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Reading, United Kingdom (2003 – present)

There are at least three bands called TesseracT/Tesseract (Last cannot distinguish):

1. TesseracT is a band from Reading, UK, that uses , , and elements in their music. TesseracT started out back in 2003 as an archetypal djent band in then-teenage Acle Kahney’s bedroom. What started as an outlet for creativity and experimentation grew and Kahney posted clips of his technically heavy guitar work on forums such as Sevenstring.org, taking the feedback on board and gradually improving his technique. It was in this way that a community of bedroom producer-musicians were spawned and this new wave of progressive music was created, along with names such as Misha Mansoor (Periphery), Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner) and John Browne (Monuments), who was a bandmate of Kahney’s in Fellsilent.

The word ‘djent’ is an onomatopoeia for a heavily palm-muted, distorted guitar chord. It was coined by Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, though generally made popular by Mansoor on the band’s online forum and it was there that Kahney originally learned the technique. When Thordendal heard and commented on some of Kahney’s riffs, it was all the encouragement he needed to forge ahead.

Embodying the international vibe of the genre, Frenchman Juilien Perier initially supplied vocals but the logistical difficulties meant that he could not join the band permanently. The line-up was completed by Jay Postones on Drums, James Monteith on Guitar and Amos Williams on Bass. Monteith and Williams brought along with them the vocalist of their previous band <209> (Abisola Obasanya).
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  • Chaosophile

    Altered State is great, but I cannot stop asking myself how would it be with Daniel [2]

    6 minutes ago Reply

  • Gapkilla

    Why the FUCK haven't the scrobbles showed up on the page yet? Whats the fucking hold up?

    15 minutes ago Reply

  • RocknReelReview

    Our review of Altered State too: http://www.rocknreelreviews.com/review/tesseract-altered-state/

    7 hours ago Reply

  • RocknReelReview

    Check out our interview with James & Jay in Glasgow last week: http://www.rocknreelreviews.com/tesseract-interview/

    7 hours ago Reply

  • Dwimmerlaik

    djent version of circa survive.

    9 hours ago Reply

  • LunaticSoul_

    I can't believe how much bull**** I've read about this album. Stuff like "it ain't metal" or "why he isn't screaming". We've reached the depressive point where if you don't scream then your music is not worthy material. "Altered State" is unique, btw.

    9 hours ago Reply

  • smiddy012

    Top 10 "djent" album of all time. Sets the standard for jazzy prog/math metal. Vocals are angelic. Anyone who cannot enjoy Altered State has no business listening to music.

    Yesterday 8:10am Reply

  • KarelSINCLAIR

    And I have nightmares about how would it be with Eliot...

    Yesterday 8:31pm Reply

  • JHnMan

    Altered State is great, but I cannot stop asking myself how would it be with Daniel

    Yesterday 8:05pm Reply

  • tokyo-shounen

    2nd full album only, and it's already a masterpiece.

    Yesterday 7:13pm Reply

  • Gapkilla

    @Serja One ≥ Altered State

    Yesterday 1:35pm Reply

  • Serja

    One>>>Altered State

    Yesterday 12:00pm Reply

  • The_dglgmut13

    I agree VV

    17 May 10:22pm Reply

  • Tricksy_

    Altered State is fantastic

    16 May 4:18pm Reply

  • samjaay

    Interested for the first week scrobbles... Masterpiece.

    16 May 2:48pm Reply

  • StellaNUFC

    Awesome new album guys! *_*

    16 May 11:07am Reply

  • knight_88

    The new album is simply amazing!

    16 May 7:46am Reply

  • Acrophis

    This is the kind of album I was expecting with the first one after being blown away by rough versions of Concealing Fate Pt 1 on YouTube. Finally I'm being blown away again.

    15 May 10:30pm Reply

  • FeoNear

    Altered State = Just one piece of art. [4]

    15 May 7:26pm Reply

  • Gapkilla

    I'm really in love with the new album. For the next step in their evolution, I would like them to incorporate epic guitar solos though. They could always bring guest guitar virtuosos on board if they have to to get it done like what Skyharbor did with Marty Friedman.

    15 May 6:04pm Reply
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