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Reading, United Kingdom (2003 – present)
TesseracT is a progressive metal band from Reading, UK, that uses math metal, djent, and technical metal 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).
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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Krypt1 wrote:
Dan is better a lot. Though maybe in some new songs Elliot will show himself.
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evanisevil wrote:
I've got to agree with emptycookiejar1 :( [2] Dan's work on One, especially Eden and Concealing Fate, is just out of this world. Amazing voice.
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JohnLateralus wrote:
Sexy Level: 9.4/10
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Substance90 wrote:
I've got to agree with emptycookiejar1 :(
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Zeleii wrote:
Very solid band!
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Davvda95 wrote:
Sounds like Meshuggah and Karnivool reproduced. This isn't bad but they could use some more character. Sounds like a real Meshuggah ripoff at times. I hope the next album has some more personality to it.
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emptycookiejar1 wrote:
Elliot is perfectly capable as a vocalist, but I'm really missing the emotional quality that Dan gave to the music. I also found him more pleasant to listen to, so now I'm really sad that he's left the group.
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logan_mac wrote:
Eden 2.0's vocals sounds like a chick on helium, fuck
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miasmata wrote:
Mediocre at best.
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ADIFFERENTSENSE wrote:
Eden 2.0 is incredible, can't wait to see what else Elliot can bring to the band; he has a really unique style and I can only see the band getting even better.
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RealityDreamIII wrote:
http://consciousnessthroughafterlife.blogspot.com/2011/08/echoes-from-fourth-dimension.html The interview I made with Jamie Postones last summer. URL has changed to my site.
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chili_freak wrote:
Yes! I'v finally managed to find Eden 2.0. I've been searching for ages and I couldn't find it. But Soundcloud prevailed! So psyched to see them soon. Elliot is beast as well.
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redgo wrote:
btw - what about CF part 7 sax solo from the demo - why didn't it get on the studio album?
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edb500 wrote:
Why did Dan have to leave this beautiful band so soon???! I thought it was such a wonderful marriage :-(
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DayDreamCrashes wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4h0rlWX5lM oh sweet jesus
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rodrigobreaks wrote:
Colonel_Mole, actually, he was. And also he plays the bass. Just look the Wikipedia page, dude. Don't call me a retarded if you're already one.
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redgo wrote:
GO ON TOUR!!! NOW!!! :-)
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timmotjo17 wrote:
I love how their bassist is slappin' da bass a lot. Really creates nice contrasts.
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Mercenarion wrote:
Gah... the vocals...
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Gapkilla wrote:
@larsos: you can do that with any video editing program as well.
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Eluveitie22 tagged TesseracT with djent, progressive metal and math metal. 1 hour ago
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SingLoco, Samuraicow, MegaDeePain and 1 other person added TesseracT to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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Hate_Worldwide tagged TesseracT with ‘djent’. yesterday afternoon
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danychi, TheShugg, starrhammer and 2 other people added TesseracT to their libraries. yesterday morning
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A deleted user tagged TesseracT with ambient, math metal and progressive metal. Friday afternoon
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PryceHefner, DanGilliver, Lekkon and 8 other people added TesseracT to their libraries. Thursday evening
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FrozenScandinav tagged TesseracT with ‘technical metal’. Wednesday evening
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JakIsDead wrote about TesseracT – One in My CD Collection. Wednesday evening
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TheLinc93, NuclearPickle21, Torfajokull12 and 8 other people added TesseracT to their libraries. Wednesday afternoon
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andeveryonedied wrote about TesseracT in :3. Tuesday morning
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