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“A celebration of legendary bass tone”: Geezer Butler gets a limited-edition combo and Dingwall honors a modern metal great in July’s biggest bass releases

From classic heavy-metal thunder to the soulful tones of reggae, these are the bass releases putting some serious weight behind July’s gear calendar

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“Having ADHD isn’t a superpower. But we can turn pain into poetry, and this album does that’’: TesseracT and Chimp Spanner friends team up for Prince Of Failure debut

Daniel Tompkins and Paul Ortiz smash prog together with nu metal on their cathartic self-titled record

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Cool new proggy sounds from Haken, Devin Townsend, Temic, Prince Of Failure and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Top new prog you need to hear from Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman, Revealing Chaos, Seven Eyed Crow and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

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“They lock in and deliver really interesting riffs in a way that makes them sound simple, when they’re not simple at all” TesseracT’s James Monteith on the guitarist and band who changed his approach to music in the 90s

The djent pioneer found inspiration in a player who ignored standard time lengths, came up with unique sounds and played the wrong parts of his instrument – but always managed to groove

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TesseracT share first new music from upcoming live release RADAR with video for the emotive Tender

TessearcT will release concert film RADAR and soundtrack album , RADAR O.S.T. in December

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TesseracT announce new concert movie and live album, RADAR

TessearcT will release concert film RADAR and soundtrack album , RADAR O.S.T. in December

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TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue

TesseracT's third album, Polars, saw singer Dan Tompkins return to the band's line-up

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“You tour for so long. You’ve got a family, a mortgage, and you come home from America after eight weeks with £100. That’s unsustainable”: Dan Tompkins had to leave Tesseract – so what brought him back for third album Polaris?

2015 album saw the djent pioneers continue their move away from frenzied metal to thought-provoking prog, meaning the singer had to embrace a new way of creative thinking

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“It’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush, is it? It’s not Dream Theater. The virtuosity comes in the details and subtlety”: When TesseracT introduced themselves and explained the djent movement

At a time when online musicianship was still regarded as a bit geeky, the quintet were preparing to launch debut album One and embark on their first US tour – and they had plenty to say about filesharing, stats and haircuts

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“They use notes out of sequence – they’re more experimental than bands like Dream Theater, who are very respectful of tonalities”: Novelists’ Florestan Durand is passionate about Periphery (or at least their early albums)

Misha Mansoor’s work was the catalyst for Durand’s discovery of djent, as he moved on from the “simpler music” of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani

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“Social media was aroused, then curious, then hooked on the rest of Sleep Token’s material”: How The Summoning turned a faceless cult into metal’s most surprising breakout band

Sleep Token seemed to be too weird for mainstream success – then The Summoning turned them into overnight sensations

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“It showed us that a rock band can still bring the house down on such a mainstream platform”: Indian band Girish and the Chronicles deliver searing riffs on America's Got Talent with their hard rock take on an Adele classic

With sixteen years and a solid repertoire under their belt, the hard-hitting band have also shared stages with Guns N' Roses and TesseracT

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"The music’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush is it? It’s not exactly Dream Theater." TesseracT's journey to debut album One

How young UK prog metal quintet TesseracT introduced themselves to the world back in 2010...

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The Pineapple Thief and TesseracT to headline this year's Be Prog! My Friend festival in Barcelona

Be Prog ! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Threshold, Von Hertzen Brothers and more...

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Arctangent 2025 announces headliners Wardruna and Tesseract, adds over 50 bands to the lineup

Arctangent Festival 2025 is stacking up their bill with over 50 names, including Clown Core, Leprous, Mew, Slift, Green Lung and many more

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9 amazing examples of motion in logo design

These logos have all been improved by adding movement.

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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

From the post-hardcore squall of Hidden Mothers to Lutharo's invigorating mix of power metal and melodeath, to one-woman black metaller Hulder and Saudi Arabian tech-prog-metallers Ana.n7n, these are the bands you need to hear in January 2025

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TesseracT share new live video for War Of Being

Tesseract will release an expanded edition of latest album War Of Being, featuring new live tracks, in January

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Tesseract announce expanded edition of latest album War Of Being, featuring new live tracks

The reissue comes with three songs recorded during the band’s blockbuster headline set at Radar Festival in July

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The 30 greatest David Gilmour performances

David Gilmour's 30 greatest moments, as chosen by members of Marillion, Roxy Music, Asia, Solstice, TesseracT, Haken and more

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Ihlo share new video trailer ahead of reissue of their debut album Union

Scottish prog metal quintet Ihlo to have debut album Union remastered by TesseracT guitarist Acle Khaney and reissued in October

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Cool new prog music you must hear from TesseracT, God Is An Astronaut, Dim Gray and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog music to discover from Matteo Mancuso, Orion and more...

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TesseracT announce next phase of War Of Being world tour

TesseracT announce new European and UK dates for January and February 2025

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“Most people are only going to listen to your song once – how can you stand out and stay there?” Sleep Token and Tesseract’s mixing engineers reveal how to improve your guitar recordings – and it starts with ditching your ego

George Lever and Forrester Savell have worked with some of metal’s biggest names, and now they’re offering you advice on getting the most out of your bedroom productions before, during and after you’ve pressed record

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Every Tesseract album ranked from worst to best

You can’t go wrong with the UK prog metal maestros, but which album is the best of the best?

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