THE DROP
Polaris have broken a three-year silence with "Without You," their first new music since guitarist Ryan Siew died in 2023 *‡. The song was written directly about that loss, and the band aren't dressing it up: "This is the sound of crushing loss, shock, grief and heartache, and the beginning of us learning how to share that with the world." *
WHAT TO KNOW
- Out September 3, 2026 via ADA in Australia/New Zealand and SharpTone everywhere else *.
- First material since 2023's "Fatalism," which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA chart months after Siew's death *.
- Described as harsh vocals, heavy riffing, melodic choruses, a guitar solo and a breakdown outro *.
- The video, directed by Third Eye Visuals, cuts archival band footage against the members playing in an empty cathedral ***.
- They hit the UK and Europe with I Prevail from September 19 through October 13 *¶.
THE TAKE
A guitar solo on a song about a dead guitarist is not an accident, and neither is filming in an empty room — Polaris are building the absence into the arrangement. This band earned every bit of trust with "Fatalism," a record made under circumstances nobody should have to write through, so the skepticism meter stays at zero. Three years of silence, then a breakdown outro: they waited until they had something to say.