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Release Day Roundup – 5/31/19

May 31, 2019

Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But wh... Read More...

Daniel Tompkins – Castles

Simon Clark

May 29, 2019

News, Reviews

Somewhere around the end of the noughties and the beginning of whatever the hell we're going to call this decade retrospectively, something remarkable happened in the UK metal scene. Inspired by the likes of ... Read More...

TesseracT – Polaris

Eden Kupermintz

August 12, 2015

Reviews

There comes a time in the life of a reviewer where he finds himself faced with a unique conundrum: reviewing an album by a band that means something to him. Such is the case with this reviewer and TesseracT. Bo... Read More...

TesseracT Drop Teaser For Polaris; Includes Shadows, Spheres, Sandtorms, Skies

Kyle Gaddo

July 10, 2015

News

TesseracT are ready to drop their third full-length and second album with debut vocalist Daniel Tompkins. Slated for a September 18th, 2015 release via Kscope, the ambient progressive/djent band are bringing yo... Read More...

TesseracT Live CD/DVD, Scala/Odyssey, Coming Soon

Kyle Gaddo

February 17, 2015

News

With Daniel Tompkins recently rejoining the ranks of the UK's djent proliferators, TesseracT are now on the verge of releasing the teased live album we heard rumblings about late last year. ... Read More...

Skyharbor – Guiding Lights

Heavy Blog

November 14, 2014

Reviews

For their first full studio release, Skyharbor's two-disc Blinding White Noise created a sonic shockwave that reverberated around the world receiving plaudits at every turn. They made enough of an impact to... Read More...

PREMIERE: Piano – Disappearing Ink (Lyric Video)

Jimmy Rowe

September 3, 2014

News, Video

Piano, one of the many brilliant acts fronted by (former former) Tesseract vocalist Daniel Tompkins, are finally back from obscurity! Melding uplifting and haunting melodies with progressive musicianship, t... Read More...

If You’re Going To Do An Acoustic Version Of A Song, Learn What “Acoustic Version” Means

Kyle Gaddo

April 22, 2014

Editorials

Alright, listen up. Apparently there's some mass confusion about acoustic versions among artists, why you do them, and, more importantly, why you're doing them badly. So badly, in fact, that you're straig... Read More...

Daniel Tompkins And Jon Gomm Cover Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’

Heavy Blog

March 11, 2013

Listen To This!, News

Daniel Tompkins shows us that there Ain't Nobody who can cover a song like he can.

Shadowboxer’s Cover of TesseracT’s ‘April’ is Awesome

Heavy Blog

May 29, 2012

News, Video

So not only did we get to hear Elliot Coleman's take on April this week, but we also got this awesome cover by a duo that goes by the moniker Shadowboxer. While it doesn't hit quite as hard as the original it... Read More...

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Release Day Roundup – 5/31/19

Daniel Tompkins – Castles

TesseracT – Polaris

TesseracT Drop Teaser For Polaris; Includes Shadows, Spheres, Sandtorms, Skies

TesseracT Live CD/DVD, Scala/Odyssey, Coming Soon

Skyharbor – Guiding Lights

PREMIERE: Piano – Disappearing Ink (Lyric Video)

If You’re Going To Do An Acoustic Version Of A Song, Learn What “Acoustic Version” Means

Daniel Tompkins And Jon Gomm Cover Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’

Shadowboxer’s Cover of TesseracT’s ‘April’ is Awesome

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