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News : Northlane + In Hearts Wake Release Surprise Collaboration EP

By on April 20, 2016

A couple months back, we reported that both Sydney’s Northlane and Byron Bay’s In Hearts Wake would be going out on tour together this June. Now, in an exciting development, the two bands have further announced that they will be releasing a brand new EP together, entitled ‘Equinox’ after the tour of the same name.

The three-track EP was written by and features all 10 musicians from both bands. The tracklist is as follows:

  1. Refuge
  2. Equinox
  3. Hologram

Equinox EP

In Hearts Wake frontman Jake Taylor says the journey to Equinox has been powerful and fruitful: “The Equinox Tour and EP will be unlike no other. All 10 of us locked ourselves away so that we could weave together our creative efforts into this surprise twelve-minute EP odyssey. Working closely with so many passionate individuals has had its creative challenges and its beneficial learning curves. But like all things that are born to thrive, the Equinox journey has proven both abundant and powerful, showing what can be achieved when we work together. The Equinox EP is the testament of friendship and camaraderie that NL & IHW share, and the tour is still yet to come!”

“We’ve never attempted anything like the Equinox project before,” adds Northlane guitarist Josh Smith. “It’s quite a tall order to fuse two bands together to create art, but the whole process felt synergistic and I believe that the result is greater than the sum of the parts. The recorded part of the project was a monumental challenge for all of us to overcome, on a tight deadline nestled within hectic touring schedules, but it elevated our creativity far beyond the bounds we’d come to know and allowed us to share a common message of importance together.” 

He continues: “The second part of the project, the live show will too be a historic escapade for Northlane and In Hearts Wake, an absolutely unmissable event that we just cannot wait for!”

The Equinox project is an idea they’ve had in the pipeline for nearly three years and, when both bands had a break in their schedules, the EP finally came to fruition in January 2016 when they came together and recorded in secret with producer Will Putney in Melbourne. Comprising two full-band songs and an instrumental interlude, The Equinox EP also comes as a hand-numbered vinyl edition limited to 600 units worldwide across two colour ways.

The live element will feature multiple sets from each band as well as a section featuring all 10 musicians performing the EP in it’s entirety, the only time such a live collaboration is ever planned to take place.

Northlane and In Hearts Wake are two of the leading heavy bands in Australia, and have each built a reputation for taking their innovative music worldwide while still retaining a fierce independence and creativity. And due to their familiarity with festival stages, major magazine coverage and prestigious radio play around the globe, such a complex venture as Equinox is the next step in the boundless creativity of two inventive groups of artists and friends.

The ‘Equinox’ EP is available now digitally and limited edition hand-numbered vinyl is available for pre-order via 24 Hundred.

Tickets for ‘The Equinox Tour’ are available now through Live Nation.

METRO CITY, PERTH
FRIDAY JUNE 10   Ages 18+

THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE
SATURDAY JUNE 11   Licensed / All Ages

FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE
SUNDAY JUNE 12   Licensed / All Ages

THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE
FRIDAY JUNE 17   Ages 18+

BIG TOP at LUNA PARK, SYDNEY
SATURDAY JUNE 18   Licensed / All Ages

Northlane The Equinox Tour

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.