UK progressive rock band TESSERACT recently announced that their second full length album, Altered State, will be released on May 27th throughout Europe, and May 28th in North America via Century Media Records.

The band 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.

Divided into four movements: Of Matter, Of Mind, Of Reality and Of Energy, Altered State in its purest form, is about the transformations the band has gone through over the past few years.

The video trailer can be seen below:

TesseracT elaborates: "The concept behind the presentation of Altered State is very simple. It is about change, and how life is change. We have been through a very difficult period of time over the last few years. It is a miracle that the band has survived. I feel it is the ability to step back and see everything for what it is (hence the Perspective EP) that has allowed us to get on with life and try to enjoy it. Reality is change."

The official track listing for Altered State is as follows:

'Of Matter - Proxy'

'Of Matter - Retrospect'

'Of Matter - Resist'

'Of Mind - Nocturne'

'Of Mind - Exile'

'Of Reality - Eclipse'

'Of Reality - Palingenisis'

'Of Reality - Calabi-Yau'

'Of Energy - Singularity'

'Of Energy - Embers'

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.

Tour dates:

April

6 - HRH Prog Festival, Magna Science Centre - Rotherham, UK

May (with Periphery)

1 - Le Nouveau Casino - Paris, France
2 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Netherlands
4 - Matrix - Bochum, Germany
5 - Raucherkammer - Wiesbaden, Germany
6 - Magnet - Berlin, Germany
7 - Logo - Hamburg, Germany
8 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
9 - P60 - Amstelven, Netherlands
11 - Takedown | Twenty Thirteen, Southampton Uni - Southampton , UK

May (with The Algorithm, 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

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