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THE MESS WE'RE IN

Please support ZETA by downloading our music here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Introducing ZETA: the collective mind of Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT) and Katie Jackson. What is set to be a multi-sensory experience, The UK artists seek to push their own creative boundaries by exploring epic soundscapes that intertwine with stunning visuals. 

This unique project fuses the retro synth heavy decade of the 80s with futuristic and breathtaking imagery, bringing past and future together in a Cyberpunk-esque package. With a huge span of influences ranging from metal, future garage, retrowave, prog, classical and various game and film soundtracks, their music embraces the sounds of electronica, but with textures and layers inspired by the whole musical spectrum.

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Silent Waves

BUY THE SINGLE

Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right

Legacy

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

TESSERACT - Eden 2.0. Completely new version of "Eden" featuring new vocalist Elliot Coleman. Original version found on the album "One", Century Media Records, 2011.

TESSERACT - Eden 2.0

TesseracT release new four-track EP, Errai, on Kscope. 
Available for pre-order at: http://bit.ly/TesseracTShop
More on TesseracT: http://www.kscopemusic.com/artists/tesseract/
CD: http://bit.ly/1X0Pckj
VINYL: http://bit.ly/1O505Pl
DIGITAL - Polaris / Errai: http://smarturl.it/POLARIS_ERRAI
DIGITAL - Errai: http://smarturl.it/ERRAI_EP

Video by 12 Inch Media

Featuring four tracks taken from the band's 2015 studio album, Polaris, and re-imagined by the band’s long time live producer and sound engineer Aidan O’Brien.

Dan Tompkins - “It's been fantastic to re-visit & re-work the vocals to some of the Polaris tracks from a different angle and with the benefit of time and space. The normal process of writing TesseracT songs starts with the creation of the music followed by the lyrical content; this time Acle and Aidan have stripped away the music and re-created the songs based around the vocals. As a result this has allowed much more breathing space between both and also highlighted much more detail in the performance."

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TesseracT - Survival (from Errai)

No little secrets left to compare
No feelings left for me to dare
No worries left for me to despair, only emptiness
Enticed by the familiar candlelight I see swaying up ahead 
You ask, “Was it all for nothing, do you trust in me…are you special?” 
You're the menace of the night, inquisitive to my request 
And I ask, “Do you have discretion, assiduity, freedom?” 
I knew that it was wrong to believe I was letting go
I can’t deal with the vice below
And I knew that it was wrong; I denied you all along 
You dissipate while I became an isolated fool 
I am the prisoner     
You disappear while I’m left here stuck in isolation
This is abandoned love
You dissipate. I’m full of hate without a hope and vision 
To disappear into a cage of solitude: this is abandoned love 
You dissipate without a hope and vision
You are the prisoner 
You disappear into isolation 
Build your cages.
Cage of solitude. 
Build you cages.
Cage of solitude.

Errai

Cages

Cages (ERRAI)

I’ll wait for you; run wild and aspire 
Thrive, burn young fire
When you say “fight back” our love won’t tire 
Unweathered and untethered light
I promise you and I will see it through
You lay dreaming
No time to sleep as I begin to weep
Life is fleeting
I tighten fast inside your tourniquet
Stop the bleeding
Your tenderness, your softened skin
All I needed
Your love is my tourniquet
Learn to rise, contain the pressure
This was supposed to be no miracle
Bow down because I’m under pressure once again 
I promise you, I promise you
Take my strength
I honour you with everything
Take my strength
I promise you and I will see it through
You lay dreaming?
The endless light you shine on me
All I needed

Tourniquet

Tourniquet (ERRAI)

Here I can breathe again 
I left it all behind to watch the days go by
Now I can breathe again 
I choose to never let go
So take your time, concentrate
Know the clock is ticking - don’t be late
Stand your ground, do your worst
Fragile frame, minor world
Take your time, prove your worth 
Don’t look behind, you’ll make it worse 
Why won’t you forgive me?
I was so alone, soaking to the bone
How could you forgive me?
Was I pitiful, unforgivable?
Unholiest, irreverent, immoral son. 
Ungodly one

Seven Names

Seven Names (ERRAI)

BRAND NEW TRACK FROM PROGRESSIVE METAL MASTERS TESSERACT

TesseracT return in 2017 with new track 'Smile', their first new music since releasing Errai last year. The band will be touring with Metal legends Megadeth and Meshuggah in the USA:

Megadeth, Meshuggah, TESSERACT
06/23 Big Flats, NY – Tags Summerstage
06/25 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
06/27 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
06/28 Portsmouth, VA – Portsmouth Pavillion
06/29 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
06/30 Columbus, OH – Express Live
07/07 Saint Charles, MO – Family Arena
07/08 Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
07/09 Houston, TX – Revention Music Centre
07/11 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

North America headline dates:
07/01/17 – Indianapolis IN – The Emerson Theater
07/05/17 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In
07/06/17 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
07/12/17 – Buffalo, NY – The Waiting Room
07/13/17 – Amityville, NY – Revolution Bar & Grill

11/06/17 - FR - Download festival Paris - http://www.downloadfestival.fr 
17-19/08/17 – UK – Bristol, Arctangent Festival (http://www.arctangent.co.uk )

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TesseracT - Smile (Single Version)

Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Introducing ZETA: the collective mind of Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT) and Katie Jackson. What is set to be a multi-sensory experience, The UK artists seek to push their own creative boundaries by exploring epic soundscapes that intertwine with stunning visuals. 

This unique project fuses the retro synth heavy decade of the 80s with futuristic and breathtaking imagery, bringing past and future together in a Cyberpunk-esque package. With a huge span of influences ranging from metal, future garage, retrowave, prog, classical and various game and film soundtracks, their music embraces the sounds of electronica, but with textures and layers inspired by the whole musical spectrum.

Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

ZETA

Fountain of Youth

Right Time

Introducing ZETA: the collective mind of Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT) and Katie Jackson. What is set to be a multi-sensory experience, The UK artists seek to push their own creative boundaries by exploring epic soundscapes that intertwine with stunning visuals. 

This unique project fuses the retro synth heavy decade of the 80s with futuristic and breathtaking imagery, bringing past and future together in a Cyberpunk-esque package. With a huge span of influences ranging from metal, future garage, retrowave, prog, classical and various game and film soundtracks, their music embraces the sounds of electronica, but with textures and layers inspired by the whole musical spectrum.

The Distance

Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Introducing ZETA: the collective mind of Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), Daniel 
Tompkins (TesseracT) and Katie Jackson. What is set to be a multi-sensory experience, The UK artists seek to push their own creative boundaries by exploring epic soundscapes that intertwine with stunning visuals. 

This unique project fuses the retro synth heavy decade of the 80s with futuristic and breathtaking imagery, bringing past and future together in a Cyberpunk-esque package. With a huge span of influences ranging from metal, future garage, retrowave, prog, classical and various game and film soundtracks, their music embraces the sounds of electronica, but with textures and layers inspired by the whole musical spectrum.

Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Lock and Key

Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Introducing ZETA: the collective mind of Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner), Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT) and Katie Jackson. What is set to be a multi-sensory experience, The UK artists seek to push their own creative boundaries by exploring epic soundscapes that intertwine with stunning visuals. 

This unique project fuses the retro synth heavy decade of the 80s with futuristic and breathtaking imagery, bringing past and future together in a Cyberpunk-esque package. With a huge span of influences ranging from metal, future garage, retrowave, prog, classical and various game and film soundtracks, their music embraces the sounds of electronica, but with textures and layers inspired by the whole musical spectrum.
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Buy the album here - https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com

Fires in the Snow

Gates of Hell

Elysian Fields

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOURTH ALBUM FROM PROGRESSIVE METAL'S MOST INNOVATIVE FORCE AND KSCOPE'S TOP STREAMING ARTIST - INCLUDES THE SINGLES "LUMINARY" AND "SMILE"

ORDER: https://tesseract.lnk.to/Sonder

"TesseracT sound more inventive and unique than ever before" - The Guardian

"Conceptually "Luminary" explores a deep and devouring sense of insignificance, which ties into the overall theme and meaning behind 'Sonder'. Musically the song is a further development and exploration of tone, diversified instrumentation alongside stirring and considered lyrics" - Dan Tompkins (vocals)

The pioneers of an ever-evolving metal scene, TesseracT, are set to release their fourth studio album entitled Sonder, following 2015's worldwide acclaimed Polaris. The group are the label's most streamed artist with 40+million Spotify streams, of which 13.8m are for their Polaris and following EP Errai releases, and have already featured in multiple playlists, including: Kickass Metal, New Metal Tracks, Metal Domination and Got Djent.

Originally formed as a studio project by guitarist Acle Kahney, TesseracT are band full of melody, dynamics and groove, they sit outside the bounds of any genre specificity to truly create a sound that has always been pioneering and creative; an unstoppable force of off-kilter riffs, soaring melodies and disorientating atmospherics.

The band's vision quickly translated to success, with a collective 100,000 sales in North America alone. Polaris reached Billboard's #10 (Hard Rock) & #57 (Current Albums) charts and #9 in the UK (Indie Albums) and #7 (Rock and Metal), and have seen continued support from worldwide press.

Sonder adds significant firepower to the band's arsenal, blending the abrasive and progressive tone from their first two records with the accessibility of Polaris. It also includes field recordings submitted by the band's online fan base, giving an insight into the complex and varied lives of others; a theme which is also referenced in the artwork, designed by bassist Amos Williams, and the wider concept of self-identity within a population full of complex and vivid lives. For the first time, TesseracT acquired the talents of a choir for their album, produced and conducted by Randy Slaugh and recorded at Soularium Studios, Utah. Sonder was recorded in the UK at 4D Sounds, Celestial Sounds and Project Studios, and engineered by the band and mastered by Acle Kahney. 

Building on their phenomenal success with worldwide tours in support of Polaris over two years – as headliners and as special guests for the likes of Megadeth and Meshuggah, Devin Townsend Project and Gojira – TesseracT are supporting Sonder on a 2018 worldwide tour, that will take the band to North America in Spring, major European summer festivals, Australia in late Summer and the UK & Europe in Winter.

ORDER: https://tesseract.lnk.to/Sonder

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TesseracT - Luminary (from Sonder)

TesseracT – King (from new album Sonder)
Pre-order / pre-save now for release on 20th April https://tesseract.lnk.to/Sonder

Director/Producer/Editor: Kyle Kadow & Steven Cleavland
Gaffer: Spencer Ortega
PA: Casey Deitrich

Sonder adds significant firepower to the band's arsenal, blending the harsh abrasiveness of One (2011) and progressive ethereal elements of Altered State (2013) with the accessibility of Polaris (2015). Sonder is streamlined, honest and direct with all the trademark TesseracT dreamy atmospherics and bending grooves.

Singer and lyricist Daniel Tompkins explains the concept behind the new song: “King explores the notion that history is repeating itself. Dominated by patriarchal societies, we find ourselves being lead into disempowerment, corruption and war. The song also focusses on the inner turmoils of living with the constraints of an onerous life."

The video was shot in a snowy Wisconsin following a brutal storm, to which bassist Amos adds "We have been very lucky to work with two cinematographers of such vision and quality as Kyle and Steven. We gave them free reign with the creation of the first storyboard. They chose to explore the theme of claustrophobia and how fear can control our lives. Using a luminary figure as a beacon of hope and escape for the characters."
 
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New album 'SONDER' is OUT NOW. Order here: http://tesseract.lnk.to/sonder
 
You died within me //
The boatmen came to sail me down the river /
Bind me up with visions of a blind man // 
I operate this way /
Turn nothing into gold //
Death on such an ugly day /
You dine like a king on top of the world •
 
You show us all //
That forgiveness is the weakest call /
And now revenge //
Against that grudge inside your tiny head /
Remove the crown of absolution //
Let the retribution fly /  
The king has all the king has all //
But words can kill and maim and take their toll /
And you massacre my dreams at night //
And eat away at every thought /
Until we take control //
The king has all totalitarian and carnivore •
 
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground //
Until it’s safe to breathe and coexist again /
Bow down submit to me and kiss the ground //
Until it’s safe to live and coexist again •
 
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you //
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you /
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you //
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you /
But the sun always shines for you //
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you •
 
You’d kill to find me //
But the crown above my head is deadly •
 
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you //
They’re taking away the freedom to be just you /


TesseracT online:
http://tesseractband.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/tesseractband
https://twitter.com/tesseractband
http://www.instagram.com/tesseractband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/23ytwhG1pzX6DIVWRWvW1r
http://www.kscopemusic.com/tess

ORDER: https://tesseract.lnk.to/Sonder

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