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Windwaker is an Australian heavy metal band[1] from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.[2] The band formed in late 2014[3] and relocated to Melbourne, Victoria in April 2015.[4][5] They subsequently released their debut EP Fade in May 2017.[6] After numerous lineup changes, Windwaker solidified their lineup in 2018 before the release of their single "New Infinite".[7] In March 2019, Windwaker released their self-produced sophomore EP Empire,[8] and made their second festival appearance 11 days before the release at Download Festival Melbourne.[9]

Windwaker
Windwaker performing in 2019
Background information
Origin	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock metalcore
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Fearless
Members	Liam Guinane Jesse Crofts Indey Salvestro Chris Lalic
Past members	Mark Mcghie Will Eggleton Chris Moohan Jesse Holt Will King

History

Early years and Fade (2014–2018)

Windwaker, named after the Legend of Zelda game of the same name, was formed in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The founding lineup featured vocalist Will King, bassist Indey Salvestro, drummer Chris Lalic and guitarists Mark Mcghie and Will Eggleton.[3] In April 2015,[5] Windwaker moved to Melbourne, Victoria[4] and began performing and recording new material. Their debut single "The Charade", featuring Zach Britt of Dream On, Dreamer, was released on September 15 2015.[10] Windwaker's next single "Castaway" was released on November 2, 2016, and was later included on their debut EP.[11] The band began performing with Liam Guinane, who unofficially acted as both a live and studio guitarist after the departure of Mcghie, while guitarist Chris Moohan began playing with the group after the departure of Eggleton. Windwaker's debut EP Fade was released on May 31, 2017. The EP was produced, mixed and mastered by Sonny Truelove at STL Studios in Sydney, Australia.[12]

On January 15, 2018, Windwaker introduced guitarist Jesse Crofts as an official member.[13] Two days later, Guinane was officially introduced as the fifth member of the band.[14] On April 2, the band released the single "New Infinite", the first track to feature Guinane and Crofts.[15] The band made their first festival appearance at BIGSOUND Festival in Brisbane, Queensland in September.[16]

Empire and Guinane's departure (2019–2020)

In early 2019, the hashtag #TheSitch frequently began to appear across social media forums in Australia.[17] On February 1, 2019, Windwaker released the single "The Sitch" with an accompanying music video and announced pre-orders for their sophomore EP Empire.[18] The band released the second single of the release, "My Empire", on March 5 with an accompanying music video.[19] The self-produced EP was mixed, mastered and engineered by drummer Chris Lalic, while additional engineering was provided by guitarist Liam Guinane and Declan White.[20]

Vocalist Will King commented about the release: "Coming out of our last record, a record deeply rooted in post-adolescent feelings of pain and loneliness, as a band, it’s safe to say that we all had this strong desire to redeem ourselves of those sole qualities. I think we have always feared trapping ourselves in a box, kept in by one-dimensional expectations, and we are very conscious of not allowing that influence to hinder our creativity. We are absolutely not a band who is going to sit around all day writing the same songs over and over again."[21]

Eleven days before the release of the Empire EP, Windwaker played their first large festival at Download Festival Melbourne, after winning a national triple j Unearthed competition.[22] Empire was released on March 22, with a limited physical release following in June. All of the shows for the Empire tour sold out. The band subsequently signed with New World Artists for bookings.[23] In July Windwaker joined Beartooth on their Disease Tour as support, alongside Thornhill.[24] Windwaker announced that Guinane was unable to attend the tour due to personal obligations, so Weighbridge guitarist Sean Ross filled in. They also stated their plan to cover Silverchair's hit "Freak" on the tour.[25] On September 9, Guinane announced he would be leaving Windwaker to focus on his other band Reside. He played at Windwaker's performances at Good Things in December and Unify Festival in January 2020 before departing.[26][27]

Love Language (2020–present)

On December 30, 2020 Windwaker announced their forthcoming debut album Love Language. On December 17, 2021 they made their Fearless Records debut with the single "Toxic". In 2022, they released the singles "Beautiful", "Lucy", "Glow" and "Superstitious Fantasy" on February 11, March 4, March 25 and April 15 respectively. The full album was released on May 6, 2022.[28] On 15th of September 2022, the band announced on social media that Will King had departed from the band to focus on studying Psychology, and former guitarist/backing vocalist Liam Guinane had returned to fulfil lead vocal duties.

Members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums

Title	Album details
Love Language	Released: May 6, 2022 Label: Fearless Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		AUS
Fade	Released: May 31, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download, streaming	–
Empire	Released: March 22, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: CD, 10" vinyl, digital download, streaming	–[lower-alpha 1]

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"The Charade" (featuring Zach Britt)	2015	Non-album singles
"Fade Sessions"	2017
"New Infinite"	2018
"The Sitch"	2019	Empire
"My Empire"
"Toxic"	2021	Non-album single

Music videos

Song	Year	Director
"Castaway"	2016	Jordan Tan
"New Infinite"	2018	Kieran Ellis-Jones
"The Sitch"	2019	Ben Anderson
"My Empire"		Colin Jeffs
"Reject" (Live)	2020
"Toxic"	2021	Jackson Bentley
"Beautiful"	2022	Ed Reiss
"Lucy"
"Glow"		Indey Salvestro
"Superstitious Fantasy"		Ed Reiss
"Left In The Dark"		Colin Jeffs

Notes

References

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