Periphery and Architects.

[@xxASkylitOlixx]

incredible album, I really think that this will push you far, good luck!

[@Ru1Roy]

LIT.

[@unbounder]

+Rui Carneiro RUI CAN I JUST GO AROUND KZbin WITHOUT SEEING YOU SOMEWHERE

[@Ru1Roy]

***** I'M SORRY ROXAS

[@unbounder]

Rui Carneiro DAMN STRAIGHT

[@dynatwenty]

clearly the most played ep ever in my case. After a few dozen listens ill buy that shit. i feeeel the pressure closing iiiin! Loveit

[@x-nihilo]

Fkn love these guys!

[@tannerteague4595]

The layered vocals in Voiceless are just fucking insane.

[@mstringer90]

this EP is so fuckin good, i havent stopped listening to it since i discovered it a few ago

[@Lost_in_the_Blink]

Voiceless is just special

[@adriengonzalesmusic]

11:57 is the riff of the year

[@jordymertenscovers3297]

It sounds great dudes! The drums, guitars, synths and vocals are killing it! It's not super heavy but it has some heavier parts which i really love. You guys doing great shit so keep going

[@Droidiak]

Favorite album of 2016.

[@Szili0]

Love this. Has a bit of Burning Down Alaska feel to it.

[@PursuitSk8]

after seeing that pale aura cover I knew Ryan was gonna do something interesting

[@OhhMarzz]

This is beautiful

[@johnbubble1]

Great EP...was waiting on this for a while... Just wish you guys wouldn't have rerecorded Unfamiliar...liked the pre EP version more.

[@tannerteague4595]

30,000 views? This is wayyy underrated.

[@julianbarriga8513]

im down, good job guys

[@fallfromeverest]

Wow, what an EP!

[@themichaelpieri]

0 Dislikes - 469 Likes keep that shit going. Unreal album you guys are going places!!

[@McYates24]

this is so dope holy shit

[@renee1092]

Loving 'Unfamiliar'!!! Perfect music for shitty study xD You guys rocked Enigma on Friday night - keep it up!! Xx

[@jonathonjackwitz7472]

This is incredible \m/

[@Mayheml]

02:43 - 02:50 Why is this so good?

[@wildtimes9434]

gotta nice architects vibe ...you guys are fuckin sick!!!

[@PuReXtremeGaming]

I wish they played these ane older songs live still

[@johnyang799]

Love 'no rest' best!

[@VentusTarango]

Holy shit this is amazing! New fan 🤘🏼😁

[@nl4life267]

Damn ordering this !!!

[@davidbellagamba769]

in love!

[@christophberger13]

dat sound .. is perfect! :O

[@Dwesk]

The whole EP is nicely diverse and just overall pure quality. Fresh af. BTW - is the EP getting upped on Spotify today/tomorrow?

[@ryansiew1]

+Dwėsk It's up on spotify now :)

[@Dwesk]

***** thanks for the heads up, fam :)

[@wessteyrn7746]

It's so rare these days finding bands with EPs that make you realize the beauty of this genre you know. They truly are extremely talented.

[@crazedpotatoez]

Wow!!! No dislikes yet, I'm not surprised. This EP is amazing!!

[@camdenwyeth316]

Still up there

[@TheArcTangente]

so good

[@GamingGardeningAndLayingSiege]

...Still soooo good.

[@GamingGardeningAndLayingSiege]

Can it stand the test of time? Yes. Can confirm

[@myollinir]

this is a good fuckin album boys! i really like Unfamiliar & Voiceless