Mesmer (album)

Mesmer
Studio album by Northlane
Released 24 March 2017
Genre Metalcore, progressive metal, alternative metal
Length 43:39
Label
Producer David Bendeth
Northlane chronology
Node
(2015)Node2015		 Mesmer
(2017)
Singles from Mesmer
  1. "Intuition"
    Released: 18 January 2017
  2. "Mesmer"
    Released: 10 March 2017
  3. "Citizen"
    Released: 20 March 2017

Mesmer is the fourth studio album from Australian metalcore band Northlane. It was released on 24 March 2017 through UNFD, with no announcement prior to the release.[1] It follows the group's slight departure from their metalcore roots and towards a more alternative and experimental sound, as established on their previous release, Node. It peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It is the last Northlane album to feature bass player Alex Milovic as a member of the band.

The song "Paragon" was written in tribute of Architects gutiarist Tom Searle, who died of skin cancer in 2016.[2]

Reception

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the songwriting and performances of the band members. Jaymz Clements, in a four-star review for Rolling Stone, said: "On Mesmer Northlane offer a graphic meta-personal narrative couched in relentless machine-precise heaviness. [...] Few bands combine razor-sharp proficiency with spine-shaking heaviness and a generalised, amorphous disaffection the way Northlane do, infusing darkness, despair and (eventual) hope into an exultant musical catharsis. And four albums in, Australia’s leading metalcore lights are only getting better at it." [3]

Track listing

Adapted from Spotify.

No.TitleLength
1."Citizen"4:24
2."Colourwave"3:41
3."Savage"4:39
4."Solar"3:16
5."Heartmachine"4:04
6."Intuition"3:51
7."Zero-One"3:57
8."Fade"3:58
9."Render"3:56
10."Veridian"3:25
11."Paragon"4:23
Total length:43:39

Personnel

Northlane

All songs written by Jonathon Deiley. Lyrics by Joshua Smith and Marcus Bridge.

Production

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 3
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[5] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Northlane release surprise new album Mesmer". unfdcentral.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Northlane Wrote A Tribute Song For Late Architects Guitarist Tom Searle". Theprp.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Northlane - Mesmer review". rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Northlane – Mesmer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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