Astronoid is a
post-metal band from
Lowell, Massachusetts, formed in 2012.
Started by vocalist Brett Boland and bassist Daniel Schwartz, the current lineup includes Boland, Schwartz, guitarist Casey Aylward, and drummer Matt St. Jean. They have released two extended plays, ''November'' (2012) and ''Stargazer'' (2013), and three studio albums, ''
Air'' (2016), the eponymous ''
Astronoid
Astronoid is a post-metal band from Lowell, Massachusetts, formed in 2012. Started by vocalist Brett Boland and bassist Daniel Schwartz, the current lineup includes Boland, Schwartz, guitarist Casey Aylward, and drummer Matt St. Jean. They have re ...
'' (2019) and ''Radiant Bloom'' (2022).
History
The band started as a studio project between vocalist Brett Boland and bassist Daniel Schwartz.
Boland had previously played in
Morning Glory.
They recorded two songs, which were released as the ''November'' EP, on May 11, 2012. The second song on the EP "Astronoid" featured guest vocals from Nick Thornbury of
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History
Formed in Plaistow, New Hampshire in 2010, their name is Swedish for “the water is ...
. On November 22, 2012, the band released a cover of the
My Bloody Valentine song "
Only Shallow
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".
The band's second release ''Stargazer'', was a four song EP that came out on July 2, 2013. They then recruited guitarists Casey Aylward and Mike DeMelia and drummer Matt St. Jean to tour. Boland, Aylward and Schwartz were previously bandmates in
post-hardcore
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band Hetfield & Hetfield.
This lineup began to work on their debut LP, ''
Air''.
After forming the full band, the group was signed to Blood Music.
They are currently based out of
Boston, Massachusetts.
The band was inspired by
Devin Townsend,
Ihsahn, and
Emperor as well as
Mew during this time.
The band and their record label began describing their sound as "Dream Thrash" in 2016, a genre originally coined by New Jersey thrash metal band Eliminator in 2012.
Noisey
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described ''Air'' as "a buoyant mix of metal, thrash, punk, prog-rock and shoegaze".
Metal Sucks described the album as "an instant classic".
In early 2017, they toured in support of
Ghost Bath. In addition, they opened for
Ghost
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on several shows, and toured in support of
Periphery and
Animals As Leaders. In 2018, the band were announced as support for
Zeal & Ardor on their North American tour.
On October 31, 2018, the band announced guitarist Mike DeMellia was leaving the group to pursue other musical and creative interests.
On November 27, 2018, Astronoid announced their second studio album, ''Astronoid'' for release on February 1, 2019.
In April 2022, the band announced its third album, titled ''Radiant Bloom'', would be released later in the year in June. The album's first single, "Eyes", was released on April 6. The second single, "Sleep Whisper", was released on April 28. "Human", the album's third single, was released on May 19.
''Radiant Bloom'' was released on June 3 through 3DOT Recordings.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Music videos
Band members
Current members
*Brett Boland – vocals, rhythm guitar
(2012–present)
*Daniel Schwartz – bass
(2012–present)
*Casey Aylward – lead guitar
(2014–present)
*Matt St. Jean – drums
(2014–present)
Past members
*Mike DeMellia – guitar
(2014–2018)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.astronoidband.com/
Heavy metal musical groups from Massachusetts