Fatalism (album)

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Fatalism
Polaris Fatalism.png
Studio album by
Polaris
Released1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
Recorded2022
Genre Metalcore
Length46:11
Label
Producer
  • Polaris
  • Lance Prenc
  • Scottie Simpson
Polaris chronology
The Death of Me
(2020)		Fatalism
(2023)
Singles from Fatalism
  1. "Inhumane"
    Released: 26 May 2023 [1]
  2. "Nightmare"
    Released: 27 July 2023 [2]
  3. "Overflow"
    Released: 24 August 2023 [3]
  4. "Dissipate"
    Released: 10 May 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound9/10 [4]
Kerrang! 4/5 [5]
The Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Wall of Sound9/10 [7]

Fatalism is the third studio album by Australian metalcore band Polaris. The band produced and recorded the album in Melbourne in 2022 with Lance Prenc engineering and Alpha Wolf guitarist Scottie Simpson on vocal recording duties. The album was released on 1 September 2023 under Resist Records and SharpTone Records. [8] It is the band's final album with lead guitarist Ryan Siew, after his death on 19 June 2023, with his recordings completed beforehand and released posthumously. [9]

Contents

At the 2023 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [10]

The album was nominated for the 2023 Australian Music Prize. [11]

At the AIR Awards of 2024, the album was nominated for Best Independent Heavy Album or EP. [12]

Background

The first single from Polaris' then-upcoming album was "Inhumane", released on 26 May 2023. [13] The band was performing their ten-year anniversary Australian tour until 20 June when Polaris announced the cancellation of the tour due to a personal crisis, which was announced on 27 June to be Ryan Siew's death at the age of 26 on 19 June. No cause of death was revealed. [14] The following month, on July 24, the band announced that they would be going forward with the release of Fatalism and its accompanying tour in honour of Siew, after lengthy discussions between the band and Siew's family. "This is the last set of complete songs that we wrote together with Ryan," the band said in a statement, "and though the circumstances of their release are now framed by this tragedy, the meaning of the songs and the love we have for them has not changed." [15] The album's second single, "Nightmare", was released later that week on 26 July. [16] On 24 August, the band released the album's third single, and last before the album's release, "Overflow". [17]

Tour

On 31 May 2023, the band announced a tour for September 2023 in support of the album, featuring bands August Burns Red, Kublai Khan and Currents. [18] [19]

Track listing

Fatalism track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Harbinger"3:24
2."Nightmare"4:28
3."Parasites"3:16
4."Overflow"4:11
5."With Regards"4:11
6."Inhumane"3:59
7."The Crossfire"4:06
8."Dissipate"4:23
9."Aftertouch"4:19
10."Fault Line"5:05
11."All in Vain"4:43
Total length:46:11

Personnel

Polaris

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Fatalism
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 77
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [23] 13
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [24] 17
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [25] 8

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