Star
Assassin are a Melbourne based four piece progressive rock band with their
debut single 'Hey Kid' and their powerful forthcoming debut album
'Bleeding To The Circle' due to be released in Winter 2009.
"I
feel like hell today, we almost slipped away, then a little voice inside
me showed me that we're here to stay, I don't believe in lies, somehow
they burn our lives, then a little voice inside me showed me through my
paralyzing life." -
Sings vocalist Simon Hynes.
Despite their paralyzing lives, stay is exactly what Star Assassin have
done, gaining thousands upon thousands of loyal fans in the process.
Through years of relentless underground touring the band has won over many
an audience with their voracious performances, clean smacking songs and
impassioned lyrics.
After putting away several EP's and LP's the band left the road to focus
on recording Star Assassin's debut album 'Bleeding To The Circle'. While
the album was being written, there were periods when vocalist Simon Hynes
didn't leave his room in days, frozen deep down inside himself, weighed
upon by troubling thoughts which would later escape on the record.
"Am I alone? Head in the dark, alone here with all the things I never
once wanted to be, cos in my heart I'm like you, alone here with all the
things I never once wanted feel".
"Bleeding To The Circle" is an intense album with incredibly
well structured songs that musically and lyrically explore the range of
emotions spewed forth by the band, a journey though anger, love, betrayal,
regret, pain and realization. Reflecting a darker undertone, the record
varies within its degree of moodiness and will take you places if you dare
follow.
The first single off the album is "Hey Kid", a fast paced
ripping guitar driven hook-filled hit with an ultra accelerated music
video to match. The Australian foursome let fly on "This Summer"
with an aggravated bruising beat, draped with catchy obese guitar chords
and timely vocal riot, as "Hide" lights the fuse on a potent
progressive dynamic rocket. The world falls into flawless vulnerability
throughout "Head In The Dark's" melodic vocals, soaring strings
and unveiled lyrics. Star Assassin's approach to this record has broken
open new artistic ground for the band to tread, "The Way"
unlocks a forbidding musical landscape of a different colour, changing up
scenery in the melancholy yet hopeful ballad 'Beautiful World" with
it's fetching refrain and a hook like a harpoon. "Beautiful
World" is planned for release in 2009 as the bands second single.
Since forming in 2001 after breaking away from other bands and musical
projects, their home has been on the road touring, with two brothers in
the band, (vocalist Simon Hynes and guitarist Ryan Hynes), getting on each
others nerves and sparking brotherly quarrels plagued the bands early
history, however, learning to deal with these kinds of pressures and
getting it out of their system earlier on has only served to strengthen
their resolve as a band. "Now we give each other the space we
need" explains Ryan. "Simon and I are brothers and we're very
determined, we've got our very strong points of view". This
strong determination is what fuels Star Assassin's critical song writing
process and delivers that colossal intensity the fans love to their live
stage show.
The album title "Bleeding To The Circle" derives it's name from
the circle of family, friends and fans who have loyally followed and
supported the band since the beginning. Simon admits "We've got
some pretty hardcore fans." Larcombe agrees "There's
nothing better than seeing your fans sing along, that's what gives you the
motivation, it's brilliant, fans are awesome." Simon continues "They're
really like a second family to us".
Symbolically speaking, Star Assassin have bled with their lives to create
their latest offering. Orford explains "You've got to hang in
there because everything doesn't happen overnight, you've got to put a lot
of time and effort into it and there's a lot of things that can deter you
over that time." Ryan adds "We're paying them back for
hanging on for us." Ryan continues "The album's got a
real youthful vibe to it, I remember when we used to drive in our cars
when we were 17 at twilight going to a party and just have our music going
in the car, that's the type of vibe it gives me."
