natural disaster almost made me cry with that end section. it sounds so oddly nostalgic and pretty (it also reminds me of concealing fate off of "One"). also, fun fact, Jay (Drummer of Tesseract) said earlier today in his stream that the end section of natural disaster (at least I’m pretty sure it was natural disaster) is a demo Acle made dating all the way back to altered state. jay said he fell in love with it but they couldn't find a song to throw it in until now. thought that was kinda interesting.
Yes!! The ending of Natrutal Selection is one of the best parts of the whole album, I find myself playing it over and over again because I don't want it to end. Gets me everytime man
@@MRFLAPPYTREE think I’d only heard about Periphery and TesseracT on reddit or something, but that was it. Sooo happy I listened to them as well as ST!
Next stop for you is Jinjer, The Contortionist, and Thank You Scientist. That's the Ukrainian take on prog metal, the Prog band that got less metal with each album, and the prog rock/jazz fusion band.
Tesseract has once again taken the throne in the metal/prog metal arena with this monstrous album. It’s by far the best metal album to have come out since Altered State. Sleep Token’s TMBTE raised the bar for metal, but Tesseract raised it even further. They are the Kings. This album is 10/10 and I don’t say that lightly.
i feel like dan’s performance is so good we forget that part of why they work so well is because the song writing and harmonies are ALSO on another level. TesseracT has always been great atmospherically and rhythmically but now the melodies and harmonies are insane too
This is just incredible isn't it... Dan took this to new heights. Whoever Dan's therapist is, credit them, this level of self-discovery and introspection birthed the most raw and beautiful material put to ear this year. ❤
love the groove on Burden. Amo's fucking killed it on that one, he had the most presence to me. that whole song really reminded me of Polaris. Really fucking Groovy bass as well as beautiful melodies.
Man, reaction videos can be so cool because they'll help you appreciate something even more. I've listened to Natural Disaster a few times already and liked it of course, but seeing your reaction to that final section made me realize how epic and grand it sounded.
With this record Tesseract achieve another high level to his legacy music 🎵, this put them on the orbit of one of the greatest Prog metal 🤘 of all time in my opinion , out of this world 🌍 album 💿
Tesseract has been one of my favorite bands for the last 10 years, and as much as I love them, Sonder didn't get me as much as Altered State, Polaris or One. I went into this album expecting a 7, perhaps an 8 out of 10. They completely blew away my expectations like you said. I've listened to the album a few times at this point, and I have to say that this album is an absolute masterpiece. I also think that it might beat out Altered State for me (which has been my favorite album of all time since it released). They're truly great musicians, and I really hope that they've got many years left in em'. Great review as always, Drew, It's always fun to watch someone be passionate and care about the music that they're reacting to. I guess you can't help yourself when it's Tesseract hahah 😁
i like sonder from time to time but like you AS is just such a well crafted album, Amos and other members have mentioned in interviews and streams that the way they did sonder was a bit rushed and didnt really take enough time to properly craft an masterpiece, and now we have this masterpiece of an album and the wait was so freaking worth i cant get enough of it
I agree with the chatter towards the end who said Echoes will grow on you. I am surprised it was your least fav off first listen because it was one of my favorites right away
Completely fell asleep and didn’t make it to the stream but I loved the album a lot more than I expected actually. It’s been on repeat nonstop since last night.
descubrí a tesseract gracias a ti, es una banda increíble, de otro mundo. muchas gracias por todo, por seguir compartiendo la música y con tanta calidad a la hora de compartirla. no hay palabras de agradecimiento que sirvan, muchas gracias ❤
My expectations for this project was also so very high and I have been blown away right from the first listen!! TesseracT has created a masterpiece. I would agree that Dan's vocals are on another plane. It's like he is trying less on the softer vocals which somehow gives his voice room to soar!! I really liked Echoes, the soft part from 2:30 - 3:30 almost has this 70s vibe (I'm an old guy and loved the groove) and then explodes with a scream 🤘 I look forward to spending lots of time with these songs and I'm seeing them live in 4 weeks, 3 days. Cheers🤘
There is no bad song, there is no "just good song" on the album. Every single song is solid and amazing, and yet some songs go even beyond that and are simply masterpieces. Legion and Sacrifice are 10s to me.
I try not to allow fanboying over a group dicatate their place in my AOTY list, but Invent Animate and Tesseract will most likely be in my top three along with Dodheimsgard’s album.
Dan and the boys went in so hard on this album. What a way to reinvigorate themselves while still sticking to their core sound. Absolutely astounding album front to back.
After a few listens Natural Disaster - 10 (the most “one” sounding song here) Echoes - 8.5 (it’s a grower but still good) The Grey - 9 (better while listening to the album as a whole Legion - 9.5 (dans best performance ever) Tender - 10 (beautiful and extra points for making me teary eyed) War of Being - 10 (Bowwwww wowwwww) Sirens - 7.5 ( meh for me) Burden 9.5 (groovy as fuck) Sacrifice 9.5 (amazing album closer) Easy album of the year for me. All my expectations were surpassed
Tesseract have really mastered how to finish a song. The ending to Natural Disaster, Legion and War of Being for example. I mean they have always been expert SONG writers but they have mastered their art now I feel. Their strongest album since Altered State in my opinion 🤘
The album has such a great sound. The drums are insane and that snare is amazing. Guitar effects are amazing as well and the bass tone really fills everything out. Dan is 🔥
Really digging how this album has some Ashe-like layering on some of the softer vocals. Have you heard Ashe's other band Voices From the Fuselage? Highly recommend checking them out if you haven't.
Shit, I've been listening to prog for YEARS, and I still can't wrap my head around Sacrifice. There's so many sections where I'm like, "wtf am I supposed to nod along to" lol. It's good stuff for sure
he didnt hold back on it, those opera like highs and the dirty gravely harsh vocals are just amazing, and got to say Jay needs more appreciation the dude is an absolute drum master
Dude inhad the same feeling after the grey came out i thought maybe war of being was the hogh point than Legion hit and i was like HOLY FUCK im ready for this album and it sent me through the atmosphere.
It's 20 past six PM in ARland :D Love the accent) Solid album, I can't say I'm very much impressed, exactly the same feeling I had for Polaris' new album, but it's a very good album indeed. Not into Prog that much, but I really like what they have done. Maybe I have to give the album multiple playthroughs.. we'll see. For some reason albums are not meeting my expectations recently.. Must be just me I guess. But who am I to criticize these beautiful human beings and their work of art)
I completely agree, it’s not bad at all. Just… missed the mark with me. It wasn’t very prog, to be honest it wasn’t very metal, and the only huge payoff songs for me were the ones we already heard (natural disaster and war of being). I never thought I’d say Haken would top the TesseracT album release this year, but here we are.
I have been a massive TesseracT fan ever since concealing fate. They have been and still are my all time favorite band. Every release just got better and better as time went on… until this album. I want people to truly level with me on a heart to heart level. Would this album be even half comparable to their past discography if Daniel wasn’t singing? The instrumentals other than for Natural Disaster and War of Being put me to sleep for the most part. It sounds like they went the super accessible and mainstream route, and if we were actually being honest with ourselves, silencing the inner fanboy that just says everything on this album is 10/10, was this really that good? I am absolutely up for friendly discussion and debate on this, and I will respect your opinions, as long as you respect mine.
I did notice that Echoes did sound quite poppy overall, but I'd say all of the songs still do retain the Tesseract essence. Also generally, I don't think a simpler instrumetal has to be a bad thing depending on song structure and theme. Prime example is the chorus-like segments in songs ike Sacrifice when Dan's vocals take the spotlight and the instruments just back off and play melodic and simpler stuff. In conclusion, I don't think their sound changed for the worse, even excluding the vocals.
@@ondrasimunek2097 That’s fair. I guess it boils down to what you listen to TesseracT for. I listen to them for genius songwriting and complex musical ideas, along with signature Tess groove that (despite contrary belief) is still mostly unmatched today. I guess it’s unfair to compare this album to their other work, because all of their albums innovated in a huge and creative way. This album isn’t bad at all, and the instrumentals definitely support Dan perfectly, but that’s not why I listen to TesseracT. If the album was an instrumental, it would be mid compared to other releases this year, which cannot be said about any of their other work. I believe the album focused a little too much on the vocals for my liking, as there were so little moments without Dan. (Even though this is definitley Dan’s best work)
@@collinsnow2203 I do agree that I would prefer a more instrumental focus. Having a track or two like Legion is fine, where Dan is basically the sole focus of the track (not to discredit the instrumental too much, but that's how it is), but I would kinda like to have an opposite to that too. Either a completely instrumental or very largely instrumental track maybe with vocals as a background layer. Personally I really enjoyed the heavy ambient moments in songs like Tender, but you're always still reminded of the Tess groove in every track.
if u think the bands sound is “super accessible and mainstream” then ur wrong. most ppl will never listen to rock, much less technical/progressive metal like this even if it is much simpler than their previous works.
Better than Sonder but it just failed at captivating me right away like One, Altered State, and Polaris did. Their best album from a technicality standpoint but just not as enjoyable as previous work. Best part was Dan hitting his PEAK, lord.
I wouldn’t compare them to “The Contortionist” as far as sound goes. Two different bands. But I feel like the amount of effort put into their own albums is far superior to anybody in their respective genres.
Hi Drew! As a fan of Tess, i feel to say this album was beautiful but different. Really miss a lot of elements that’s make Tess be Tess if u know what i mean, one example: missing parts of Amos riff’s. In every album Amos give us some kinda magic. For this album the EQ on bass was ok but not at the front as we were used to. Quickly moments yes, but not too much, I really miss that. Otherwise this album feels in space matching the Tesseract entire discography. 8+/10
Ashe this, Ashe that. Look, I get it if your favorite album is Altered State, but it's been more than 10 years. To imply that Dan is not as good a singer as Ashe is really appalling, specially when by the time One was released Dan was already a top notch singer, not just from his work with Tesseract but also with Skyharbor and SPECIALLY First Signs of Frost (underrated project).
Dont want to take away from the phenomenonal effort TesseracT put forth in this release but heres a hot take....its a 7.5/10, purely because of Dan's vocals. Drums and guitar work sit in the middle of what TesseracT puts out. Altered State was their strongest release. War of Being is not bad by any means but it has the same pulse with relatively similar tempos throughout. Nothing incredibly polyrhythmic is happening and the guitar tones are identical to Polaris and Sonder, little innovation there. My humble and unpopular opinion.
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natural disaster almost made me cry with that end section. it sounds so oddly nostalgic and pretty (it also reminds me of concealing fate off of "One"). also, fun fact, Jay (Drummer of Tesseract) said earlier today in his stream that the end section of natural disaster (at least I’m pretty sure it was natural disaster) is a demo Acle made dating all the way back to altered state. jay said he fell in love with it but they couldn't find a song to throw it in until now. thought that was kinda interesting.
its a really old demo that was floating around the inner circles for years. always puzzled me how good it was but never made into a record, until now
Yes!! The ending of Natrutal Selection is one of the best parts of the whole album, I find myself playing it over and over again because I don't want it to end. Gets me everytime man
Reminds me of the outro of Gojira's "Grind"
New fan here, War of Being was my first TesseracT song. This album is a 10/10 for me. Absolutely insane.
welcome to the craziness that is tesseract
@@Ryl0o thanks man!
Coming at a perfect time really........ album is unreal lol
Same here, obviously pure brilliance of a band! Also, love all the details in the vocals.
The year of prog. Fell in love with Periphery, Sleep Token and TesseracT all this year. Insane bands.
last year i didnt even know those 3 bands. this year they are my personality. absolutely incredible shit
@@MRFLAPPYTREE think I’d only heard about Periphery and TesseracT on reddit or something, but that was it. Sooo happy I listened to them as well as ST!
Next stop for you is Jinjer, The Contortionist, and Thank You Scientist. That's the Ukrainian take on prog metal, the Prog band that got less metal with each album, and the prog rock/jazz fusion band.
Also Haken, The Ocean and Ne Obliviscaris
To be honest I wasn't too hig of a fan of prog but tesseract changed my view their album is definitely album of the year for me
I love this album so much, "Tender" is just perfect
Every song is just wonderful but Tender is so fucking special. My favorite
I love how Acle (the guitarist) joined the twitch chat with the BOW BOOOWS at 12:38. Fucking legend!
Tesseract has once again taken the throne in the metal/prog metal arena with this monstrous album. It’s by far the best metal album to have come out since Altered State. Sleep Token’s TMBTE raised the bar for metal, but Tesseract raised it even further. They are the Kings. This album is 10/10 and I don’t say that lightly.
Straight up masterpiece
Echoes took a couple of listens but is now my fave track atm. Give it a few listens and will get you
Tender took a not so tender turn there at the end. love how its gets dark so suddenly
“Sacrifice” is a fantastic album closer, just leaves me with a big smile on my face and that catchy riff stuck in my head all day!
This album leaves everything else in the dust... there's so much to dig into... the light and shade, tones and emotion... what an experience
i feel like dan’s performance is so good we forget that part of why they work so well is because the song writing and harmonies are ALSO on another level. TesseracT has always been great atmospherically and rhythmically but now the melodies and harmonies are insane too
Periphery is my favourite band in general, I have a soft spot for Devin Townsend as well, but this album takes the cake. AOTY, 1000%.
This album is too good
This is just incredible isn't it... Dan took this to new heights.
Whoever Dan's therapist is, credit them, this level of self-discovery and introspection birthed the most raw and beautiful material put to ear this year. ❤
An absolute masterpiece, man. Everything is next level, but Dan's vocals are otherworldy. Such a masterclass in songwriting. 100/10 album.
this album really shocked me how much i immediately fell in love with it. sleep token WAS my album of the year but this just blew me away
love the groove on Burden. Amo's fucking killed it on that one, he had the most presence to me. that whole song really reminded me of Polaris. Really fucking Groovy bass as well as beautiful melodies.
What a ride that was.
💙
Man, reaction videos can be so cool because they'll help you appreciate something even more. I've listened to Natural Disaster a few times already and liked it of course, but seeing your reaction to that final section made me realize how epic and grand it sounded.
burden is a masterpiece ..... that groove , the ghost notes... the build... fuck BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR ... one of the best albuns ever made ...
Amazing album. Legion blew my mind. I waited for the album to come out to listen to it, especially after seeing thumbnails for reactions 😄
I’ve been listening to them since One. Saw them live twice now. Been my favorite band ever since I first heard them well over a decade ago.
By far, this is the best album from tesseract! Im fan from years, but this, is insane!!!
I am so sold on this album!! Fuuuuuuck what a journey!!
With this record Tesseract achieve another high level to his legacy music 🎵, this put them on the orbit of one of the greatest Prog metal 🤘 of all time in my opinion , out of this world 🌍 album 💿
Tesseract has been one of my favorite bands for the last 10 years, and as much as I love them, Sonder didn't get me as much as Altered State, Polaris or One. I went into this album expecting a 7, perhaps an 8 out of 10. They completely blew away my expectations like you said. I've listened to the album a few times at this point, and I have to say that this album is an absolute masterpiece. I also think that it might beat out Altered State for me (which has been my favorite album of all time since it released). They're truly great musicians, and I really hope that they've got many years left in em'.
Great review as always, Drew, It's always fun to watch someone be passionate and care about the music that they're reacting to. I guess you can't help yourself when it's Tesseract hahah 😁
i like sonder from time to time but like you AS is just such a well crafted album, Amos and other members have mentioned in interviews and streams that the way they did sonder was a bit rushed and didnt really take enough time to properly craft an masterpiece, and now we have this masterpiece of an album and the wait was so freaking worth i cant get enough of it
I agree with the chatter towards the end who said Echoes will grow on you. I am surprised it was your least fav off first listen because it was one of my favorites right away
Completely fell asleep and didn’t make it to the stream but I loved the album a lot more than I expected actually. It’s been on repeat nonstop since last night.
These new tracks have almost infinite replay value
Acle is a goatttttttt
Been a while since I FELT an album. Shit got me wanting to break things to weeping like a baby hahahaha. 1000/1000 for me!
On point.
Yeah I think we all felt that 😂
Yes and yes!
I remember absolutely hating Legion upon my first listen. Now it’s my absolutely most favorite song on the album and one of my most fav songs period.
Holy shit. That: "Did you ever see the path you left for me." stayed with me for so long.
descubrí a tesseract gracias a ti, es una banda increíble, de otro mundo.
muchas gracias por todo, por seguir compartiendo la música y con tanta calidad a la hora de compartirla.
no hay palabras de agradecimiento que sirvan, muchas gracias ❤
My expectations for this project was also so very high and I have been blown away right from the first listen!!
TesseracT has created a masterpiece.
I would agree that Dan's vocals are on another plane. It's like he is trying less on the softer vocals which somehow gives his voice room to soar!!
I really liked Echoes, the soft part from 2:30 - 3:30 almost has this 70s vibe (I'm an old guy and loved the groove) and then explodes with a scream 🤘
I look forward to spending lots of time with these songs and I'm seeing them live in 4 weeks, 3 days.
Cheers🤘
I spent over an hour sitting on my couch listening to this album. What an amazing day! 🔥
There is no bad song, there is no "just good song" on the album. Every single song is solid and amazing, and yet some songs go even beyond that and are simply masterpieces. Legion and Sacrifice are 10s to me.
What a gorgeous rollercoaster Tesse have took us all on 👏👏
First listen last night, got to Echoes and just fell in love. Holy sh*t this album is so god damn good dude.
After hearing this highlight, the Apokalypse could come.
It's true that Dan is a former police officer. The song April is based on an event he witnessed while on duty.
LETS GO🔥 Tight race between this and “Heavener” for my AOTY
I try not to allow fanboying over a group dicatate their place in my AOTY list, but Invent Animate and Tesseract will most likely be in my top three along with Dodheimsgard’s album.
I personally would throw Currents new album in the conversation as well, but maybe that's just me.
@@ckokomo808 I’ll have to check out Dodheimsgard never heard of them
@@returntoearth2556 No dude I love currents too you’re not wrong
So much good stuff this year hard to choose
Natural Disaster reached instantaneously my Tesseract top 3, gigantic banger
Dan and the boys went in so hard on this album. What a way to reinvigorate themselves while still sticking to their core sound. Absolutely astounding album front to back.
After a few listens
Natural Disaster - 10 (the most “one” sounding song here)
Echoes - 8.5 (it’s a grower but still good)
The Grey - 9 (better while listening to the album as a whole
Legion - 9.5 (dans best performance ever)
Tender - 10 (beautiful and extra points for making me teary eyed)
War of Being - 10 (Bowwwww wowwwww)
Sirens - 7.5 ( meh for me)
Burden 9.5 (groovy as fuck)
Sacrifice 9.5 (amazing album closer)
Easy album of the year for me. All my expectations were surpassed
Agreed, Natural Disaster and Tender were such unexpected bangers. Sirens is a strange one, I wonder if it will be a grower.
Re-listening this morning and Sirens is definitely growing! I think Burden and Sacrifice are both 10/10’s
I think Sirens was really beautiful actually.
I kept being like these songs consecutive somgs are really dang good. Then I’d say well the next one is too. Pretty soon it’s the whole dang album!
I need a guide on what the difference of 0.5 between 10/10 and 9.5/10 consists of :D
Been listening since i think 2003/4 cant believe they still get better each time
Same here!!
Tesseract have really mastered how to finish a song. The ending to Natural Disaster, Legion and War of Being for example. I mean they have always been expert SONG writers but they have mastered their art now I feel. Their strongest album since Altered State in my opinion 🤘
Amazing comment, the ending of burden always gets me too
Agreed!
I’m honestly thinking this might edge out Heavener as my album of the year. Jeez Louise.
The album has such a great sound. The drums are insane and that snare is amazing. Guitar effects are amazing as well and the bass tone really fills everything out. Dan is 🔥
Portals and this one ☝️ are top notch masterpieces
Really digging how this album has some Ashe-like layering on some of the softer vocals. Have you heard Ashe's other band Voices From the Fuselage? Highly recommend checking them out if you haven't.
they really did put a lot things into this album that have callbacks to older work like one, AS, and polaris
This is an absolute masterpiece.
Dammmmmmnnnniel Tompkins...
28:32 you are looking for the word Etherial :)
Let's gooooo!! 5 long years, well worth the wait!🎉
Superb.
My reaction to Tender was pretty much the same as yours. Maybe a tear...it's incredible.
100% their best album.
AOTY this or Aviations "Luminaria" for me, and I don´t think any other album is coming any close unless Vildhjarta or Loathe drop some insane shit
It’s frustrating how underrated Aviations is. The Light Years is one of the greatest albums ever made period.
Yup, aviations album is in my top 3 so far for sure
Luminaria is awesome
22:28 riding the wave baby. my favorite part of the whole album
It doesn't need to be said again... But this year is INSANE for music
"i don't need to listen to the last track, this album is already a masterpiece" plot twist... last one is the best song.
Sacrifice might be top 3 album closers of all time for me.
It is literally impossible for me not to get emotional at the end of Natural Disaster
Album of the year for sure
the feeble metalcore purist cannot comprehend this
Shit, I've been listening to prog for YEARS, and I still can't wrap my head around Sacrifice. There's so many sections where I'm like, "wtf am I supposed to nod along to" lol. It's good stuff for sure
Epic album. Dan killed the vocals🤘🏼
Legion is dans best vocal performance to date
he didnt hold back on it, those opera like highs and the dirty gravely harsh vocals are just amazing, and got to say Jay needs more appreciation the dude is an absolute drum master
@@Ryl0o he's my second favorite drummer behind Matt Garstka
The transitions between harsh, cleans, highs are amazing
Can’t really pick a favorite but Legion and Sacrifice do really have something special
I"m here just to give the like... I listen the album tomorrow 😎🤘
Dude inhad the same feeling after the grey came out i thought maybe war of being was the hogh point than Legion hit and i was like HOLY FUCK im ready for this album and it sent me through the atmosphere.
I won't cry with this album
Literally first song plays in: *cries*
Peak TesseracT.
Album of the year 🔥🔥
It's 20 past six PM in ARland :D Love the accent) Solid album, I can't say I'm very much impressed, exactly the same feeling I had for Polaris' new album, but it's a very good album indeed. Not into Prog that much, but I really like what they have done. Maybe I have to give the album multiple playthroughs.. we'll see. For some reason albums are not meeting my expectations recently.. Must be just me I guess. But who am I to criticize these beautiful human beings and their work of art)
I completely agree, it’s not bad at all. Just… missed the mark with me. It wasn’t very prog, to be honest it wasn’t very metal, and the only huge payoff songs for me were the ones we already heard (natural disaster and war of being). I never thought I’d say Haken would top the TesseracT album release this year, but here we are.
Top album of 2023. Their Magnus Opus.
Call me crazy, but there is a slight KISS Destroyer album vibe with this one and I love it.
You have a typo on the thumbnail. It should read “2023 AOTY!”
I have been a massive TesseracT fan ever since concealing fate. They have been and still are my all time favorite band. Every release just got better and better as time went on… until this album. I want people to truly level with me on a heart to heart level. Would this album be even half comparable to their past discography if Daniel wasn’t singing? The instrumentals other than for Natural Disaster and War of Being put me to sleep for the most part. It sounds like they went the super accessible and mainstream route, and if we were actually being honest with ourselves, silencing the inner fanboy that just says everything on this album is 10/10, was this really that good? I am absolutely up for friendly discussion and debate on this, and I will respect your opinions, as long as you respect mine.
The vocals and instrumentals compliment each other super well and that's all I really care about tbh
I did notice that Echoes did sound quite poppy overall, but I'd say all of the songs still do retain the Tesseract essence. Also generally, I don't think a simpler instrumetal has to be a bad thing depending on song structure and theme. Prime example is the chorus-like segments in songs ike Sacrifice when Dan's vocals take the spotlight and the instruments just back off and play melodic and simpler stuff. In conclusion, I don't think their sound changed for the worse, even excluding the vocals.
@@ondrasimunek2097 That’s fair. I guess it boils down to what you listen to TesseracT for. I listen to them for genius songwriting and complex musical ideas, along with signature Tess groove that (despite contrary belief) is still mostly unmatched today. I guess it’s unfair to compare this album to their other work, because all of their albums innovated in a huge and creative way. This album isn’t bad at all, and the instrumentals definitely support Dan perfectly, but that’s not why I listen to TesseracT. If the album was an instrumental, it would be mid compared to other releases this year, which cannot be said about any of their other work. I believe the album focused a little too much on the vocals for my liking, as there were so little moments without Dan. (Even though this is definitley Dan’s best work)
@@collinsnow2203 I do agree that I would prefer a more instrumental focus. Having a track or two like Legion is fine, where Dan is basically the sole focus of the track (not to discredit the instrumental too much, but that's how it is), but I would kinda like to have an opposite to that too. Either a completely instrumental or very largely instrumental track maybe with vocals as a background layer. Personally I really enjoyed the heavy ambient moments in songs like Tender, but you're always still reminded of the Tess groove in every track.
if u think the bands sound is “super accessible and mainstream” then ur wrong. most ppl will never listen to rock, much less technical/progressive metal like this even if it is much simpler than their previous works.
Hype!!
Burden and Sacrifice are the best songs!
7:50 you went to church mate XD
Check out ‘chronicles’ by void of vision. Fantastic aussie core
The studio version of Natural Disaster is excellent. Classic TesseracT.
Nice pfp bro, can’t wait for Ylva to drop
thall
'Tender' has Ayreon vibes at times.
Absolutely top class album , if this doesn't propel them into the big leagues then I have no faith in people listening to real music.
Sacrifice must be the best song ever, in my opinion...
Please check out the new resolve album. Show the boys some love cus they made a fantastic album.
please review: 3Teeth - Drift
Giving Deftones a run for their money.
Better than Sonder but it just failed at captivating me right away like One, Altered State, and Polaris did. Their best album from a technicality standpoint but just not as enjoyable as previous work. Best part was Dan hitting his PEAK, lord.
I wouldn’t compare them to “The Contortionist” as far as sound goes. Two different bands. But I feel like the amount of effort put into their own albums is far superior to anybody in their respective genres.
bro, you look like Dan's brother. I just had to say it.❤
easy contender for AOTY
kinda miss the one era ngl dont at me
Hi Drew! As a fan of Tess, i feel to say this album was beautiful but different. Really miss a lot of elements that’s make Tess be Tess if u know what i mean, one example: missing parts of Amos riff’s. In every album Amos give us some kinda magic. For this album the EQ on bass was ok but not at the front as we were used to. Quickly moments yes, but not too much, I really miss that.
Otherwise this album feels in space matching the Tesseract entire discography. 8+/10
It’s a good album but Fatalism easily takes AOTY
Fatalism doesn’t even touch this album in my opinion
Fatalism doesnt take album of the year but I like it more then this
Album rips
Ashe this, Ashe that. Look, I get it if your favorite album is Altered State, but it's been more than 10 years. To imply that Dan is not as good a singer as Ashe is really appalling, specially when by the time One was released Dan was already a top notch singer, not just from his work with Tesseract but also with Skyharbor and SPECIALLY First Signs of Frost (underrated project).
What are you talking about ?😂😂
Who said that?😂
Dont want to take away from the phenomenonal effort TesseracT put forth in this release but heres a hot take....its a 7.5/10, purely because of Dan's vocals. Drums and guitar work sit in the middle of what TesseracT puts out. Altered State was their strongest release. War of Being is not bad by any means but it has the same pulse with relatively similar tempos throughout. Nothing incredibly polyrhythmic is happening and the guitar tones are identical to Polaris and Sonder, little innovation there. My humble and unpopular opinion.