The Death of Me (Polaris album)

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The Death of Me
The Death of Me.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
RecordedMollymook beach, NSW
Genre Metalcore [1]
Length41:47
Label
Producer
  • Polaris
  • Lance Prenc
  • Scottie Simpson
Polaris chronology
The Mortal Coil
(2017)
The Death of Me
(2020)
Fatalism
(2023)
Singles from The Death of Me
  1. "Masochist"
    Released: November 6, 2019
  2. "Hypermania"
    Released: January 8, 2020
  3. "Landmine"
    Released: February 13, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Depth Magazine8/10 [2]
Distorted Sound Magazine9/10 [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
New Noise MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Wall of Sound10/10 [6]

The Death of Me is the second studio album by Australian metalcore band Polaris. The band produced and recorded in Mollybook Beach NSW with Lance Prenc and Scottie Simpson engineering, and it was mixed by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland of Atrium Audio at Think Loud Studios, PA, USA. The album was released on 21 February 2020 under Resist Records [7] and SharpTone Records and has been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album. The album was nominated for Best Album at the 2021 Rolling Stone Australia Awards. [8]

Contents

At the AIR Awards of 2021, the album won Best Independent Heavy Album or EP. [9]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the Australian ARIA charts [10] and at number 39 in Germany. [11]

Tour

On 14 November 2019, the band announced a tour for February 2020 in support of the album, which featured the bands Wage War, Crystal Lake and Alpha Wolf. [7]

Track listing

The Death of Me track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pray for Rain"4:45
2."Hypermania"2:42
3."Masochist"4:08
4."Landmine"3:49
5."Vagabond"4:17
6."Creatures of Habit"4:20
7."Above My Head"4:42
8."Martyr (Waves)"3:50
9."All of This Is Fleeting"3:56
10."The Descent"5:18
Total length:41:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs. [12]

Polaris

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Death of Me
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 39
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [13]
17

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 The Death of MeBest Independent Heavy Album or EPWon [14] [9]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2020 [15] The Death of Me Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album Nominated

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
Rolling Stone Australia Awards 2021 [16] The Death of MeBest RecordNominated

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia21 February 2020 Resist Records RES180
Worldwide SharpTone Records [17] 5356

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