Astronoid


Astronoid is a post-metal band from Lowell, Massachusetts, formed in 2012. Started by vocalist Brett Boland and bassist Daniel Schwartz, the current lineup includes Boland, Schwartz, guitarist Casey Aylward, and drummer Matt St. Jean. They have released two extended plays, November and Stargazer, and two studio albums, Air and the eponymous Astronoid.

History

The band started as a studio project between vocalist Brett Boland and bassist Daniel Schwartz. Boland had previously played in Morning Glory. They recorded two songs, which were released as the November EP, on May 11, 2012. The second song on the EP "Astronoid" featured guest vocals from Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar.
The band's second release Stargazer, was a four song EP that came out on July 2, 2013. They then recruited guitarists Casey Aylward and Mike DeMelia and drummer Matt St. Jean to tour. Boland, Aylward and Schwartz were previously bandmates in post-hardcore band Hetfield & Hetfield. This lineup began to work on their debut LP, Air.
After forming the full band, the group was signed to Blood Records. They are currently based out of Boston, Massachusetts.
The band was inspired by Devin Townsend, Ihsahn, and Emperor as well as Mew during this time. The band's label described their sound as "Dream Thrash". Noisey described the album as "a buoyant mix of metal, thrash, punk, prog-rock and shoegaze.". Metal Sucks described the album as "an instant classic".
In early 2017, they toured in support of Ghost Bath. In addition, they opened for Ghost on several shows, and toured in support of Periphery and Animals As Leaders. In 2018, the band were announced as support for Zeal & Ardor on their North American tour.
On October 31, 2018, the band announced guitarist Mike DeMellia was leaving the group to pursue other musical and creative interests.
On November 27, 2018, Astronoid announced their second studio album, Astronoid for release on February 1, 2019.

Discography

Extended plays

Studio albums

Band members

Current Members