ONCE HUMAN
PICTURE THE SCENE: an eager-eyed young greenhorn approaches a grizzled, retired veteran for advice on how to take on the world, and before they know it, the vet is gearing up to join them and take one last shot at glory. It’s the overarching narrative for a million Hollywood movies, but also how Australian singer Lauren Hart ended up forming Once Human with ex-Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader in 2014.
He might not have quite been Old Man Logan when Once Human formed, but at that point Logan had. Approached by former Roadrunner and current Nuclear Blast A&R legend Monte Conner to work with an up-and- coming singer, Logan soon found himself pulled away from the comforts of the mixing desk.
