PhaseOne releases new album ‘Terranova’

PhaseOne is an artist who’s entirely discarded the rule book to make his fiercely original sound. The Sydney-born producer, guitarist and songwriter has walked a unique path in the global electronic music scene, known for fusing the intensity of metal with the unforgiving force of bass music, a formula that’s earned him a reputation as a visionary artist. From early singles to chart-topping hits, PhaseOne’s rise has been defined by his refusal to choose between genres, instead standing at the crossroads where multiple styles collide in spectacular fashion.

With a live presence that’s become the stuff of legend, PhaseOne has stormed stages across continents from North and South America to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, ripping through sold-out headline tours and iconic festivals like Tomorrowland, Rampage, EDC and Lost Lands. Backed by co-signs from leading electronic figures including Skrillex, SLANDER, ILLENIUM and Excision, his name has become synonymous with high-stakes, high-octane performances.

Sharing his studio sound for over a decade, in 2013 he made his entrance with the debut single “Take Me Away,” featuring Nicole Millar and since then, he’s delivered an astonishing discography across a plethora of singles, remixes and EPs as well as an album. Winning over fans around the world and earning critical acclaim, he’s racked up tens of millions of spins of his music online.

Now he brings us his latest release with his brand new sophomore full-length record titled TERRANOVA, a ten-track LP that offers the perfect snapshot of his developing sonic output. Following up his 2019 debut Transcendency, this new record thematically explores the cycle of destruction and rebirth through both sound and story. “I didn’t want to make a collection of club bangers. I wanted to tell a story and create something cohesive that flows from beginning to end,” PhaseOne shares.

Each song earns its place and the collaborations read like a cross-genre summit with Drum and bass duo Flowidus, MC Dread, Future Static and HVDES among the featured acts on the record. Kicked off with cinematic opening titled track “TERRANOVA,” the album introduces the artist’s wife who delivers a spoken-word monologue as Mother Nature mourning Earth’s decline and hopeful renewal. Descending into a raucous bass-heavy outing of striking percussion and growling synths, it’s an epic dub-focused jam that jump starts the release.

“SOS” sees PhaseOne link up with Make Them Suffer to cast a moment of dreamy electronic pop that erupts with an anthemic sound of gripping vocal screams and intense rhythmic energy. Perfectly capturing the abrasive charge of metal with the impactful synth textures of powerful EDM, it’s a potent slice of memorable songwriting and engrossing sound design flair.

“PULSE” brings a brutal industrial-metal hybrid featuring Banks Arcade that incinerates the album’s central metaphorical tree of life via a danceable cut of storming electronic metal. On “DIVIDE,” Micah Martin and Intervals join PhaseOne for a metalstep outing propelled by rattling trap style beats and impassioned vocal performance. Featuring HVDES, “LULLABY” crafts a hypnotic soundscape of spacey vocal leads and wobbly bass energy before launching into a thrilling sound of searing synths and pounding beats.

What ties it all together is a persistent tension between destruction and regeneration, one underscored by environmental awareness and a clear-eyed look at humanity’s darker impulses, yet, TERRANOVA seeks to find redemption in the wreckage. With this release, PhaseOne proves there’s a whole lot more to his music than mayhem and once again confirms his status as a pioneering artist with a fiercely unique sonic vision.

Commenting on the release, he shares, “Writing my sophomore album has been a true endeavour, especially following the success of my debut. It took over a year to complete, with personal challenges and creative hurdles along the way, but I’m incredibly proud of the result. It’s more melodic than I expected, but still unmistakably a PhaseOne record.”

Listen to Terranova below