History
Early years and first releases (2006–2010)
In Hearts Wake was formed in early 2006 composed of five friends that originate from Byron Bay, Australia. In July 2006, the band recorded their first demo track "True Love Is Hard to Find". In December 2006, they recorded their debut 7-track EP, entitled Into the Storm. In early 2007, the band welcomed new drummer Caleb Burton and began to refine their sound, writing faster, heavier, more technical and melodic songs. In July 2007, they embarked on a tour that covered three Australian states and three major cities.
In December 2007, with an average age of just seventeen, the band began their 5-month studio recording schedule at SAE Institute in Byron Bay to produce their second EP with Scottish producer/engineer James Lyall, entitled The Gateway, which was self-financed by the producer and musicians and mixed by respected US engineer Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague). In 2010, the band produced a split-EP together with the hardcore band The Bride.
Divination (2011–2013)
In Hearts Wake signed their first professional recording deal with UNFD in July 2012. Their debut studio album, Divination, was released on 31 August 2012. Josh Schroeder produced the album at Random Awesome Studios in the United States of America. Divination peaked at 27 on the ARIA charts.
In March 2013, they played four shows in New Zealand. In June, another Australia tour followed with support from Counterparts, The Storm Picturesque and Stories. The first tour throughout Australia was held in September. In Hearts Wake toured with Landscapes as support for The Amity Affliction in Europe. The tour led the bands throughout the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France and Austria. The band continued touring together with The Amity Affliction on their "Brothers in Arms Australia Tour" alongside Chelsea Grin and Stick to Your Guns as support.
Between 30 August 2013 and 8 September 2013, the band toured Australia alongside Like Moths to Flames and label mates Hand of Mercy in support of the "Homebound Tour" of Dream On, Dreamer. After the "Homebound Tour", the band played four shows with British electronicore group Enter Shikari.
Earthwalker and Skydancer (2013–2015)
In February and March 2014, they played Soundwave Festival in Australia for the first time. Before playing at Soundwave, the band headlined the "Skydancer Australia Tour" with support from Hand of Mercy and Hellions. The earnings of the tour went to the band's own Skydancer project.
The musicians announced they would release a new album, Earthwalker, on 2 May 2014 and in Europe at the end of May. The album peaked at No. 5 at official ARIA Charts. In June, the band toured Australia again to promote Earthwalker with support from Being as an Ocean, Dream On, Dreamer, Endless Heights, and Sierra.
In early March 2015, the band announced that they would be releasing a new album entitled Skydancer in May 2015. Jake Taylor stated in a documentary that the band actually recorded the new album alongside their second studio album Earthwalker.
The band support Northlane on their "North American Node Tour" in the summer of 2015, Oceans Ate Alaska and Like Moths to Flames were support. The band then returned to North America the same year in the fall to support Parkway Drive on the "IRE Tour". Thy Art Is Murder and Miss May I joined as support.
On 31 March 2016, as an April Fool's Day joke, the band unveiled the final piece in their three album series entitled Seaskimmer to be released 6 May 2016.
Equinox (2016–2017)
On 19 April 2016, the band announced that they had been working on a collaborative EP with Northlane entitled Equinox. It was recorded in January in Melbourne with producer Will Putney. The EP features three songs: "Refuge", "Equinox" and "Hologram" and was released on 20 April, through UNFD. To promote the EP, Northlane and In Hearts Wake co-headlined a tour in June. Supporting them were Hands Like Houses and Ocean Grove. On 5 December, touring member Conor Ward was officially announced as the band's new drummer.
Ark and Ark Prevails (2017–2019)
On 2 April 2017, the band unveiled a new song "Warcry" during their UK tour in support of While She Sleeps. On 26 April, another single, "Passage", was released, and it was announced that both tracks were taken from their upcoming album Ark, released on 26 May 2017.
Prior to the album's release, the band announced an Australian headline tour with While She Sleeps and Crossfaith in July 2017. The band also announced their We Are Waterborne Initiative, aiming to clean up beaches in Australia and around the world with their fans. Due to overwhelming support and praise for the Initiative, the band released a third track from Ark, "Waterborne", on 23 May. After the release of Ark on 26 May, the album debuted at No. 3 on the Australian ARIA Charts. In North America the band opened up for August Burns Red on their Messengers 10th Anniversary Tour with Protest the Hero and '68 as support.
To celebrate the release of Ark, the band embarked on their first beach clean-ups with fans for their newly created We Are Waterborne Initiative. Subsequent events were organized in New Zealand and regional Australia throughout 2017 and 2018 with the help of local marine conservation organizations Tangaroa Blue and Sea Shepherd.
On 6 July, In Hearts Wake released a music video for the single "Nomad". The music video features an all-girl mosh pit and is accompanied by a message from the band regarding safety and self-expression for all fans at their shows. Shortly after, the band embarked on their Australian "Ark Tour", and also toured extensively in Europe and the United States in late 2017, co-headlining with Fit for a King, and support from Like Moths to Flames and Phinehas. At the start of 2018, the band kicked off their 28-date "Great Southern Land Tour", which included shows all across Australia.
On 2 February 2018, the band released Ark Prevails, a four-track Ark companion EP that includes three "re-imagined" acoustic versions of the songs "Frequency", "Waterborne", and "Arrow", the latter of which features guest vocals from CJ Gilpin, frontwoman of the UK band Dream State, as well as a new ambient instrumental track entitled "Adrift (Outro)". The release date of the EP was alluded to in the Ark album tray, which contained a hidden secret message that could be decoded using a cipher.
All proceeds from the sale of Ark Prevails, via Bandcamp's "name your price" model, goes to Sea Shepherd Australia. In Hearts Wake also joined the final touring portion of the Vans Warped Tour in 2018. They were joined along with Motionless in White, Simple Plan, Unearth, Every Time I Die, Wage War, Chelsea Grin, Crown the Empire, Nekrogoblikon and much more. After which, in June they performed an all ages "Ark Tour" in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
In January 2019, the band performed their Summer Setlist Tour and performed in Geelong, Albury, Canberra, Wollongong, Penrith and Newcastle, while also performing at UNIFY Gathering 2019 along the way. The tour was supported by Alpha Wolf and Drown This City, and was In Hearts Wake's only NSW, ACT & VIC shows for the year.
Kaliyuga (2020–present)
On 17 March 2020, the band unveiled a new single titled "Worldwide Suicide" along with an accompanying music video in which the band intend to plant a tree for every 1 thousand views the below video for it generates. On 1 April, like with the album cover Seaskimmer, as an April Fool's Day joke the band unveiled another album cover entitled Hellbringer. On 24 April, the band released the second single "Son of a Witch" from their upcoming fifth studio album, Kaliyuga, which is scheduled to be released on 7 August 2020 along with a corresponding music video. At the same time, the band announced the album itself, the album cover, the track list, and release date.
On 27 May, the band released the third single "Hellbringer" featuring Jamie Hails of Polaris. The single was inconspicuously teased by the band as an April Fool's Day joke with revelation that on the "album cover" of the single they already teased that Hails will feature on the song as his face was on the cover but halfway hidden. That same day, the band also revealed other guest musicians that will feature on the album. On 8 July, the band released their fourth single "Dystopia". On 5 August, two days before the album release, the band released their fifth single "Moving On".
Breakaway
In Hearts Wake Lyrics
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You will never feel true love living in the shadow of the sun.
The hopeless now lie crawling on their knees,
and who will lead with compassion in their hands?
Break, break away.
Break from the past,
break from everything you know.
Take from the dead, they are living proof.
Try to breathe the smoke-filled air haunted by the voices of the dead.
You will never win the war or wash away the blood that has been shed.
The hopeless now lie crawling on their knees,
and who will lead with compassion in their hands?
Break, break away.
Break from the past,
break from everything you know.
Take, take away.
Take from the dead, they are living proof.
Break, break away.
Break from the past,
break from everything you know.
Take, take away.
Take from this life–it's the only fucking truth.
To the cowards who sit back and watch
Fathers become a casualty notch:
where are they now the truth is out?
To the Mothers who grieve and cry
while their children fight back and die:
where are they now the truth is out?
Break, break away.
Break from the past,
break from everything you know.
Take, take away.
Take from the dead, they are living proof.
Break, break away.
Break from the past,
break from everything you know.
Take, take away.
Take from this life–it's the only fucking truth.
This is the only fucking truth.
The lyrics in In Hearts Wake's song "Breakaway" speak of a need for change from destructive patterns and a desire for a leader with compassion. The opening lines challenge the listener to confront who they have become when they hide behind a weapon, using it as a shield. The lyrics also suggest that one cannot truly experience love when they dwell in the shadow of pain and violence. The following line acknowledges the suffering of many, particularly the hopeless and lost, and calls out for strong leadership. The chorus repeats the lines, "Break, break away. Break from the past, break from everything you know. Take, take away. Take from the dead, they are living proof." This reinforces the idea of needing to break free from the old ways and take from those who have fallen as proof that change is necessary.
The second verse continues the theme of struggle and acknowledges the difficulty of changing a situation where lives have been lost or ruined. It stresses the futility in continuing to fight wars that cannot be won and suggests that the ghosts of those lost can haunt and suffocate the living. Again, the chorus is repeated with the addition of "Take from this life – it's the only fucking truth." This suggests that, in spite of the pain and problems wrought by life, it is still the only genuine thing.
The song's bridge calls out to two different groups: protecting fathers who become casualties in war and the grieving mothers left behind. It challenges these groups to confront the reality of what they have lost and where they stand now that the truth is out. Ultimately, the song encourages the listener to break free from the past, embrace change, and seek out a new truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you see what you've become hiding yourself behind a loaded gun?
You have changed into someone who uses force to hide from their problems.
You will never feel true love living in the shadow of the sun.
You cannot find happiness if you remain in someone else's shadow.
The hopeless now lie crawling on their knees,
Those who have lost hope are now helpless and vulnerable.
and who will lead with compassion in their hands?
Who will show empathy towards those who are powerless?
Break, break away.
Escape from your current situation.
Break from the past,
Leave behind what has happened before.
break from everything you know.
Escape from everything you are familiar with.
Take, take away.
Remove something from the situation.
Take from the dead, they are living proof.
Dead people are proof that things can go wrong.
Try to breathe the smoke-filled air haunted by the voices of the dead.
Even though you are surrounded by death and destruction, try to survive.
You will never win the war or wash away the blood that has been shed.
It is impossible to undo the damage that has been done.
To the cowards who sit back and watch Fathers become a casualty notch:
To those who sit idly by while others suffer and die.
where are they now the truth is out?
Where have they gone now that the truth has been revealed?
To the Mothers who grieve and cry while their children fight back and die:
To the mothers who are forced to watch their children suffer and die.
where are they now the truth is out?
Where have they gone now that the truth has been revealed?
Take from this life–it's the only fucking truth.
Accept the brutal reality of life.
This is the only fucking truth.
There is no escaping the harsh reality of life.
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, Songtrust Ave, MUSHROOM MUSIC PTY LTD
Written by: C, CHEA, FLOWERS, GRANT, NIELSEN, PROSPER, SOVORY, TAYLOR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Andre Stevens
go for a walk in any forests in australia and suddenly wild hardcore bands appear
Marco Williams
jesus this comment is gold
Romans 5:19
@Roniel Singh LMAO
Nathan Williams
These guys always seem to shoot in really cool locations.
Roger Goza
Same thing happens In American deserts
aiden mcbride
theyre no hardcore bawbag
OMGIDestroyedMatter
This band is so amazing just the way they are!!!!!!!
All in with nature, defending the Earth with metal lol! XD
I hope they never change their style of music it's awesome!!!!
Rui Carneiro
2:42 That breakdown made me want to take the bike everyday to college instead of driving my car.
Rui Carneiro
@***** thank you thank you <3
popopopo359
listen to NEVERLAND, same band. it has one even better than this.