Exclusive Interview: James, Amos, Acle of ‘TesseracT’

Bloody Disgusting presents another awesome video interview, this time with progressive metal/djent masters TesseracT. I got the chance to sit down with guitarists James Monteith and Acle Kahney as well as bassist Amos Williams during their tour with Devin Townsend. We spoke about the Concealing Fate EP (review here), the upcoming album, horror and their hatred of the ‘post’ and ‘core’ genres. Check it out after the jump!

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You can check out more about TesseracT at their Official Website, MySpace and Facebook.

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TesseracT Post Video Trailer With Audio From Upcoming EP

Progressive Metal act TesseracT will release their Concealing Fate EP on Oct. 12th. This EP will be available online with a limited edition digipack sold exclusively at CM Distro. Pre-order packages are available now at the link below. The band’s much anticipated debut full- length, One, will be released early 2011 and will feature the songs from Concealing Fate along with 5 additional tracks plus some soon to be announced bonus features.
A new video trailer is now available at this link featuring audio snippets of all the songs on the EP, so head over now to check it out. 
Preorder Concealing Fate HERE!

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TesseracT Announce ‘Concealing Fate EP’ Details

Progressive Metal act TesseracT will release their Concealing Fate EP on Oct. 12th. This EP will be available online with a limited edition digipack sold exclusively at CM Distro. Pre-order packages are available now at the link below. The band’s much anticipated debut full- length, One, will be released early 2011 and will feature the songs from Concealing Fate along with 5 additional tracks plus some soon to be announced bonus features.
You can pre-order Concealing Fate HERE.
TesseracT states: ‘Deciding to put out just the Concealing Fate EP was a bitter pill to swallow, but we soon saw it as the only logical thing to do given the circumstances. The upside is, that this is allowing us make the album really special, and gives us the time to add some extra content. The EP will be special, too. Not only is it a limited edition, but it will come with a new shirt as well. We’re looking forward to seeing you all out on the road in the U.S. and on our UK warm up gigs. We hope you guys can understand the situation we’re in, and really appreciate your patience and continued support.’

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News Bits: Devin Townsend, Soulfly, Tangents

One of metal’s most intriguing, ominous and immensely talented figures, the mighty Devin Townsend, has been holed up undergoing intense rehearsals as he prepares to embark on a headlining tour for the first time in his solo career. This will be a special evening exploring a 15 year musical journey with Townsend performing songs spanning his entire vast catalog. This tour kicks off on Oct. 8th and visit HERE to view the tour itinerary.
 
Special VIP Packages and Presale Tickets will be available for the tour.  Please visit HERE for more information.
 
Progressive Metal act TesseracT, who are one of the most talked about bands among musicians and tech-heads, thanks to the quintet’s time signatures and musical complexity, will be supporting Devin on all shows. Periphery will be main support on the Springfield, VA, and West Chester, PA dates.

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TesseracT Signs To Century Media Records

Hailed as one of the best unsigned bands from everyone from the Washington Post to UK’s Rock Sound magazine, TesseracT are pleased to finally shed the “unsigned” tag as they announce a worldwide recording deal with Century Media Records.  The band comments:
 
“TesseracT is very excited to be working with Century Media. We have been looking for a long time and have spoken to many companies but feel that the hard work ethic and enthusiasm that Century Media showed will help take us to the next level and will see TesseracT emerge from the underground and on to the international scene.”

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Devin Townsend Announces First Ever Solo Headline Tour

One of metal’s most intriguing, ominous and immensely talented figures, the mighty Devin Townsend, is extremely excited to announce that for the first time in his solo career he will be embarking on a headlining tour. This will be a special evening exploring a 15 year musical journey with Townsend performing songs spanning his entire vast catalog. Supporting acts will be announced soon along with East Coast shows, but see below or visit HERE to view the initial headlining tour itinerary.
 
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Special VIP Packages and Presale Tickets will be available for the tour.  Please visit HERE for more information.
 
Addicted (review HERE) was released in Nov. 2009 and has become his fastest selling solo record in his career. Townsend is currently working on two new albums for 2011. The new, mind-blowing offering, Addicted, was met with worldwide critical praise and scored very impressive first week numbers debuting at #168 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #2 on the Billboard Heatseakers chart.

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Issues Post Tour Update

One of metal’s most intriguing, ominous and immensely talented figures, the mighty Devin Townsend, just completed an extremely successful North American trek with genre visionaries Between The Buried and Me, Cynic and Scale The Summit. This was Townsend’s first tour in a number of years and the first in support of his new, mind-blowing offering, Addicted, that was met with worldwide critical praise and scored very impressive first week numbers debuting at #168 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #2 on the Billboard Heatseakers chart. READ MORE