Australian metalcore outfit Polaris could have already introduced their intentions of forging ahead regardless of the demise of their guitarist Ryan Siew, however it’s one other factor solely to really do it. Late yesterday night, the band went ahead and launched a brand new music video for his or her single “Nightmare” that options their late band mate.

Because the second of three music movies filmed when Siew was nonetheless round, it’s the primary new drop after the heartbreaking information. In accordance with Daniel Furnari, the lead as much as the video’s launch was troublesome at instances for the surviving members of the band.

“We created this video with our buddy Ben Wrigley, AKA Third Eye Visuals, who discovered some superb areas and imagery to assist us convey the observe when paired along with his good modifying abilities. This was the second of three music movies we filmed with [late guitarist] Ryan [Siew] earlier this yr. It has been a difficult and really emotional activity to finish these movies in mild of what has occurred, however after cautious dialogue along with his household, we collectively felt that we needed to share with the world the ultimate issues that Ryan created with us. We’ll proudly cherish the reminiscences of him contained on this footage, and hope you’ll too.”

Information broke of Siew’s demise final month, however we nonetheless have no idea what precipitated his passing. Regardless, he was a younger and vivid musician who died far too younger at 26 years outdated.

Nonetheless, with a watch on the band’s future, they’re persevering with with their touring schedule and the deliberate launch of their upcoming album, Fatalism. Furnari stated the brand new document was a mirrored image of “the fixed state of worry that the world at giant appears to have lived in for a lot of the previous couple of years.” Which actually is a giant temper when you concentrate on it.

“The extra I considered it, the extra I arrived on the conclusion that possibly this worry was the largest factor all of us had in frequent throughout a time of such nice division — that our collective dread was our best unifier. That idea then actually helped to form the thematic course of the remainder of the document.

“[‘Nightmare’] was the second track that was written for the album and it began with that refrain melody, chords and lyrics, which I dropped at the fellows to construct a track round. We fleshed it out on our first writing journey to the mountains and it developed into a really riff-heavy track, with the guitar being handed backwards and forwards so much between Rick and Ryan and all of us weighing in, so I feel all of us had an early attachment to it for that purpose.”

Along with the discharge of Fatalism, the band have a scheduled tour in Australia with August Burns Purple, Kublai Khan, and Currents this September, with their North American tour to observe afterward with Currents, Varials, and Paledusk. Posters for each excursions might be discovered under.

Fatalism shall be launched on September 1 by way of Resist Information in Australia and SharpTone Information for the remainder of the world. You possibly can preorder your copy as we speak.

Naturally, we at MetalSucks nonetheless lengthen our deepest condolences to Siew’s buddies, household, and bandmates.