Northlane and In Hearts Wake recently broke the exciting news that they would soon be hitting the road together for a co-headline tour, with both single and dual-band collaborative sets planned.
But it’s not just the stage where the two bands have been wielding their joint might, they’ve now announced the release of The Equinox EP, a three-track EP written by and featuring all 10 musicians from both bands.
“The Equinox Tour and EP will be unlike no other,” says In Hearts Wake frontman Jake Taylor. “All 10 of us locked ourselves away so that we could weave together our creative efforts into this surprise twelve-minute EP odyssey.”
“Working closely with so many passionate individuals has had its creative challenges and its beneficial learning curves. But like all things that are born to thrive, the Equinox journey has proven both abundant and powerful.”
Meanwhile, Northlane guitarist Josh Smith added, “We’ve never attempted anything like the Equinox project before. It’s quite a tall order to fuse two bands together to create art, but the whole process felt synergistic and I believe that the result is greater than the sum of the parts.”
“The recorded part of the project was a monumental challenge for all of us to overcome, on a tight deadline nestled within hectic touring schedules, but it elevated our creativity far beyond the bounds we’d come to know and allowed us to share a common message of importance together.”
“The second part of the project, the live show will too be a historic escapade for Northlane and In Hearts Wake, an absolutely unmissable event that we just cannot wait for!”
The Equinox project has been almost three years in the making, finally coming to fruition back in January when both bands had breaks in their schedules and came together to record in secret with producer Will Putney in Melbourne.
The two bands’ upcoming joint tour will see all 10 musicians from both bands performing the EP in its entirety, the only time such a live collaboration “is ever planned to take place”.
The Equinox EP is available digitally now, with limited edition hand-numbered vinyl units available for preorder via 24 Hundred. Check out dates and details for the Equinox tour below.
NORTHLANE & IN HEARTS WAKE NATIONAL TOUR DATES
Friday, 10th June 2016
Metro City, Perth
Tickets: Live Nation
Saturday, 11th June 2016
Thebarton, Adelaide
Tickets: Live Nation
Sunday, 12th June 2016
Festival Hall, Melbourne
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Friday, 17th June 2016
The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tickets: Live Nation
Saturday, 18th June 2016
Luna Park, Sydney
Tickets: Live Nation
