Northlane reveal new vocalist, debut new song

2014-11-20 by Macros | 56 Comments
Australian metalcore act Northlane have finally revealed their new vocalist to be former Sound of Seasons frontman, Marcus Bridge. Bridge's first contribution to the band is in the form of a new single, entitled 'Rot,' which can be heard below along with a video for the song.




This announcement brings a long-awaited end to a lengthy audition process, where the band claim they received almost 2000 audition videos, after former vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes left the band for health reasons.

As part of the audition process applicants were asked to upload a cover of either 'Quantum Flux' or 'Dream Awake.' Shortlisted applicants were then asked to write their own lyrics and vocals for Northlane's instrumental track 'Singularity.'

Both of Bridge's audition tracks can be found below.

Dream Awake:




Singularity:




As mentioned earlier, Bridge is the former vocalist for the now defunct Sound of Seasons, best known for this cover of Matt Corby's popular song 'Brother.'



Tagged: Northlane

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AfterTheBreakdown
November 20th 2014
7245 Comments


Wow that was shitty lol

beachdude
November 20th 2014
849 Comments


I dig this guy's voice a lot, cool to see they didn't want a carbon copy of the old guy.

Mort.
November 20th 2014
26404 Comments


he sounds generic as fuck to me, songs good except for the vocals



sspedding
November 20th 2014
5777 Comments


song is cool

JeetJeet
November 20th 2014
12836 Comments


Yeah this dude sounds weak as fuck. Cade from Of Glaciers would have made a much better choice. Also, this song sounds like something Tessaract would put out. Northlane with a swing and a miss.

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


This guys absolutely surprised me. I knew his cleans were great but his screams sounded weak on the auditions. However he sounds much better with good production. Northlane's future is looking good. Hell even the song was a little more creative than some of their usual songs.

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


It sounds like fucking Northlane.

AmericnZero02
November 20th 2014
3956 Comments


Adrian had a really dynamic voice; he left some pretty tough shoes to fill. Marcus didn't sound so great doing Dream Awake, way too many cleans and his lows aren't the best. His voice fits much better on the new track (which is pretty sick).

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


Lol not really. I'm loving the new guy. His growls actually sound good.

ShitsofRain
November 20th 2014
8263 Comments


Wow that was shitty lol [2]

opis1011
November 20th 2014
28 Comments


Everything is cool, new vocalist is cool. If something sucks, it is the rhythm guitar work on this song. It's boring and brings the song down so much.

betray
November 20th 2014
9392 Comments


song and new vocalist are the most generic shit

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


I'm losing all faith in you Betray

Grizzlypyro
November 20th 2014
272 Comments


More like northlame. Used to love discoveries, everything they've put out since then has been average.

betray
November 20th 2014
9392 Comments


game I'm not a huge northlane fan to begin with, i really dig discoveries and singularity is okay too but meh. saw them live twice and they were pretty bad to begin with

shoulda just got me to be new vox tbh

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


Fair enough. I'm not as into Discoveries as others but I love Singularity. Getting to be a big fanboy.

betray
November 20th 2014
9392 Comments


metalcore is a tough thing to be into nowadays bro... I've been big into it since 2006-ish and very few bands if any these days can do anything that hasn't been done before - northlane included.

very few metalcore bands blow my mind or put out anything i jam for an extended period of time these days, hence my needing to expand out into different genres lately

Nocturnalize
November 20th 2014
2463 Comments


I dig this, not an improvement but by no means any worse then anything on Singularity

dathvada321
November 20th 2014
2003 Comments


I really dig the atmosphere on this, but I wish it had more riffs lol. New vocalist might be better than the last guy.

Jacob818Hollows
November 20th 2014
218 Comments


If I'm honest, Adrian was the main reason I didn't like Northlane. I really like this new guy; he adds a much-needed punch to the music, as well as great atmosphere.

ChoccyPhilly
November 20th 2014
13693 Comments


Wow, this sounds so mediocre

NorwichScene
November 20th 2014
3384 Comments


Never been a fan of these. New vocalist hasn't changed that

CameronLaD
November 20th 2014
255 Comments


New song is groovy with some crisp production. Vocalist sounds boring af though.

Omeggia
November 20th 2014
202 Comments


Song is not that great, I'm really digging this guy though

LunaticSoul
November 20th 2014
2422 Comments


It's the same stuff they have been doing with a different singer. If you liked them before, you may as well like them now. what's the fuss?

JeetJeet
November 20th 2014
12836 Comments


Adrian used cleans sparingly in songs and had great lows. This guy pissed all over the track with his lame cleans and even lamer screams. The difference is noticeable enough.



henryChinaski
November 20th 2014
5193 Comments


Song is decent

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


But this guy's cleans are better and his lows aren't actually that much worse than Adrians.

Durrzo
November 20th 2014
3627 Comments


Not sure why people are reacting so harshly to the new vocalist. Adrian had a very weak mid/high range, so this guy isn't any worse in that area, and his lows are decent enough. I would say he has more variation than Adrian, and his cleans are more enjoyable. Adrian's cleans were awkward as fuck.

As for the music, boring as hell. I think they probably let the vocals be the main focus of this track. That's my hope anyway, because they can write songs muuuuch more enjoyable than this was.

kukifnasty1717
November 20th 2014
52 Comments


Adrian's screams were much much better. Still don't know how I feel about this.

Durrzo
November 20th 2014
3627 Comments


I liked Adrian but I'm not hearing it. I mean his growls were great, and yes, they were better, but the rest? Growls aside there was nothing impressive at all about his vocals.

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 20th 2014
12103 Comments


I always thought he had a lot of character which in hindsight is pretty damn impressive. I mean there are a lot of vocalists with great growls and screams and singing voices but if you have a unique presence then that's not something to pass up. Those kinds of vocalists always seem to be divisive as a result.

LunaticSoul
November 20th 2014
2422 Comments


They're going for this minimalistic kind of metalcore with atmospheres and dumb breakdowns.. I don't know,
not buying it much honestly. After seeing them live I realised how their music is actually pretty easy to
play.

MattTD
November 20th 2014
678 Comments


I actually wasn't expecting to like the new vocalist as much as I do. Maybe a bit too many clean vocals but the unclean vocals sound pretty good to me.

rc239
November 20th 2014
444 Comments


this is good, shut up nerds

chug73
November 20th 2014
4649 Comments


Those cleans are great. I like him. Adrian was a good dude but live he struggled to bring it.

InFiction
November 20th 2014
3996 Comments


I don't mind this, but hasn't really gripped me that much. Discoveries is still their best release and I'm hoping they can top that with Marcus, but I'm not anticipating much.

DatBeefPudding
November 21st 2014
1952 Comments


this sounds pretty meh. instrumentation is boring as fuck too

chug73
November 21st 2014
4649 Comments


Singularity was really good imo. The production (MacBook snare anyone?) was a bit thin but the songwriting was really good for the genre. I'm liking where the new stuff is heading

crowing51
November 21st 2014
3505 Comments


I don't know how people say this guy is worse than Adrian...all he had was decent lows. His mids were weak and his singing was laughable. His lyrics were his highlight imo.

This guy can actually sing, lows are decent and I like his mids. Music is still the fucking same. Drums are more present in this track though.

infinitetcetera
November 21st 2014
38 Comments


i like the new vocalist, but that t-shirt dress is killing me.

Antigen
November 21st 2014
35 Comments


I'm going to be the only person to say it, but I miss Sound of Seasons.

Beardog
November 21st 2014
6502 Comments


I like it, vocals are great for a 'scene' band

MrMatt767
November 21st 2014
559 Comments


jeesh, thats strange - to me he didn't sound particularly strong in comparison to some other competitors. Either way, not questioning the bands judgement, they appeared to judge all the competitors scrupulously and he seems to fit in well, kinda like it...

T5Cx
November 21st 2014
165 Comments


Sounds like shit. Discoveries >

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 21st 2014
12103 Comments


Discoveries is a bit overrated.

kukifnasty1717
November 21st 2014
52 Comments


Discoveries was the shiznetz!

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 21st 2014
12103 Comments


Well yeah it is awesome, but it's not my favorite Northlane

Arucard
November 21st 2014
581 Comments


Good to hear the last 60 seconds are still the best bit of the song; nothing changed for Northlane

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 21st 2014
12103 Comments


Ever heard of a climax?

FearThyEvil
November 22nd 2014
19400 Comments


Wow this guys harsh vocals are shit. Sounds even worse than singularity and that was already incredibly shitty.

FearThyEvil
November 22nd 2014
19400 Comments


This bands attempt at atmosphere is also hilariously bad.

DotEight
November 22nd 2014
5704 Comments


Yes and your history of music theory is top-notch.


chug73
November 23rd 2014
4649 Comments


Your sister sure has gameofmetal.
I had a friends that auditioned, good on this guy for getting it tho.

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
November 23rd 2014
12103 Comments


"Your sister sure has gameofmetal. "

Well played sir

JeetJeet
November 23rd 2014
12836 Comments


Lmaooooooo



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