Australia’s heavy trailblazers Northlane have unveiled their new single ‘Carbonized’ today, the final track before the band release their hugely anticipated sixth album, Obsidian, next month. Due to ongoing supply chain issues, Obsidian will now be released on April 22 via Believe. 

‘Carbonized’ is a vital song that demands abusers and predators be held accountable. Driven by a visceral performance from frontman Marcus Bridge, you can feel his primal growl hunting offenders out of the shadows and into the harsh light of day to finally face their reckoning. ‘Carbonized’ is ugly and confronting – and that’s the point.

Bridge elaborates: “We need to start holding predators and abusers accountable for the awful things they have done. Time and time again, the phrase ‘separate the artist from the art’ is used to discount and deflect the damage these people (often men in a position of power) have inflicted on those around them. Whether it’s manipulating minors or putting a hit out on your wife, it shocks me that fans will forget all about it because their latest track is really heavy. Stand with the victims, not the artists continuing their careers as if nothing ever happened. This song is a reminder”

If you had to sum up Northlane in a word, it would be ‘resilient’. In their 12-year career, the four-piece have weathered the kind of storms that would have seen most other bands bow out of the game, yet, through every bout of turbulence, Northlane emerges on the other side with fortitude and a trailblazing body of work that shifts the tectonic plates of heavy music around the globe.

Emboldened by the success of their 2019 award-winning album, Alien, Northlane’s new offering, Obsidian, is their most expansive and dynamic album yet. Self-recorded and self-produced with the help of their longtime collaborator Chris Blancato, the sound Northlane have been working towards over the span of their career has been fully realised on Obsidian. Sonically spanning the gamut of their entire discography, Northlane’s trademark heavy comfortably coexists with techno, drum and bass, intriguing synths, perplexing time signatures and widescreen choruses. It’s this fearless evolution that keeps Northlane light years ahead of everyone else in heavy music.

Northlane will debut Obsidian live in June. Their first Australian headline tour in close to three years will take in metro cities around the country with special guests PliniSleep Token and ALT. With sold out signs slapped up immediately in Sydney and Melbourne, new shows have been added in both cities to meet demand, with a warning that tickets for all other shows are selling fast. 

NORTHLANE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2022

With Special Guests Plini, Sleep Token and ALT.
BUY TICKETS AT NORTHLANEBAND.COM

Thursday June 16
Metropolis, Fremantle

Friday June 17th
Bridgeway Hotel, Adelaide

Saturday June 18
The Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT

Sunday June 19
The Forum, Melbourne – NEW SHOW

Thursday June 23
Max Watts, Sydney – SOLD OUT

Friday June 24
Max Watts, Sydney – NEW SHOW

Saturday June 25
The Tivoli, Brisbane

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