TESSERACT Reveals Video Featuring Brand New Music

UK's progressive rock band TESSERACT has released a video promoting UK and European tour dates, but more importantly, is the first chance for fans to hear brand new music from the upcoming album. Altered State will be TESSERACT's sophomore full-length album and will be released on May 28, 2013 in North America via Century Media Records. Divided into four movements: Of Matter, Of Mind, Of Reality and Of Energy, 'Altered State' represents the transformations that TESSERACT has gone through over the past few years. The Law of Conservation of Energy states that: In a closed system energy is conserved, nothing is lost. It merely changes from one state to another.

The video trailer can be seen here.

Altered State was produced, mixed, mastered and engineered by TESSERACT guitarist, Acle Kahney, assisted by bassist, Amos Williams at Acle's 4D Sounds studio, and marks the first full release with new vocalist, Ashe O'Hara.

The band is set to head out with longtime friends, PERIPHERY, throughout mainland Europe and then headline dates throughout the UK just prior to album release. Worldwide touring will follow throughout the year.

Altered State Track List:

01. Of Matter - Proxy
02. Of Matter - Retrospect
03. Of Matter - Resist
04. Of Mind - Nocturne
05. Of Mind - Exile
06. Of Reality - Eclipse
07. Of Reality - Palingenesis
08. Of Reality - Calabi-Yau
09. Of Energy - Singularity
10. Of Energy - Embers

TOUR DATES

APRIL

06 HRH PROG FESTIVAL, MAGNA SCIENCE CENTRE, ROTHERHAM - UK

MAY - WITH PERIPHERY

01 LE NOUVEAU CASINO, PARIS - FR*

02 DOORNROOSJE, NIJMEGEN - NL*

04 MATRIX, BOCHUM - DE*

05 RÄUCHERKAMMER, WIESBADEN - DE*

06 MAGNET, BERLIN - DE*

07 LOGO, HAMBURG - DE*

08 LUXOR, COLOGNE - DE*

09 P60, AMSTELVEN - NL*

11 TAKEDOWN | TWENTY THIRTEEN, SOUTHAMPTON UNI, SOUTHAMPTON - UK

HEADLINE DATES WITH THE ALGORITHM AND ENOCHIAN THEORY

12 CORPORATION, SHEFFIELD - UK**

13 IVORY BLACKS, GLASGOW - UK**

14 ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER - UK**

15 THE FLEECE, BRISTOL - UK**

16 ISLINGTON ACADEMY, LONDON - UK**

THE SAFETY FIRE announces release date change, pre-orders for new album, “Grind Th e Ocean”; ready to tour with PROTEST THE HE RO, PERIPHERY, JEFF LOOMIS

Originally set to be released in late February via Inside Out Music, THE SAFETY FIRE's debut full-length, Grind The Ocean, is now due out on April 9th in the UK and April 10th in North America. In regards to this release date change, the band comments:

"Unfortunately we are sad to announce that the official release of our album 'Grind the Ocean' has been delayed until April 2012 in the UK and US. Our team and label have been doing some amazing work over the past few months, and feel that delaying the official release, will give us some great opportunities- There will be new content released over the coming months, so keep your eyes open...Please note the release in other (territories) are unaffected and will be available online and in shops."

"HOWEVER, we wanted there to be some good news for our friends in the UK & US, so we are very happy to announce a special pre-order for YOU the fans which will be released on the original date of February 27th. Those of you who pre-order will not only have the album just over a month before it is available in shops in the UK and US, it will also feature additional bonus content in a special digipack release! Head over to our brand new merch store to see the exclusive packages we are offering, including limited edition merch and posters! To every single one of you, thank you for your support! We can't wait for everyone to hear this album, see you on the road!" - THE SAFETY FIRE

To pre-order Grind The Ocean, please head over to the band's merch store now:

http://www.allinmerch.com/category/TSF.html

For fans that can't wait for Grind The Ocean's release, THE SAFETY FIRE recently posted the first in a series of album teaser trailers. To watch the video, click here.

The band will also join PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, JEFF LOOMIS, and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE on the road this spring for THE SAFETY FIRE's first tour of North America! In regards to the tour, guitarist Derya "Dez" Nagle comments: "We are super hyped to come to the US, especially with such an amazing lineup. We are huge fans of all the bands playing and feel they all bring their own unique vibe to what should be an amazing tour. It's our first time to the US, and we are ready to bring the ruckus/party."

A complete list of tour dates is below, so check to see when this epic progressive metal show will be coming to a city near you!

THE SAFETY FIRE tour dates feat. PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, JEFF LOOMIS, TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE
3/25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
3/26 - Lawrence, KS - Granada
3/27 - Dallas, TX - Trees
3/28 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
3/30 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine
3/31 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
4/1 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
4/2 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
4/3 - Portland, OR - The Branx
4/4 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
4/6 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
4/7 - Denver, CO - Summit
4/9 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
4/10 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
4/11 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
4/12 - Columbus, OH - The Outland Ballroom
4/13 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
4/14 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
4/16 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
4/17 - Orlando, FL - The Social
4/18 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
4/20 - New York, NY - Gramercy
4/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

SCALE THE SUMMIT Streaming New Album Now

"The Collective" in Stores Tomorrow

Progressive instrumental act, SCALE THE SUMMIT, is streaming their new record, "The Collective," exclusively at the website of their hometown paper, The Houston Chronicle. Check out the record, which hits the streets tomorrow, now. The band will kick off a tour with Fair to Midland and Periphery in Houston on Thursday.

  

"The Collective" was recorded at Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, FL with producer Mark Lewis (Devildriver, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder). The standard CD is available now, as is a signed booklet version bundled with a high quality, limited edition, American Apparel shirt. Order it now at.

The track listing of "The Collective," is as follows:

1.     Colossal

2.     Whales

3.     Emersion

4.     The Levitated

5.     Secret Earth

6.     Gallows

7.     Origin of Species

8.     Alpenglow

9.     Black Hills

10.  Balkan

11.  Drifting Figures

See the band live:

3/3        Houston, TX- Warehouse Live

3/4        Dallas, TX- Trees

3/5        Austin, TX- Emo's Inside

3/6        Lubbock, TX- Jake's Sports Café
3/7        Tucson, AZ- The Noise #

3/8        Mesa, AZ- The Underground

3/9        Victorville, CA- VVEC

3/10      San Diego, CA- Epicenter w/ Periphery only

3/11      West Hollywood, CA- Whisky A Go-Go

3/12      Bakersfield, CA- Jerry's Pizza

3/13      Sacramento, CA- Ace Of Spades

3/15      Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theatre

3/16      Seattle, WA- Studio Seven

3/17      Spokane, WA- The A Club

3/18      Boise, ID- The Venue

3/20      Colorado Springs, CO- The Black Sheep

3/21      Denver, CO- Marquis Theatre

3/22      Kansas City, MO- Scion Lab #

3/23      Cedar Falls, IA- The Wheelhouse

3/24      St. Paul, MN- Station 4

3/25      Flint, MI- The Machine Shop

3/26      Madison, WI- The Annex

3/28      Chicago, IL- Bottom Lounge

3/29      Toronto, ON- Mod Club

3/30      Pittsburgh, PA- Smiling Moose

4/1        Hartford, CT- Webster Underground

4/2        Worcester, MA-The Palladium

4/3        Philadelphia, PA- The Barbary

4/4        Portland, ME- Deering Grange #

4/5        Burlington, VT- Monkey House #

4/6        New York, NY- Santo's Party House

4/7        Springfield, VA- Jaxx

4/8        Knoxville, TN- The Cider House

4/9        Asheville, NC- The Orange Peel

4/10      Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade

4/12      New Orleans, LA- The Parish @ House of Blues

4/13      Little Rock, AR- Juanita's

4/14      Tulsa, OK- The Marquee

4/15      Oklahoma City, OK- Conservatory

# Headline dates

SCALE THE SUMMIT formed in 2005 while attending the Musicians' Institute in Los Angeles. The band relocated to Texas in 2006, where they recorded their first, self-released album. After signing with Prosthetic, they released "Carving Desert Canyons", which Revolver called, "a cinematic blast of intricately melodic fretwork and pummeling percussion," in 2009. 

The band, who received praise from Guitar World for their "tightly-woven guitar interplay, irregular time signatures and tasteful licks," has toured with the likes of PROTEST THE HERO, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CYNIC, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and were handpicked by DREAM THEATER to participate in the 2009 installment of their famed "Progressive Nation" festival tour. SCALE THE SUMMIT has also been featured prominently in Guitar Player magazine, and has tracks available for the Rock Band video game through the Rock Band Network.