'Polaris's the third album from Metal innovators TesseracT and its first on the Kscope label.
Originally formed as a studio project by guitarist Acle Kahney,
TesseracT dispensed with
established notions of what Metal should sound like and quickly developed a
unique and
daring sonic approach,spearheading the ‘djent’!movement. Acle recruited an
accomplished
line up capable of realising his groundbreaking compositions and once complete,
the band
embarked upon a quest to inject originality and excitement into the predictable
Metal scene
of the late 2000s.
The band’s debut album ‘One’ received widespread critical acclaim and
included the
staggering six part centrepiece ‘Concealing Fate’, which brilliantly
showcased TesseracT’s
pioneering style and unstoppable arsenal of off kilter riffs, soaring melodies
and
disorientating atmospherics. The primarily acoustic Perspective EP appeared in
May 2012 to
an ecstatic response, and shortly after the band's status as Progressive
Metal’s most
important creative force was publicly celebrated when TesseracT
picked up the Best New
Band trophy at 2012’s inaugural Progressive Music Awards in London. The band
released its
second, equally acclaimed, album Altered State in early 2013.
Having found a new creative energy after reuniting with original singer Dan
Tompkins, The
band’s highly anticipated 2015 opus Polaris is an undoubted
evolution from Altered State
and features skilful experimentation with sounds and tones, plus a deeper
exploration of
the core attributes that define
TesseracT’s trademark sound.