TESSERACT Release Lyric Video For ‘Smile’ Single
June 23rd, 2017
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English progressive metal band TesseracT have released an official lyric video for the single ‘Smile’. Produced by Francois Bertrand from Silver Wings Studios, the clip can be viewed below.
Vocalist Daniel Tompkins commented: “Lyrically ‘Smile’ carries a strong and forward sense of irony as we explore and darkest side of the human condition. The song will witness the manifestation of an ‘entity’. Consciousness survives through constant manipulation only to propagate pessimism and hopelessness. Our entity observes, consumes and evolves, bearing witness to human existence, mimicking our presence in colossal form.”
Bassist Amos Williams added: “We chose this track as although it is part of a greater theme, and is in fact towards the end of a story arc, it stands alone very well. We have a solid idea of where we would like to take this track on the next album as it is in no way finished. It is merely one step in a journey.
“The verses and choruses stand very far apart from each other. There is a tension we wished to build through a minimalist approach, with small phrases that repeat against accompanying parts of different lengths. These undulate, seemingly getting lost against the nonconventional phrasing of the drums. All this is nothing new to TesseracT fans, but this time we have looked to really align the lyrical and musical messages.”
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TesseracT issued the single ‘Smile’ on June 23rd, 2017 through Kscope. The digital only release was made available via all download and streaming platforms.
‘Smile’ was recorded at both 4D Sound Studios and Celestial Sound Studios in England during late spring 2017, and produced by guitarist Acle Kahney.
TesseracT’s line-up is as follows:
Daniel Tompkins (vocals)
Acle Kahney (guitar)
James Monteith (guitar)
Amos Williams (bass)
Jay Postones (drums)
Third studio record Polaris was released in September 2015.
