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.
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| Released | 3 November 2017 | |||
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| Length | 42:12 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound Magazine | 9/10[3] |
| Wall of Sound | 9/10[4] |
| New Transcendence | 9.5/10[5] |
| Louder Sound |   [6] |
| New Noise Magazine |  [2] |
| Metal Noise | 5/5[7] |
Release
editOn 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
editKill 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’)".[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lucid" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "The Remedy" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Relapse" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Consume" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Frailty" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "In Somnus Veritas" | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Dusk to Day" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Casualty" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "The Slow Decay" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Crooked Path" | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Sonder" | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 42:12 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 6 |
Awards
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2018 | The Mortal Coil | Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album | Nominated |
J Award
editThe 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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| J Awards of 2018[9] | The Mortal Coil | Australian Album of the Year | Nominated |
Personnel
editPolaris
- Daniel Furnari – drums
- Jamie Hails – unclean vocals
- Rick Schneider – rhythm guitar
- Jake Steinhauser – bass, clean vocals
- Ryan Siew – lead guitar
- Production[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Polaris / The Mortal Coil". killyourstereo.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Senior, Nicholas (21 November 2017). "Album Review: Polaris – The Mortal Coil". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Croft, James (2017-11-03). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Mortal Coil – Polaris". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Polaris – The Mortal Coil (Album Review)". Wall of Sound AU. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Welsh, Connor (31 October 2017). "REVIEW: POLARIS – THE MORTAL COIL [2017]". new-transcendence.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Leivers, Dannii (6 November 2017). "Polaris - The Mortal Coil album review". loudersound.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "REVIEW: "The Mortal Coil" by Polaris". metalnoise.net. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Polaris – The Mortal Coil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "The J Award 2018". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Polaris – The Mortal Coil". Discogs. Retrieved 22 March 2022.