TESSERACT Debut "Survival" Music Video

TesseracT will release their all new LP, titled Polaris, on September 18th via their UK label home Kscope and a partnership with eOne Music in North America. Ahead of the release, the band are giving fans worldwide a chance to see their first video for new track “Survival”.

Vocalist Dan Tompkins comments on the video: “As musicians we’ve never had ‘overnight’ success; we’ve all worked tirelessly for well over a decade and committed to many personal sacrifices to exist as a band. Survival is a hard hitting song about the struggles we’ve encountered along the way but specifically and especially about the strain and burden of being apart from our loved ones to whom we are forever beholden for their steadfast and loving support. The idea behind our video represents that struggle for Survival and the burning desire to be reunited with our families after long periods of absence.”

With the stunning Derbyshire landscape as a backdrop “Survival” was filmed & directed by Pele Newell, who said, “Working with TesseracT has been great, it’s nice to work with people that are so passionate about what they do.” On the video concept he comments, ”The video is set in the near future where Imani (The actors) has been framed. Central are hunting him down as they have already captured his family.  He’s on a constant battle to find them without being captured himself.”

The new LP will followup to the Altered State LP that was released in 2013. The new album will be the band’s third studio album and first for Kscope and eOne.

“Polaris, is a different scenario. The first chance for us as a group to stop and take stock of what we are right now, to explore a TesseracT of melody, dynamics, and singular focus. For the first time, too, we feel free from the bounds of genre specific expectations.”

Tracklisting:

“Dystopia”
“Hexes”
“Survival”
“Tourniquet”
“Utopia”
“Phoenix”
“Messenger”
“Cages”
“Seven Names”

“Messenger”:

Trailer:

TesseracT will return to North America for a healthy batch of tour dates slated for later this year. The band has tapped The Contortionist as main support along with Erra, and Skyharbor.

“Five years ago we bundled ourselves in to a van and set off on our debut North American tour,” says bassist Amos Williams. “It was not only our North American debut but also our first major tour, really.”

Dates will kick off on November 2nd at the Theater for Living Arts in Philadelphia and run coast to coast making a few stops in Canada before wrapping things up at Irving Plaza in New York City on December 7th. Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 21st at 10 AM, local time. Fans can visit the band’s official website for ticket info. VIP upgrades including band meet and greet options are available for all shows. For more info on that, click here.

“We’re beyond excited to announce that we’re touring with TesseracT,” says The Contortionist vocalist Mike Lessard. “They’re a band we’ve always wanted to tour with, so it will be nice to share the road with them finally. This tour is a must see for any progressive fan!”

Williams comments again on that first North American run, where they supported Devin Townsend, “We were lucky enough to be supporting the incredible DTP, from whom we learned how to project and perform. It was an experience that none of us will ever forget. Everything about it was intense, from the traveling in a tiny van, or squeezing the whole band into a single Motel 6 room, through to the stunning crowds, and wonderful friends we made. So, a little over 5 years later it is an awesome feeling to return to the US and Canada to headline a tour with that same line up that traveled all the miles, and worked so hard to get TesseracT to where it is today.”

Tour dates:

November
2 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
3 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
4 – Montreal, QC – Café Campus
6 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Theater
7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
8 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
9 – Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
11 – Winnipeg, MB – WECC
12 – Saskatoon, SK – O’Briens
13 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
14 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
16 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
17 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne
18 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
20 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
21 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
23 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
24 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
25 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex Live
28 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
29 – Albq, NM – Sunshine Theatre

December
1 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room
2 – Dallas, TX – Trees
4 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
5 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s
6 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
7 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza