Having made waves with their 2015 debut, The Life I Remember, the band has dramatically progressed beyond the melodic death metal sound of that release into something more complex, emotional, distinct, and devastatingly heavy. Evolution was not just the title of Once Humans sophomore release last year it was an armor-plated declaration. And it evolved into something big. The video for their lead-off single Eye Of Chaos by now gathered more than 7.5 million views on YouTube alone. As not only the comments below their YouTube videos prove, Once Human fascinate with their complex and emotional sound, their thick, contorted riffs and Lauren Harts unique and bloodcurdling voice. Holy shit I did not expect that voice come out of that body Possible to be turned on and terrified by a woman at the same time? Okay shes kinda cute but I dont expect muc- HOLY SHIT SOME EXPLAIN HOW IN THE WHAT Stage Of Evolution is the consequential mutation of the Evolution album from studio to stage. It was recorded during last years US tour and features not only songs from the studio album but also a cover of Machine Heads Davidian, a track from their 1994 debut album Burn My Eyes, co-written by Once Humans Logan Mader, whose name will be familiar to metalheads not only as the original guitarist in Machine Head and his late 90s stint in Soulfly but also for his production and mixing work on records from the likes of Gojira, Fear Factory and Devildriver. Beside singer Lauren Hart unleashing her forceful voice the track also features guest vocals by Fred Leclercq of Sinsaeneum and Dragonforce. I know its uncommon for a band who is not headlining to record a live album. We were able to pull it off because todays technology and compact size of the necessary gear is a part of our everyday monitoring system. We had loads of fun on tour with Dragonforce. Im so glad we captured a nice piece of it to share with all our fans! - Logan With the lineup rounded out by drummer Dillon Trollope, bassist Damien Rainaud and guitarists Max Karon, everything about Evolution and its live counterpart Stage Of Evolution makes it clear that this is a band pushing itself to deliver something that truly stands apart. The product is available as digipak and digital, both for an unbeatable price.