Northlane

Northlane are an Australian heavy metal band from Sydney, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, drummer Nic Pettersen and vocalist Marcus Bridge. Northlane have released six studio albums: Discoveries (11 November 2011); Singularity (22 March 2013), which reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart; Node (24 July 2015), a number-one album; Mesmer (24 March 2017), Alien (2 August 2019) and Obsidian (22 April 2022). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 the group won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for their album Node. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the band won again with Mesmer. The band won the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album category for the third time at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 for their 2019 album Alien.

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News / Music

Northlane Beat Daniel Johns In Race To #1

They've done it again. They've previously taken out the #1 spot with their album NODE, as well as 3 Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album ARIA awards for Node, Mesmer and Alien. Obsidian has cemented their spot in Australian Heavy Music History! Could a fourth Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album ARIA award - and maybe even an actual nod for ALBUM OF THE YEAR be in their future?

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Full Tilt Festival Brisbane

We hit Eaton's Hill Hotel for Brisbane's first Full Tilt Festival on 23rd April. 1. It was a TIME AND A HALF and 2. Can't believe we get to do it again in July!

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Northlane - 'Obsidian'

“This album is quantity AND quality.”

Features / Music

Madonna, Deadmau5 & More: The Songs That Inspired Northlane’s ‘Obsidian’

To celebrate the release of their new album ‘Obsidian’, Northlane guitarist Jonathon Deiley takes us through some of the songs that inspired the band during its creation.

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Album Review: Northlane - Obsidian

If you’re looking for fucking great bangers that give you different emotions, spotlight each member's phenomenal talent and musical growth that gets you god damn excited for a live show, that’s what you’ll get with Obsidian.

Features / Interviews

Northlane's Marcus Bridge chats about Obsidian, returning to the live stage and more

Northlane's frontman Marcus Bridge opens up to Lili Jean Berry about returning to the stage after 800+ days to headline Full Tilt Festival, their sixth album Obsidian and the singles to date, his lockdown anxiety and more.

Reviews / Live

Live Review: REVIEW: Full Tilt Melbourne

This festival was our first post-pandemic lifeline for a stacked all Aussie heavy lineup for 2021. Challenges with rising covid cases, border closures, & state by state restrictions took Full Tilt away from all cities in 2021. Finally, the first date went ahead in Melbourne on the weekend & hot damn it felt good!!

News / Music

Northlane Release New Single 'Carbonized' & Confirm Album Date

Northlane have doubled down on both the electronic and heavy sounds they've made their own and dropped new single and video Carbonized, and announced that their album release date for Sixth Album 'Obsidian' has been pushed to April 22, 2022. Carbonized is a warning to abusers and predators - that their day is coming and that they WILL be held accountable.

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Northlane Frontman Recalls ‘Financial Ruin’ & Backlash Around ‘Alien’

"That’s still something that sits with me and makes me feel a bit funny.”

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New Festival Postponed Last-minute As Headliners Northlane Test Positive For COVID

"We feel for the organisers, we feel for the staff, our crew, our fans and the other artists, some of which we know have traveled far and wide to attend."

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Northlane Bassist Departs Band: 'I Wish You Luck In The Rest Of Your Career'

"I have decided to leave Northlane for my own personal reasons."

News / Music

Northlane nab Health, PhaseOne, Mr Bill & Mashd N Kutcher for '5G' remix EP

Put on your tin-foil hats with Northlane's new remix EP!