Australian Guitar

TheDeathOf­Me

RESIST

- MATT DORIA

Polaris stand as definitive proof that heavy music can have pop-level success in the current musical landscape, and The

DeathOfMe paints a clear picture of why: every chorus is as catchy as it is callous, every riff as riveting as it is ravaging, and every breakdown as meticulous as it is merciless – and the way that all gels together is downright stunning. Following 2017’s barrier-shattering MortalCoil, LP2 is legions darker, denser, more mature and more technical – and yet, it also sees Polaris embrace more of the big and bouncy, emo-adjacent hooks that demand you bop along. Decades from now, a new generation of moshlords will look back and sigh, “I miss when they made albums like TheDeathOf­Me.”

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