OUT FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 VIA CIVILIANS & FEARLESS RECORDS
HEADLINING ACROSS AUSTRALIA LATER THIS MONTH
Melbourne metalcore outfit Windwaker have announced the deluxe version of their sophomore album, ‘HYPERVIOLENCE: Expansion Pack‘, out Friday February 14 via Civilians & Fearless Records. Pre-order it here. ‘HYPERVIOLENCE: Expansion Pack’ features three new songs plus a new version of SIRENS featuring TSS — the band shares their new track, Arcane.
“‘Arcane’ encapsulates the emotions and inner battles when faced with moments of uncertain change,” vocalist Liam Guinane shares. “Written early on in my journey joining as Windwaker’s vocalist, the song explores the push and pull of self-doubt and determination, resulting in an anthemic track embracing the weight of new beginnings and forging a path forward.”
It’s a fearlessly dynamic track that steadily builds its tension throughout, leading to a colossal breakdown and a torrent of riffs and screams. The song also highlights the band’s effortless incorporation of synths and hip-hop cadences into its ballistic hard rock acrobatics. It also features a singalong chorus that will bellow in the crowds of all future Windwaker gigs. Windwaker previously shared the visualizer for Apathy.
Apathy was the first taste of the ‘Expansion Pack’, building on the ‘HYPERVIOLENCE’ album which released in July via Civilians and Fearless Records. ‘HYPERVIOLENCE’ is the evolution of the group’s fresh and exciting sound. Concocting an unsuspecting recipe of electro-charged violence, sickly sweet pop hooks, bouncing hip-hop moments and slick riffage, the charismatic quintet move towards exciting new territory with each new release — and ‘HYPERVIOLENCE’ is the summit of their efforts.
For fans across Australia, the album will be unleashed in its full form on the HYPERVIOLENCE Tour in January and February 2025, presented by Destroy All Lines and Open Door Management, with special guests Thousand Below (USA), Diamond Construct and Headwreck. Following their Australian tour, the band will continue into North American territory throughout February and March supporting metalcore heavyweights Make Them Suffer with Like Moths To Flames (USA) and Aviana (USA).
The Melbourne outfit— Liam Guinane [vocals] Justin Keurntjes [guitar], Indey Salvestro [bass], Chris Lalic [drums, programming], and Connor Robins [synths and samples] —have grown a dedicated and passionate fanbase, amassing millions of digital streams since their inception in 2017. Their latest album has collected well over 12 million Spotify streams and counting, and they charted #12 in ARIA Top 20 Australian Artists Physical Album, #13 in ARIA Top 50 Digital Albums and #19 in ARIA Australian Artists Albums upon release. The album released earlier this year, midway through their first ever North American tour with Northlane and Thornhill, which saw Windwaker win over thousands of new fans and solidify their place at the forefront of modern metal.
Their latest offering, Arcane, is available and streaming now – ‘HYPERVIOLENCE: Expansion Pack’ will be available Friday February 14 via Civilians & Fearless Records. Don’t miss out on Windwaker’s biggest run of shows yet, celebrating their boldest album yet. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.
