After much teasing, Tesseract is now streaming "War Of Being" from their upcoming album (also named) War Of Being due out September 15. The massive new single is accompanied by a video directed by Found Format Films with additional filming by Richard Oakes/Dark Fable Media.
"War Of Being has been all-encompassing for us since late 2019," said bassist Amos Williams. "After I returned home from filming Portals, I found myself in such a deeply introspective headspace. The scale of work and reward from that project kind of set this up to be inevitable. We simply had to try and see how far we could take a concept album with Tesseract.
"Within these songs the band has given life to the themes and ideas that are personified within the characters of The Strangeland story. It's certainly been a catharsis and a way for me to explore the internal dissonance."
Regarding the track, vocalist Daniel Tompkins said: "'War Of Being' is a fight for acceptance, a battle of existence and a resistance against ego. It's a struggle for control as we cut through the white noise of reality. It's the need to know and identify with oneself, to accept and understand what we stand for and who we are. There is an urgent need to 'Tear the mask away,' and reveal your true self."
War Of Being was recorded at Middle Farm Studios with Peter Miles (Architects, Sylosis, Dodie) co-producing with the band alongside Katherine Marsh of Choir Noir (Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Marillion). Assisting with additional programming and production, the band were joined by Randy Slaugh (Periphery, Architects, Devin Townsend). With additional engineering by Forrester Savell (Karnivool). The artwork, which features characters 'ex' and 'el' was created in collaboration between AI and human as a means to extend the concept into its presentation.
Tesseract will also hit the road with Intervals and Alluvial. Tickets are available here.
10/5 Charlotte, NC The Underground
10/6 Charleston, SC Music Farm
10/7 Norfolk, VA Norva
10/8 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
10/10 Chicago, IL House of Blues
10/11 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theatre
10/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza
10/14 Boston, MA Paradise
10/15 Philadelphia, PA TLA
10/17 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
10/19 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
10/20 Grand Rapids, MI Elevation
10/21 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
10/23 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
10/24 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
10/26 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/27 Vancouver, BC Commodore
10/28 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
10/29 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/31 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/1 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theatre
11/3 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
11/4 Phoenix, AZ Nile Theater
11/5 Albuquerque, NM Revel
11/7 Dallas, TX The Granada Theater
11/8 Austin, TX Emo's
11/9 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
11/11 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
11/12 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
11/13 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
