The Mortal Coil is the debut studio album by Australian metalcore band Polaris. It was released on 3 November 2017 under Resist Records and SharpTone Records and has been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album, and Australian Album of the Year award at the 2018 J Awards.
Release On July 7, 2017, Polaris released the single "Consume", the first single off the album. Two more singles were released for the album, "The Remedy" on August 28, 2017, and "Lucid" on October 30, 2017.
Reception Kill Your Stereo said that "Polaris are the next big thing", and applauded the technical aspects of the album, saying "The guitar work moves from these moments of groovy, nu-metal bounces (‘The Remedy'), to these mighty fine melodic touches ('In Somnus Veritas'), to these Periphery-esque tech sections (‘Relapse’)".
Track listing
Charts +Chart performance for The Mortal Coil Chart (2017) Peakposition
Awards ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| 2018 | The Mortal Coil | Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
J Award The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| J Awards of 2018 | The Mortal Coil | Australian Album of the Year
Personnel Polaris Daniel Furnari – drums Jamie Hails – unclean vocals Rick Schneider – rhythm guitar Jake Steinhauser – bass, clean vocals Ryan Siew – lead guitar
Production Grant McFarland – mastering, mixing, production, engineering Carson Slovak – mastering, mixing, production, engineering Ash Hull - management Chris Blancado - recording Carol Aldrighi - artwork, design
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