With change comes new ideas, and Elements Of The Infinite is the culmination of a flurry of new ideas within Allegaeon. It is, in essence, an album with a chip on its shoulder, a point to prove, and a big step out of the shadows from its predecessor. With two new members, the band is in a very different place than they've ever been, and the music reflects that.

To give fans more of an insight into the album, Metal Blade has created a series of lyric description/audio teasers for each song from Elements Of the Infinite. Each brief segment will feature a clip of music from each song on the record, and a description of the track from vocalist Ezra Haynes.

Today's new segment covers the song "Dyson Sphere":

"Tyrants Of The Terrestrial Exodus":

"Threshold Of Perception":

Elements Of The Infinite will be released on June 24th in North America, and June 23rd in the UK/Europe and June 20th in the European G|A|S territories. Pre-order at this location.

Allegaeon have completed work on a video for the song "1.618". Guitarist Greg Burgess commented on the clip: "The "1.618" video is quite a departure from what Allegaeon has done in the past. For our music, lyrically speaking; it's been really hard for us to come up with story lines to capture what Ezra was singing about. So in the end we always ended up just having performance videos. This video is more like us hanging out and having fun, a reflection of our personalities, and well... poking fun at ourselves for the lack of success we've had with the music video medium."

After having spent some time in drummer-limbo, the band enlisted Brandon Park as their new permanent drummer in 2013. Additionally, the departure of Ryan Glisan led to the addition of guitarist Michael Stancel. The re-tooled Allegaeon line up is fresh, hungry, and ready to solidify the band's place within the elite, virtuoso-filled world of extreme technical death metal.

Elements Of The Infinite was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in Colorado Feb-April 2014. Otero's work has been more prominent in the last few years - some fans may have heard his work on the latest Cattle Decapitation album, Cephalic Carnage, and more. Otero's efforts here, along with the band's new material, has led to Allegaeon's most realized and mature release to date. Musically, fans will be treated to orchestrations that provide significant depth to the sound. The orchestrations were composed by guitarist Greg Burgess along with Joe Ferris.

Lyrically, the band has gone full-tilt with their space and science themes. Vocalist Ezra Haynes has penned songs that discuss both theoretical and practical science topics. Anyone who may be watching Cosmos with Neil de Grasse Tyson will surely catch references to Dyson Spheres, the high probability of alien life in the universe, humanity's eventual exodus from earth, the golden ratio, and much more. It's as fun dissecting the lyrics as it is the complex and challenging music.

Elements Of The Infinite tracklisting:

"Threshold Of Perception"
"Tyrants Of The Terrestrial Exodus"
"Dyson Sphere"
"The Phylogenesis Stretch"
"1.618"
"Gravimetric Time Dilation"
"Our Cosmic Casket"
"Biomech II"
"Through Ages Of Ice - Otzi's Curse"
"Genocide For Praise - Vals For The Vitruvian Man"

In support of their new album, Elements Of The Infinite, Allegaeon will be hitting the road this August with Chimaira, The Plot In You, Upon This Dawning and Silence The Messenger as part of The Artery Metal Tour. The trek begins August 5th in Joliet, IL and runs through August 30th in Oklahoma City, OK.

A complete list of dates can be found below. Tickets for the tour can be purchased at this location.

Tour dates:

August

5 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
6 - Spring Lake Park, MN - Pov
7 - Peoria, IL - Rail II
8 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
9 - Lansing, MI - The Loft
10 - Akron, OH - Rock Factory
11 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
12 - Shawnee, KS - Aftershock
13 - Denver, CO - Maruqis Theater
14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
15 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
16 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
17 - Spokane, WA - The Hop
19 - Sacramento, CA - Assembly
20 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky a Go Go
21 - San Diego, CA - Soma-Sidestage
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto
23 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
25 - Odessa, TX - Club Patron
26 - San Antonio, TX - Korova (basement)
27 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog Bar
28 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
29 - Dallas, TX - Trees
30 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Chameleon Room

Allegaeon lineup:

Ezra Haynes - Vocals

Michael Stancel - Guitar

Greg Burgess - Guitar

Corey Archuleta - Bass

Brandon Park - Drums