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Mesmer (album)

Mesmer
Studio album by
Northlane
Released24 March 2017
StudioThe Barber Shop Studio, Hopatcong, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre
Length43:39
Label
ProducerDavid Bendeth
Northlane chronology
Equinox
(2016) 		Mesmer
(2017) 		Analog Future
(2018)
Singles from Mesmer
  1. "Intuition"
    Released: 18 January 2017
  2. "Citizen"
    Released: 20 March 2017
Deluxe edition cover
Artwork used for the deluxe edition cover.

Mesmer is the fourth studio album by Australian heavy metal band Northlane. It was released on 24 March 2017 through UNFD, with no announcement prior to the release.[1] It was produced by David Bendeth and recorded at The Barber Shop Studio in Hopatcong. 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 their founding bassist Alex Milovic as a member of the band.

In 2019, a deluxe edition of Mesmer was released, which contains instrumental versions of all songs. A double LP vinyl was released, limited to only 450 physical copies worldwide, it was later made available digitally for streaming and download.[2][3]

Release and promotion

The band premiered a new track "Intuition" at Unify Gathering in January 2017, which was eventually released on 17 January 2017.[4] Northlane announced an Australian tour in support of the single in March 2017.[5]

On 10 March, Northlane released the single "Mesmer", an ambient electronic track with an accompanying music video which was shot by Jason Eshraghian in Sydney and contains artistic shots of the band and scenic views.[6] Along with this, a chatbot appeared on Northlane's Facebook page: called "Citizen", people could interact with the chatbot on Facebook Messenger where the bot would give cryptic messages and clues to upcoming releases.

On 16 March, all of Northlane's social media profile pictures turned white, and led fans to an easter egg website, nl6633.com via small text in the white images.[7] This website contained a landing page which showed timelapsed videos of members of Northlane in a recording studio, however no additional information was given.

Two months after "Intuition" was released, another single, titled "Citizen", was released, on 20 March.[8] On 24 March, the album was released without any prior warning, and the album was made available for immediate purchase and streaming.[9] The aforementioned single "Mesmer" was discovered to be an album sampler/trailer, containing stems to all of the tracks on the album.[10]

In the following months Northlane performed the Mesmer World Tour to promote the album. In July, Northlane announced a five date national tour for the Australian leg of their world tour, performing in all major cities.[11] American metalcore bands Erra and Sworn In joined them for the tour as supporting acts.[12]

Writing and composition

Many of the songs portray emotional themes. "Heartmachine" tells of relationship loss, "Fade" portrays grieving emotions after the loss of family member, while the track "Veridian" contains euthanasia-endorsing lyrics. "Zero-One" implores listeners to follow what they love.[13] The song "Paragon" was written in tribute of Architects gutiarist Tom Searle, who died of skin cancer in 2016.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press!7/10[15]
Distorted Sound8/10[16]
Exclaim!7/10[17]
Heavy[18]
KillYourStereo75/100[13]
Loud85/100[19]
Rolling Stone[20]
Wall of Sound9/10[21]

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the songwriting and performances of the band members. Zach Redrup of Dead Press! gave the album 7 out of 10, saying: "In essence, Northlane have produced a well rounded effort with Mesmer, and have kept things fresh for an audience that is offered a plethora of metalcore bands that often sound far too similar. In a few too many parts, Northlane themselves succumb to echoing bands and records before them, but the lyrical content is real, gritty, and genuine, and, paired with their musical innovation, they prove that they're ones to keep building with each release."[15] Distorted Sound scored the album 8 out of 10 and stated: "Overall, Mesmer is a strong follow-up to 2015's Node, building on its theme and tone, with high-points being provided by Marcus Bridge's soaring vocals and the groovy, technical basslines of Alex Milovic. Unmissable for fans of the band and genre."[16] Exclaim! gave it 7 out of 10 and said: "In general, Mesmer is an evolution for Northlane that greatly improves on their melodic and progressive aspects."[17] In a very positive review, Heavy magazine wrote: "Mesmer is as surprising a listen as it was a surprise release, nothing short of a modern metalcore masterpiece that brings a new face to a mask that could only be worn by a band such as Northlane."[18] Alex Sievers, from KillYourStereo gave the album a 75/100, and said: "It was better than Node but fell short when compared to their previous two albums, Discoveries and Singularity."[13] Dan Southall of Loud magazine claimed about the album: "Mesmer can at times be repetitive, but it also sounds like a band that is growing away from their roots towards hereto unexplored musical territory for them. At its root, this is the album where another world beating Aussie band is firmly planting its marker."[19] 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."[20] Wall of Sound rated the album 9 out of 10 and said: "So close to perfection, this collection of 11 new songs could actually turn out to be one of the best albums of 2017 so far with so many elements that put it as a front runner to be "Album of the Year" material. I'm so glad Northlane delivered the goods, the hype was certainly upheld and worth the wait. Marcus Bridge, take a bow you're the new OG of this band and you should all be proud of what you've produced. Exceptional listening for fans new and old."[21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marcus Bridge, Jon Deiley, Josh Smith, Alex Milovic and Nic Pettersen, except where noted[22]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Citizen"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, David Bendeth4:24
2."Colourwave" 3:41
3."Savage" 4:39
4."Solar" 3:16
5."Heartmachine"Bridge, Deiley, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth4:04
6."Intuition"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth3:51
7."Zero-One" 3:57
8."Fade"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth3:58
9."Render" 3:56
10."Veridian" 3:25
11."Paragon"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic4:23
Total length:43:39
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Citizen" (instrumental)4:24
2."Colourwave" (instrumental)3:41
3."Savage" (instrumental)4:39
4."Solar" (instrumental)3:16
5."Heartmachine" (instrumental)4:04
6."Intuition" (instrumental)3:51
7."Zero-One" (instrumental)3:57
8."Fade" (instrumental)3:58
9."Render" (instrumental)3:56
10."Veridian" (instrumental)3:25
11."Paragon" (instrumental)4:23
Total length:43:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from album sleeve.

Northlane
  • Marcus Bridge – lead vocals
  • Jon Deiley – guitars, programming, drum pad
  • Josh Smith – guitars
  • Alex Milovic – bass
  • Nic Pettersen – drums, percussion
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Mesmer
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 3
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[24] 3
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[25] 61
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 31
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[27] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[28] 11

References

  1. ^ "Northlane release surprise new album Mesmer". unfdcentral.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Northlane - "Due to popular demand we've decided to release a deluxe edition of Mesmer."". Twitter. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Northlane - "We have made Mesmer Deluxe available on all digital services"". Twitter. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. ^ UNFD (17 January 2017). "Northlane - Intuition [Official Music Video]". Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Northlane - We're excited to announce the Intuition Tour..." Facebook. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ UNFD (9 March 2017). "Northlane - Mesmer [Album Trailer]". Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Northlane - n16633.com". Facebook. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. ^ UNFD (19 March 2017). "Northlane - Citizen [Official Music Video]". Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Northlane - We are proud to announce that our new album Mesmer is out now..." Facebook. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Behind The Scenes Of Mesmer". UNFD Central. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. ^ Williams, Tom (10 July 2017). "Northlane Announce 2017 'Mesmer' National Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  12. ^ Murphy, Sam (27 August 2017). "Northlane Announce Support Acts For 'Mesmer' Australian Tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Sievers, Alex (27 March 2017). "Album Review: Northlane - Mesmer". KillYourStereo. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Northlane Wrote A Tribute Song For Late Architects Guitarist Tom Searle". Theprp.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  15. ^ a b Redrup, Zach (24 March 2017). "ALBUM: Northlane – Mesmer". Dead Press!. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  16. ^ a b Croft, James (25 March 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: Mesmer – Northlane". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  17. ^ a b Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (27 March 2015). "Northlane – Mesmer". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b Rose, Anna (25 April 2017). "[ALBUM REVIEW] NORTHLANE: Mesmer". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  19. ^ a b Southall, Dan (14 August 2017). "Northlane - Mesmer". Loud Mag. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  20. ^ a b Clements, Jaymz (27 March 2017). "Northlane - Mesmer review". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  21. ^ a b Browny, Paul (24 March 2017). "Northlane – Mesmer (Album Review)". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  22. ^ "ASCAP Repository - Northlane". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Northlane – Mesmer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  24. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Northlane Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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