Mad About Rock

  Brit alt metallers, TALLBOY, continue their rise with the release of their thumping new single and video, The One Below All, out on Friday 27th February. Featuring Brad Crook (Lead Vocals), Arron Ward-Twinney (Bass Guitar), Jordan Gelling – Guitar), and Adam Twinney (Guitar), and Callum Warren (Drums), the fast climbing metalcorers are ready for a busy 2026. We exclusively caught up with the band and asked them for the tracks that have most influenced their sound: The Plot in You - Spare Me "The intense, raw vocal style in “The Plot in You - Spare Me” conveys a lot of emotion and I’m keen to incorporate something similar into our own music. I strive for vocal variety to avoid sounding one-dimensional." - Brad (Vocals) Polaris - Landmine "I play with a lot of power and energy in my drumming (especially live, I want the drums to punch you in the chest every single hit) I think just about any track by Polaris can sum up where I like to take my drumming: creative fills,...

It's been two years since Sydney metalcore outfit POLARIS released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, 'The Mortal Coil', which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and — thanks to an extensive international touring schedule — the world! The wait for new music is over. POLARIS have shared their new single and video for 'Masochist.'  https://youtu.be/jmU2HH0LHmY "We worked with Ed Reiss on this clip, who's worked on some of our favourite clips from other Australian bands, and together we developed this concept of a painter who, forever dissatisfied with his work, finds he gets more enjoyment from destroying his own creations than from making them," says drummer Daniel Furnari. He adds, "We asked our friend Zac Britt (DREAM ON, DREAMER, YOUNG LIONS) to star in the clip. Not only is he a talented actor and someone that we knew would understand and embody the character, but. he is also a painter himself. Zac ac...

Australian powerhouse POLARIS have released their new single 'Consume'. Check out the track here: https://youtu.be/Njk_OO7TCtA The official guitar playthrough for the song can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/HR7NNe_kifw Also watch the music video for the first single, 'The Remedy' here: https://youtu.be/WWurkdQBlAE POLARIS' highly anticipated debut album, The Mortal Coil, will be out November 3 via SharpTone &Resist Records. Pre-Order The Mortal Coil now: http://geni.us/PolarisTheMortalCoil The Mortal Coil was recorded in POLARIS' self-made studio in Mollymook, NSW, where they shipped American tandem, Carson Slovak and Grant MacFarland of Atrium Audio to oversee the recording. No strangers to success themselves, the hotly-tipped duo most recently produced, engineered and mixed AUGUST BURNS RED’s Grammy-nominated album, Found In Far Away Places. Guitarist Rick Schneider talks about the recording of The Mortal Coil: "Recording 'The Mortal...