Hey everyone! I’m sure anyone somewhat tapped into the genre is aware of this album coming out, considering it’s only been 5 years since TesseracT’s last one and they’re a pretty big name so there’s been a bit of a stir around the release.
This is their longest album to date so there’s a lot to chew on, but feel free to leave first thoughts/impressions here!
Album Info:
Title: War of Being
Label: KScope
Length: 60:43
Lineup:
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Daniel Tompkins - Vocals
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Acle Kahney - Guitars
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James Monteith - Guitars
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Amos Williams - Bass
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Jay Postones - Drums
Tracklist:
# | Title | Length |
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1 | Natural Disaster | 6:06 |
2. | Echoes | 5:46 |
3. | The Grey | 6:07 |
4. | Legion | 6:00 |
5. | Tender | 4:37 |
6. | War Of Being | 11:02 |
7. | Sirens | 4:57 |
8. | Burden | 6:34 |
9. | Sacrifice | 9:34 |
Links to listen:
I mean, it sounds sick as hell. Will have to listen again for a deeper analysis
Yeah, production-wise it’s absolutely fantastic, and I don’t really feel like anything is weak or a slog to get through. I appreciate there’s more variety in tempos as well. Altered State is one of my favorite albums ever, and I thought Polaris and Sonder were pretty solid, but I swear everything since One has been pretty consistently mid-tempo.
Anyone noticed any motifs from previous albums anywhere? The part at 3:20 in Echoes feels kind of reminiscent of the intro riff in Dystopia, just without the high pedal notes.
The first half or so seems to stick with me a bit more than the run of songs following the title track. It’s still early days though, so I’m sure after a few more listens it will all click for me