

Fear: humanity’s great divider, but also its most potent unifier.
It’s this very notion that lies at the beating core of Polaris’s third album
Fatalism
; a
record
shaped by the sense of despair and dystopia that engulfed the world over the past few years,
and the overwhelming accompanying sensation that we were powerless to change course.
Equally steeped in angst alongside underlying catharsis, an expanded t
hematic gaze and
heavier sonic terrain,
Fatalism
organically builds on the bleak imagery and hard
-
hitting
soundscapes permeating Polaris’s ARIA Award
-
nominated 2020 release
The Death of Me
. But
rather than wallow or stagnate,
Fatalism
instead powerfully ho
lds up a proverbial mirror while
also galvanizing the Sydney five
-
piece’s trademark blend of melodic metalcore, lush post rock,
electronic flourishes and beyond.





