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===Band information===
===Band information===


Aftermath was an early Sydney death metal act established in 1990 with a line-up of Gregor Wegner and Tony Trenter on guitar, Jay Lee on bass, Dave Kidd on drums and Jeff Moffat on vocals. The band supported tours by '''Carcass''', '''Cannibal Corpse''', '''Deicide''' and '''Pungent Stench'''. In 1994, Pat and Shane Piercy joined Aftermath replacing Trenter and Lee and the next year they were both replaced by Leif Gregory and Alex Hole, but shortly afterwards the band split. Dave Kidd joined '''Unclean''', Gregory went to [[Dark Order]] and Shane Piercy joined [[Volatile]]. Hole was later in '''Sh'mantra'''.
Polaris is a Sydney metalcore band formed in 2012 by Daniel Furnari and Jake Steinhauser. Jamie Hails and Rick Schneider were also soon recruited and the original line-up was completed by bassist Matt Steinhauser and James West on keys and synths. ''Dichotomy'' was recorded during 2012 and 2013, and before it was released both West and Matt Steinhauser had left the group. Jake Steinhauser switched to bass and Ryan Siew joined the band.


Aftermath reformed in 2003 as Moffat, Kidd, Wegner and Lee but Moffat soon left for the UK and joined '''Anchorhead'''. Ex-[[Persecution]] vocalist Rod Hunt was recruited and with a new bass player Dave Hickey the band began work on new songs, but in the end the group split up in 2006 without ever playing live. Wegner, Lee, Gregory and Moffat attempted another reunion in 2010 but that too stalled. Pat Piercy died on May 30, 2013 and Leif Gregory suffered a fatal heart attack on December 21, 2016.
''Dichotomy'' was released in November 2013, eleven days after Siew joined the band. His first recording with them was the 2016 EP ''The Guilt & the Grief'' that reached #34 on the ARIA singles chart. ''This Mortal Coil'' followed in November 2017 and charted for a week, hitting #6. The album was supported by a capital city tour with '''The Plot in You''' and [[Alpha Wolf]]. Later in the year they played shows with [[Parkway Drive]] ahead of another tour in November with '''The Devil Wears Prada'''. ''This Mortal Coil'' was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.  


In 2019, Aftermath reunited with three original members, Wegner, Lee - now on guitar - and Trenter, now as bassist, with Loz Lamy from [[Deiformity]] on vocals and Pete Kelly drumming. ''Remastermath'', a compilation of all their early demo tracks, was released in mid-2021 after a return show earlier in the year.
Polaris' next album ''The Death of Me'' was released in February 2020 in time for their appearances opening the main stage at the Download Festival in Sydney and Melbourne. The album reached #3 on the ARIA chart and also charted in Germany and on ''Billboard'''s Heatseeker chart. Polaris then toured nationally with '''Wage War''' and '''Alpha Wolf''' but further live activities were stalled by COVID and their next major appearance was at the Knight and Day Festival in December 2021.


===Discography===
===Discography===

Revision as of 17:20, 2 March 2022

Polaris
OriginSydney, NSW
GenresMetalcore
Years active2012 - present
MembersJamie Hails, Daniel Furnari, Ryan Siew, Rick Schneider, Jake Steinhauser
Past membersJames West, Matt Steinhauser

Band members

  • Current line-up
    • Jamie Hails (vocals)
    • Ryan Siew (guitar)
    • Daniel Furnari (drums)
    • Rick Schneider (guitar)
    • Jake Steinhauser (bass, vocals)
  • Former members
    • James West (synths, keys) 2012 - 2014
    • Matt Steinhauser (bass) 2012 - 2013

Band information

Polaris is a Sydney metalcore band formed in 2012 by Daniel Furnari and Jake Steinhauser. Jamie Hails and Rick Schneider were also soon recruited and the original line-up was completed by bassist Matt Steinhauser and James West on keys and synths. Dichotomy was recorded during 2012 and 2013, and before it was released both West and Matt Steinhauser had left the group. Jake Steinhauser switched to bass and Ryan Siew joined the band.

Dichotomy was released in November 2013, eleven days after Siew joined the band. His first recording with them was the 2016 EP The Guilt & the Grief that reached #34 on the ARIA singles chart. This Mortal Coil followed in November 2017 and charted for a week, hitting #6. The album was supported by a capital city tour with The Plot in You and Alpha Wolf. Later in the year they played shows with Parkway Drive ahead of another tour in November with The Devil Wears Prada. This Mortal Coil was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.

Polaris' next album The Death of Me was released in February 2020 in time for their appearances opening the main stage at the Download Festival in Sydney and Melbourne. The album reached #3 on the ARIA chart and also charted in Germany and on Billboard's Heatseeker chart. Polaris then toured nationally with Wage War and Alpha Wolf but further live activities were stalled by COVID and their next major appearance was at the Knight and Day Festival in December 2021.

Discography

Album:

2021 Remastermath Independent
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