"They sound......i don't know a lot of bands that sound like them." < --- this exactly Thank you so much for covering them, I highly, highly recommend checking Tesseract's "King" or the live studio version of "Hexes" next!!
YES! Tesseract is easily one of my favorite bands. "Musically thoughtful" is the perfect way to describe them. One of my favorite songs (how do you even pick one, really...) is Concealing Fate Part 2- Deception. Cool time signatures and really showcases Daniel's voice range/techniques. Have a listen! Also, PLEASE check out his guest vocal work for Earthside - "A Dream in Static". It is so so good and I think you would really appreciate it.
omg omg omg i squealed when i saw this!! Tesseract is one of my favorite bands and while there will always be the old vs new stuff debate to no end, i like it all. and i love Juno for the ethereal simplicity in groove and melody.
@@ChaseCarneson second Leprous, Slave live is amazing. I'd also recommend checking out Pain of Salvation, they have a ton of great songs but I'd start with the song Meaningless and work your way backwards.
Love how in depth you get with these reactions, much more than any other channel I have seen. Very intelligent breakdowns and I always feel smarter after listening to your explanations of the music theory.
It's one thing to break things down in terms of musical theory. It is a whole different ball game though when you manage to do so explaining musical theory without falling into the pitfall of terminology spaghetti so that even lay people can follow it. That is to me the the sign of an outstanding teacher.
The vocalist streams on Twitch too. It's dope to watch his singing sessions live. So glad I found the band in my recent prog deep dive :) Check out a Brazilian prog band called Vitalism and maybe their songs "Pagan" and "Ramaten". Highly underrated stuff.
Thanks for getting around to TesseracT, one of my favorite bands. I saw them on tour last year and they were terrific. I recommend the live studio video of "Hexes" (duet with Martin Gresh).
Ooo Tesseract! I love them! My favourite track by them is Exile, it's a beautiful 8 minute long song, like you said, sometimes it's just nice to get lost in a song.
Something interesting about Tesseract (according to Matt Garstka from animals as leaders), they all play to a different click. Which kinda blows my mind if it's true.
Thanks for the introduction to these guys. Very polished and well produced song. Obviously there's a lot of thought toward composition. Thanks for the great analysis, as always.
OH MAN! This is the quintessential melodic, proggy, djenty band! Keep listening, you're in for a treat! That groovy, funky, syncopated, single chord, chuggy sound on the guitars and drums is the core aspect of what is called djent. These guys take it to the next level by adding atmosphere, ambience, melody and emotion. Daniel Tompkins, the singer, is incredible. All of their music is along these lines: somewhat unusual time signatures, signature and key changes, syncopations, grooves, ghost notes on the drums, bass and guitars, atmosphere etc.
I thought about making a comment on one of your earlier videos and saying, "next thing you know he's gonna tell us he's never heard of TesseracT." Stoked you're hearing these guys and getting into their music.
Also, all of Dan's other projects are worth checking out. Zeta, Skyharbor, White Moth Black Butterfly, Dan Tompkins (self-titled). Check out Voices From the Fuselage if you like Ashe's vocals (Altered State), and Fellsilent if you want to hear the band that split into TesseracT and Monuments.
Feels like yesterday I watched these guys' Live In the Lockdown session while in the full lockdown. Great show. You mentioned about not knowing much of prog metal bands, but sure you've heard of Dream Theater and Opeth right? Also Tool?
Great reactions and comments! TesseracT is probably my favorite band at the moment. I always like to tell people that the guitar/bass riff you heard in the first verse is the same exact riff being played later in the piece, where the only difference is the drum feel. Super intricate writing!
As others have mentioned, TesseracT are one of the most distinctive prog metal bands out there. Their approach to rhythm fascinates and bamboozles me equally - with most Djenty polyrhythmic stuff I can find a beat to ride (generally through the cymbals, as it happens), but they are absolutely Expert Mode with that stuff. But, because they are all consummate musicians, they find ways to write songs that are compelling and enjoyable despite seeming to break a lot of songwriting rules. They also make excellent use of atmospheric and/or electronic effects to heighten their sound, which I always appreciate. I wouldn't say Juno is one of my favourite songs of theirs, but there's no denying its quality. If I were to recommend another one to check out it would probably be Hexes, Seven Names, or Beneath My Skin. Thank you for the reaction as always bro, it's never less than brilliant to hear you experience new music I love and unpack what makes it so great. Have a damn. Good. DAY!
The amazing thing about Tesseract is that, through a combination of an interesting, not super-brutal sound, lack of growls and Daniel's smooth voice and poppy tone, they are somehow accesssible to non-metalheads. I've played this to pop listeners and they got down with it. They don't appreciate the music theory behind (neither can I frankly) but, they got down.
Chase going down the prog metal rabbit hole? this 'bout to get even better! One thing I love about the "prog groove" is how the kick drums are often used to highlight the syncopation and emphasize the rhythm being played on the guitars, and I just love how well it bridges the rhythmic and harmonic elements together. To me that's where the fun is in prog music in general. I'm gonna have to suggest The Contortionist - Language (Reimagined) next, it's another great prog band with a _lot_ to unpack.
I was a regular at the Pitz in Milton Keynes around 2007 when TesseracT were putting out their first demo. Sometimes it felt like they were the house band as they appeared on that stage quite regularly, headlining the local band nights. They were a bit heavier then and the vocalist at that time was more suited to more aggressive tracks. There was a lot of pressure for bands to be heavier, louder, faster and 'more brutal' back then and TesseracT kinda bucked the trend and went in a different direction. Delighted they 'made it'. The drums always stuck out for me - their drummer spent a lot of time waving his hands in the air hitting cymbals with a really slow tempo on the snare (a lot of the ghost notes went unnoticed in those early days). In contrast, most of the other local bands at the time were punk-based and were pretty relentless battering away on the snare. It made TesseracT a very welcome change and actually contributed to them sounding heavy. MK was pretty vibrant for live music back then with a good range of local bands and plenty of signed and unsigned touring acts passing through the Pitz. I even caught a South African band there called Dorp (formerly The Fauves). "Hexes" would be a good track to go next. If you like the vocalist here there are several other projects worth checking out. White Moth Black Butterfly is very atmospheric and really showcases his vocals but if you want a complete change of direction the 80s-inspired synthpop of ZETA shows his versatility. Good work with the reaction, as always.
HOLY HECK YES!!!! I just recently found this band and this vocalist and I am obsessed!!! Since I am also obsessed with your channel this is AWESOME!! Daniel Tompkins did a live stream on Twitch that he put on youtube, where he did a bunch of songs - it's called: "[TesseracT] Live vocal performance with Dan Tompkins". I don't think YT likes links, so I hope you find this one. I totally recommend Hexes from that video (time stamps are in the comments). Thank you again!!
I'm one of those annoying people who have been requesting Tesseract! I've been a fan of them since their debut album, so I'm really happy you enjoyed them :) I requested Hexes, but honestly, all their songs are amazing. Daniel is an amazing vocalist (he's a vocal coach as well) and he also does harsh vocals, so you might want to check those out. Also, Tesseract had another singer for their second album. He was great too, but just be aware of that ;) PS. Yes, this is prog metal, but it fits more into the type of prog metal called djent.
I was wondering if Tesseract was going to make it into your reactions. I really like their stuff and I really enjoy your comments that are so educational and interesting. Thank you for all the amazing content.
Love your reactions. I'd love for you to mention briefly some of the time signatures in more of the songs you are covering. I've often been intrigued by the meters and signatures of these songs.
Yayy some tesseract! There are 5 peeps in the band. Dan the singer, James and Acle the guitarists, Amos the bassist and Jay the drummer. I don't why this band clicks so well with me. Its almost as its nothing I could point my finger at. Just amazing. And great reaction and breakdown : >! If you want something that has a completely different vibe to it, you could go for Nascent.
Yes!! Check out A Dream in Static by Earthside feat. Daniel Tompkins. He's got full control of his vocals!! You'll love that song. And for more TesseracT, I'm partial to the full love recorded video of One from their Friday album.... It's long, but it's so worth it. They are a marvelous group of artists! Great reaction!
Welcome to the TesseracT club! Daniel Tompkins has one of the best vocalists in prog metal. He left the band for a little bit to front Skyharbor out of India. Now Skyharbor has Eric Emery on vocals and he’s also amazing.
Earthside - Contemplation of the beautiful (feat. Eric Zirlinger) You won't hear another song like this one. A tragic jam filled with so much pain and sorrow. Eric Zirlinger's vocals on this track simply blows it out of the window. Earthside are a small prog metal band from the US which love to expirement with a lot of different instruments and musical spects (opera style, arabic, etc.). But they made it work. They also worked with Daniel Tompkins (Vocals for Tesseract) on one song. But for me personally this might be one of the most enjoyable track which has ever been written. I would love to see you react to that. 😇 Keep going forward, like your analysis for far. Almost every time on point. Cheers from switzerland mate
Hoped you would react to them and very happy you liked them. They are an awesome and very unique band. Funnily enough i first found out about them on a concert, where they were the headlining act and jinjer were their supporting act. It was an amazing evening, but there was a little problem...after jinjer left the stage nearly two third of the people there left with them and TesseracT played only in front of a few people, although their gig was sold out. It was really sad to withness how more and more people where going away during their set. The vocalist was pretty pissed at the end.
Your reactions are always great even if I don't love the band. Saw Tesseract with Jinjer (and another metalcore band, While she sleeps) as the opening acts. It was kind of weird and a bit of a tonal whiplash going from that to this and I wasn't that blown away by Tesseract when I saw them, but will check them out more. This is pretty good. Might just have been that it was late, a very long concert, I had been at work all day and needed to go up early the next day. Mondays are not great for concerts...
I first found your Unleash the Archers reactions and I'm very impressed with how much detail you're able to pick out from a song on your first listen. Quickly subscribed. Also I think you should react to The Day That The World Breaks Down by Ayreon, it's top notch and will blow your mind.
Thing is with the sound quality and difference, TesseracTs guitarist is mixing the audio himself, he creates the perfect harmony with balance where the vocalist is also an instrument of this song and compliment each other, he is very good at it we have to agree on this one :) nice video, cheers from Poland
Haven't heard these guys before... Love it! They're like a mix of all my favorite bands rolled into one haha. When you jumping down the TOOL rabbit hole Chase? 😁
Your face at 6:58 was exactly the same as mine the first time I heard that section. Couldn't latch on to it at all until I just listened to the china cymbal.
Stoked you liked these guys, Daniel is a vocal monster! You should check Concealing the Fate pt 2, one of my favorite songs from these guys, that and Eden I feel are the 2 epic songs from that album.
Wow indeed. When you look at all of those 'famous' bands and then you look at the musical ability and imagination being shown on this and other 'better' reaction channels. All those 'new' bands we are discovering. There is little justice in the world. BTW thank you for trying to redress that.
9:29 Come on, airguitar master! I actually thought the riff sort of reminds me a little bit of Devin Townsend, juuust a little bit. Cool though because they toured with Devy along with Leprous. Dan's live vocal performance of Orbital + Juno is beautiful. You might want to check that out on your free time.
As much as I love Daniel Tompkins as a vocalist, I feel like Ashe O'Hara on "Altered State" really sent it over the edge for a band like Tesseract with such subdued technicality and expansive/reverbed soundscapes. Altered State is less of a traditional album and more like a concept album split into 4 chapters. The album literally changed my life. If you could react to either of the songs from the Second Chapter of the album, "Of Mind -," either "Nocturne (pretty much most popular on the album)" or "Exile (arguably most technical track on the album, and the longest) I would bust a nut, literally.
Oooh this is a really good song. Great insight as always. You mentioned not knowing a lot of progressive metal bands and I immediately thought of Tool. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a video of you reacting to them.
@@ChaseCarneson That's a whole rabbit hole in and of itself. If you ever do decide to react to them, here are some suggestions. Highly probable the couple of songs you know will be here. Sober Live (Pro Shot) Forty Six & 2 The Grudge Schism Vicarious Jambi The Pot Right In Two Pneuma Invincible Descending 7empest All right I realize that's quite a long list, but I tried my best to narrow it down. They just have so many great songs in their catalogue.
TesseracT are one of my favourite bands, I love prog metal. I'd definitely recommend Leprous, Pain of Salvation and Porcupine Tree but there are many more.
Saw them in 2016 at Koko in Camden with The Contortionist supporting. Was an outstanding gig! Standouts were Hexes and Survival if you want a couple of others to react to :-)
I love this song but I am surpirsed this is the one that got recommmended. Their earlier stuff is basically iconic in the djent (still not a genre) scene. You should check out anything from either One or Altered State you won't regret it.
Chase likes to start off with a recent music video when getting to know a band, and King already has a number of reactions, personally I'd like to see more songs spread out :p
Oh wow, really nice cymbal work and upholding interesting tension, avoiding ordinary ways. As someone who is often having a hard time coping with vocalists, especially soft/high pitched juvenile male voices (they remind me of high school punk rock, which is fine, but not exactly what I enjoy on a daily basis), I can surely cope with his voice. Love me a thicc chord wall and they still manage to deliver it light-footed. Having said that, Vitalism - Pagan Part II official music video ist still waiting for you (:
Chase could probably make an hour long video trying to pick up on everything happening in that one lol It would definitely be nice to see him do it though
@@paravarium oh yeah, Chase is in no way ready for that monstrosity lol Gotta build him up with other stuff first, like BTBAM and Uneven Structure and such
Tesseract is one of my favorite bands of all time. Another band you may like that I feel not many people have checked out Disperse, check out "Message from Atlantis" I think you would enjoy them alot!
You know, I wasn't sure I liked the color of his voice at first but it's growing on me. The music is brilliant tho. Right up my alley. Thanks for bringing them onto my radar. I wonder if you've checked out Katatonia before. Maybe try Untrodden from their newest album, or Behind the Blood, or, you know, someone else might have a better suggestion.
Chase, I know I’ve commented on you checking them out more, but their brand new song "War of Being" is right up your alley and I'd love to hear your take on it.
Really love your videos, it's nice to see such thoughtful and in depth reviews on these tracks, would love to see you check out Tesseract's track Smile, it's off the same album as this song, make sure you check out the album version though, the single version was released early and was somewhat unfinished, they really honed it in to it's full potential in the final product. Keep up the great content man!
Hair conditioner! Ha! 😅 Anyway, I enjoyed this tune. If you want to hear something bluesy, check out the Marcus King Band's "Rita Is Gone" live Jam in the Van.
This song was sick, I haven't listened to this band in years. If you want something Djenty with some groove on the heavier end of the musical spectrum you should check out After The Burial.
And you could check our Time, The Valuator (“Vibrant”), Dayshell (“Pressure”), Red Handed Denial (“Solace”) and CrazyEightyEight (“Nitroglycerin”). I’m curious to see your reaction to Lauren’s vocals on Solace then Nitroglycerin. Yep she fronts two bands.
Tesseract - sponsored by Head and Shoulders!! Who knew, but you do point out little details we don't always notice. 🤣🤣🤣 ... Please a reaction to Igorrr - Downgrade Desert would be awesome. 👍
If you want to delve into the side world of TesseracT, check out Skyharbor (“Dim”). Daniel used to be their vocalist then came back to TesseracT and Eric Emery took over for Skyharbor. And when Daniel returned to TesseracT, Ashe O’Hara when back to Voices From the Fuselage (“Vestibule of Hell”).
Just found you from the animals as leaders video. I hear people recommended them from polyphia, so you should listen to contortionist of you like tesseract. Also, PERIPHERY!! I would love you see what you think. Reptile(or the whole Hail Stan album!), and the bad thing possibly. Sub for sure. Edit: also, the singer from tesseract features on a song called a dream in static by earthside. His vocals in that song are AMAZING.
At the first mention of progressive metal I got really excited because my first thought was "Symphony X"-like. This wasn't anywhere near that!...but great nonetheless. Yes as people have pointed out this is a rather unique sounding band...usually this type of music goes for a completely different vocal style but this works well with their 'structure' I guess would be the best word for it. Thumbs up!
Ah yes, Progressive metal. So much fun music out there ... must must must must MUST recommend Stoneside to you, they're amazing and unlike anything else I've heard and they need all the love they can get as they're coming up.
As it seems like you are enjoying the prog stuff recently, I'd recommend something by Allegaeon. 'Apoptosis' or 'Proponent for Sentience III' would be my suggestions. 'Animate' is also a great one, particularly if you would like a 'friendlier' introduction to the band.
TESSERACT - Of Matter (Live at Sphere Studios)
Yes please.
Only problem is how often it gets blocked though.
1000000x yes
Yesss
Yes!
"They sound......i don't know a lot of bands that sound like them." < --- this exactly
Thank you so much for covering them, I highly, highly recommend checking Tesseract's "King" or the live studio version of "Hexes" next!!
Just facts. Also, were only getting started with these guys.
I second Hexes, specifically the 'Jägermeister Music Presents: TesseracT - Hades feat. Martin Grech - Live in the studio' version.
yes, i just wrote the same thing. live studio of Hexes!
Yes!! Hexes, please!!! 👍🏻
The Contortionist (with Michael Lessard's vocals) are about as close as you can get to TesseracT's sound
Jay postones is simply one of the most groovy drummers in the genre. His drumwork is just exceptional (+for the meme: his snare his haunted)
ghost notes go brrr
YES! Tesseract is easily one of my favorite bands. "Musically thoughtful" is the perfect way to describe them.
One of my favorite songs (how do you even pick one, really...) is Concealing Fate Part 2- Deception. Cool time signatures and really showcases Daniel's voice range/techniques. Have a listen!
Also, PLEASE check out his guest vocal work for Earthside - "A Dream in Static". It is so so good and I think you would really appreciate it.
I don't think anything from one is a good representation of Dan's tone or techniques though. Hes evolved way past the one era vocals
I really like sunrise and lament tbh
omg omg omg i squealed when i saw this!! Tesseract is one of my favorite bands and while there will always be the old vs new stuff debate to no end, i like it all. and i love Juno for the ethereal simplicity in groove and melody.
@Sadtrack oh no. Lol
PS: Next moves: 'King', 'Hexes', 'Smile/The Arrow' or 'Tesseract Live In the Lockdown' ( a 4 song 'live' remote recording which has 2 of these)
Yes! ❤️ If you liked this, Leprous might be to your liking as well. I'd love to hear your take on them as well!
Sounds fun
I would suggest “the sky is red,” “below,” or “slave.”
@@ChaseCarneson second Leprous, Slave live is amazing. I'd also recommend checking out Pain of Salvation, they have a ton of great songs but I'd start with the song Meaningless and work your way backwards.
The sky is red or slave would be great to start off with imo
This! And "the contortionist" fits the mix as well.
Love how in depth you get with these reactions, much more than any other channel I have seen. Very intelligent breakdowns and I always feel smarter after listening to your explanations of the music theory.
It's one thing to break things down in terms of musical theory. It is a whole different ball game though when you manage to do so explaining musical theory without falling into the pitfall of terminology spaghetti so that even lay people can follow it. That is to me the the sign of an outstanding teacher.
I appreciate you. Glad you're enjoying them and finding them helpful
The vocalist streams on Twitch too. It's dope to watch his singing sessions live. So glad I found the band in my recent prog deep dive :)
Check out a Brazilian prog band called Vitalism and maybe their songs "Pagan" and "Ramaten". Highly underrated stuff.
Would love to hear some more songs from this band... and more prog rock/prog metal 🙏
I got you!!!
Thanks for getting around to TesseracT, one of my favorite bands. I saw them on tour last year and they were terrific. I recommend the live studio video of "Hexes" (duet with Martin Gresh).
Would love that.
Ooo Tesseract! I love them! My favourite track by them is Exile, it's a beautiful 8 minute long song, like you said, sometimes it's just nice to get lost in a song.
Gosh damn that groove is something else!! ❤️ you gotta see there live in lockdown version of this song!! They are so so good live
Something interesting about Tesseract (according to Matt Garstka from animals as leaders), they all play to a different click. Which kinda blows my mind if it's true.
I love that this channel "forces" me to check out bands that has been on my list for years!
so how do you like Tesseract now?? :D
Thanks for the introduction to these guys. Very polished and well produced song. Obviously there's a lot of thought toward composition. Thanks for the great analysis, as always.
Highly recommend The Contortionist - Language (rediscovered)
the Contortionist is such a damn good band, just about all of their stuff is good!
OH MAN! This is the quintessential melodic, proggy, djenty band! Keep listening, you're in for a treat!
That groovy, funky, syncopated, single chord, chuggy sound on the guitars and drums is the core aspect of what is called djent. These guys take it to the next level by adding atmosphere, ambience, melody and emotion.
Daniel Tompkins, the singer, is incredible. All of their music is along these lines: somewhat unusual time signatures, signature and key changes, syncopations, grooves, ghost notes on the drums, bass and guitars, atmosphere etc.
I thought about making a comment on one of your earlier videos and saying, "next thing you know he's gonna tell us he's never heard of TesseracT." Stoked you're hearing these guys and getting into their music.
Also, all of Dan's other projects are worth checking out. Zeta, Skyharbor, White Moth Black Butterfly, Dan Tompkins (self-titled). Check out Voices From the Fuselage if you like Ashe's vocals (Altered State), and Fellsilent if you want to hear the band that split into TesseracT and Monuments.
4 years ago! How did I miss your TesseracT reactions jeez!! One of my fave bands ❤
Holy crap, I was hoping for a reaction to this song (and band!) :D They are in my top 3 bands for sure
Glad I could assist, with the request from Jonathan
Feels like yesterday I watched these guys' Live In the Lockdown session while in the full lockdown. Great show. You mentioned about not knowing much of prog metal bands, but sure you've heard of Dream Theater and Opeth right? Also Tool?
Yeah. Live In the Lockdown was a kickass show!
Dan's voice gives me tesserection
I saw Chase already reacted to Opeth. Caligula's Horse too. Definitely not a prog metal virgin haha
Great reactions and comments! TesseracT is probably my favorite band at the moment. I always like to tell people that the guitar/bass riff you heard in the first verse is the same exact riff being played later in the piece, where the only difference is the drum feel. Super intricate writing!
As others have mentioned, TesseracT are one of the most distinctive prog metal bands out there. Their approach to rhythm fascinates and bamboozles me equally - with most Djenty polyrhythmic stuff I can find a beat to ride (generally through the cymbals, as it happens), but they are absolutely Expert Mode with that stuff. But, because they are all consummate musicians, they find ways to write songs that are compelling and enjoyable despite seeming to break a lot of songwriting rules. They also make excellent use of atmospheric and/or electronic effects to heighten their sound, which I always appreciate. I wouldn't say Juno is one of my favourite songs of theirs, but there's no denying its quality. If I were to recommend another one to check out it would probably be Hexes, Seven Names, or Beneath My Skin. Thank you for the reaction as always bro, it's never less than brilliant to hear you experience new music I love and unpack what makes it so great. Have a damn. Good. DAY!
The amazing thing about Tesseract is that, through a combination of an interesting, not super-brutal sound, lack of growls and Daniel's smooth voice and poppy tone, they are somehow accesssible to non-metalheads. I've played this to pop listeners and they got down with it. They don't appreciate the music theory behind (neither can I frankly) but, they got down.
I'd heard of them but hadn't gotten around to listening to Tesseract. Definitely adding them to my list! Thanks as always for showing me a 'new' band!
Yess, Tesseract! ❤️ This was a top notch reaction, thank you!
yes love me some Tesseract!!! great!!! Also you should go for some Haken - 1985
Chase going down the prog metal rabbit hole? this 'bout to get even better! One thing I love about the "prog groove" is how the kick drums are often used to highlight the syncopation and emphasize the rhythm being played on the guitars, and I just love how well it bridges the rhythmic and harmonic elements together. To me that's where the fun is in prog music in general. I'm gonna have to suggest The Contortionist - Language (Reimagined) next, it's another great prog band with a _lot_ to unpack.
I was a regular at the Pitz in Milton Keynes around 2007 when TesseracT were putting out their first demo. Sometimes it felt like they were the house band as they appeared on that stage quite regularly, headlining the local band nights. They were a bit heavier then and the vocalist at that time was more suited to more aggressive tracks. There was a lot of pressure for bands to be heavier, louder, faster and 'more brutal' back then and TesseracT kinda bucked the trend and went in a different direction. Delighted they 'made it'. The drums always stuck out for me - their drummer spent a lot of time waving his hands in the air hitting cymbals with a really slow tempo on the snare (a lot of the ghost notes went unnoticed in those early days). In contrast, most of the other local bands at the time were punk-based and were pretty relentless battering away on the snare. It made TesseracT a very welcome change and actually contributed to them sounding heavy.
MK was pretty vibrant for live music back then with a good range of local bands and plenty of signed and unsigned touring acts passing through the Pitz. I even caught a South African band there called Dorp (formerly The Fauves).
"Hexes" would be a good track to go next. If you like the vocalist here there are several other projects worth checking out. White Moth Black Butterfly is very atmospheric and really showcases his vocals but if you want a complete change of direction the 80s-inspired synthpop of ZETA shows his versatility.
Good work with the reaction, as always.
Thanks yet again Chase, this is not a band I'm familiar with but I will be checking them out more.
Yeah, really enjoyed this one, I love "off" rhythms and strange time signatures :)
Pretty much all 4/4. :)
HOLY HECK YES!!!!
I just recently found this band and this vocalist and I am obsessed!!! Since I am also obsessed with your channel this is AWESOME!! Daniel Tompkins did a live stream on Twitch that he put on youtube, where he did a bunch of songs - it's called: "[TesseracT] Live vocal performance with Dan Tompkins". I don't think YT likes links, so I hope you find this one. I totally recommend Hexes from that video (time stamps are in the comments).
Thank you again!!
I was really excited...No filter over here
I'm one of those annoying people who have been requesting Tesseract! I've been a fan of them since their debut album, so I'm really happy you enjoyed them :) I requested Hexes, but honestly, all their songs are amazing. Daniel is an amazing vocalist (he's a vocal coach as well) and he also does harsh vocals, so you might want to check those out. Also, Tesseract had another singer for their second album. He was great too, but just be aware of that ;) PS. Yes, this is prog metal, but it fits more into the type of prog metal called djent.
Glad you enjoyed this one!!! Sorry it took so long
I was wondering if Tesseract was going to make it into your reactions. I really like their stuff and I really enjoy your comments that are so educational and interesting.
Thank you for all the amazing content.
Great selection today ! Having a Damn Good Day!
As someone who is currently growing my hair out, you had me at the intro.
I'm working towards my hair contribution lol
Love your reactions. I'd love for you to mention briefly some of the time signatures in more of the songs you are covering. I've often been intrigued by the meters and signatures of these songs.
Yayy some tesseract! There are 5 peeps in the band. Dan the singer, James and Acle the guitarists, Amos the bassist and Jay the drummer. I don't why this band clicks so well with me. Its almost as its nothing I could point my finger at. Just amazing. And great reaction and breakdown : >! If you want something that has a completely different vibe to it, you could go for Nascent.
Great to see you react to Tesseract. It's all gold, and I have a massive man-crush for Daniel Tompkins voice.
Waiting for another Tesseract one!
You're right
Oh, you should try HEXES from Tesseract 🖤🖤🖤
Yes!! Check out A Dream in Static by Earthside feat. Daniel Tompkins. He's got full control of his vocals!! You'll love that song.
And for more TesseracT, I'm partial to the full love recorded video of One from their Friday album.... It's long, but it's so worth it. They are a marvelous group of artists! Great reaction!
Welcome to the TesseracT club! Daniel Tompkins has one of the best vocalists in prog metal. He left the band for a little bit to front Skyharbor out of India. Now Skyharbor has Eric Emery on vocals and he’s also amazing.
This is my first time listening to Tesseract, so thanks to Chase and everyone who suggested it.
Earthside - Contemplation of the beautiful (feat. Eric Zirlinger)
You won't hear another song like this one. A tragic jam filled with so much pain and sorrow. Eric Zirlinger's vocals on this track simply blows it out of the window.
Earthside are a small prog metal band from the US which love to expirement with a lot of different instruments and musical spects (opera style, arabic, etc.). But they made it work. They also worked with Daniel Tompkins (Vocals for Tesseract) on one song. But for me personally this might be one of the most enjoyable track which has ever been written. I would love to see you react to that. 😇
Keep going forward, like your analysis for far. Almost every time on point.
Cheers from switzerland mate
Hoped you would react to them and very happy you liked them. They are an awesome and very unique band. Funnily enough i first found out about them on a concert, where they were the headlining act and jinjer were their supporting act. It was an amazing evening, but there was a little problem...after jinjer left the stage nearly two third of the people there left with them and TesseracT played only in front of a few people, although their gig was sold out. It was really sad to withness how more and more people where going away during their set. The vocalist was pretty pissed at the end.
Your reactions are always great even if I don't love the band. Saw Tesseract with Jinjer (and another metalcore band, While she sleeps) as the opening acts. It was kind of weird and a bit of a tonal whiplash going from that to this and I wasn't that blown away by Tesseract when I saw them, but will check them out more. This is pretty good. Might just have been that it was late, a very long concert, I had been at work all day and needed to go up early the next day. Mondays are not great for concerts...
WAR OF BEING!! you will love it!! their last album
Hex’s is another great song. The band was blessed with Dan or Ash as vocalist I love both of there voices.
I first found your Unleash the Archers reactions and I'm very impressed with how much detail you're able to pick out from a song on your first listen. Quickly subscribed.
Also I think you should react to The Day That The World Breaks Down by Ayreon, it's top notch and will blow your mind.
Thing is with the sound quality and difference, TesseracTs guitarist is mixing the audio himself, he creates the perfect harmony with balance where the vocalist is also an instrument of this song and compliment each other, he is very good at it we have to agree on this one :) nice video, cheers from Poland
Haven't heard these guys before... Love it! They're like a mix of all my favorite bands rolled into one haha. When you jumping down the TOOL rabbit hole Chase? 😁
Your face at 6:58 was exactly the same as mine the first time I heard that section. Couldn't latch on to it at all until I just listened to the china cymbal.
Stoked you liked these guys, Daniel is a vocal monster! You should check Concealing the Fate pt 2, one of my favorite songs from these guys, that and Eden I feel are the 2 epic songs from that album.
Wow indeed.
When you look at all of those 'famous' bands and then you look at the musical ability and imagination being shown on this and other 'better' reaction channels. All those 'new' bands we are discovering. There is little justice in the world.
BTW thank you for trying to redress that.
9:29 Come on, airguitar master! I actually thought the riff sort of reminds me a little bit of Devin Townsend, juuust a little bit. Cool though because they toured with Devy along with Leprous. Dan's live vocal performance of Orbital + Juno is beautiful. You might want to check that out on your free time.
Listen Juliette, I think you should be doing these instead of me 😂😂😂. I actually agree and completely cosign this comment.
Love this song! Also Daniel Tompkins is a great follow on Twitch.
As much as I love Daniel Tompkins as a vocalist, I feel like Ashe O'Hara on "Altered State" really sent it over the edge for a band like Tesseract with such subdued technicality and expansive/reverbed soundscapes. Altered State is less of a traditional album and more like a concept album split into 4 chapters. The album literally changed my life. If you could react to either of the songs from the Second Chapter of the album, "Of Mind -," either "Nocturne (pretty much most popular on the album)" or "Exile (arguably most technical track on the album, and the longest) I would bust a nut, literally.
Nocturne is a fantastic suggestion for the first go with Ashe
Reaaaaaaly like this song. Checkout “Hexes” next, plz!
Oooh this is a really good song. Great insight as always. You mentioned not knowing a lot of progressive metal bands and I immediately thought of Tool. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a video of you reacting to them.
I know of tool and a couple songs...like 2 but not many
@@ChaseCarneson That's a whole rabbit hole in and of itself. If you ever do decide to react to them, here are some suggestions. Highly probable the couple of songs you know will be here.
Sober Live (Pro Shot)
Forty Six & 2
The Grudge
Schism
Vicarious
Jambi
The Pot
Right In Two
Pneuma
Invincible
Descending
7empest
All right I realize that's quite a long list, but I tried my best to narrow it down. They just have so many great songs in their catalogue.
TesseracT are one of my favourite bands, I love prog metal. I'd definitely recommend Leprous, Pain of Salvation and Porcupine Tree but there are many more.
Yeah! Prog metal is my favorite! Other great bands to dive into are Periphery, Leprous, Caligula's Horse.
He's done one from Caligula :)
Saw them in 2016 at Koko in Camden with The Contortionist supporting. Was an outstanding gig! Standouts were Hexes and Survival if you want a couple of others to react to :-)
Waiting for another Tesseract reaction!
Hey Chase, did you ever listen to more? Great observations as usual.
I love this song but I am surpirsed this is the one that got recommmended. Their earlier stuff is basically iconic in the djent (still not a genre) scene. You should check out anything from either One or Altered State you won't regret it.
It was more a personal favourite of the requester. But we're gonna dig into loads More I promise
Chase likes to start off with a recent music video when getting to know a band, and King already has a number of reactions, personally I'd like to see more songs spread out :p
@@ChaseCarneson of matter live in sphere studios pleaseee by tesseract
TesseracT - Nocturne 🔥🔥🔥
Oh wow, really nice cymbal work and upholding interesting tension, avoiding ordinary ways. As someone who is often having a hard time coping with vocalists, especially soft/high pitched juvenile male voices (they remind me of high school punk rock, which is fine, but not exactly what I enjoy on a daily basis), I can surely cope with his voice. Love me a thicc chord wall and they still manage to deliver it light-footed. Having said that, Vitalism - Pagan Part II official music video ist still waiting for you (:
Always recommend their song Hexes feat. Martin Grech - Live in the Studio. Such a great song and some great vocal work.
Slice The Cake - Stone and Silver i. The Mountains of Man
Chase could probably make an hour long video trying to pick up on everything happening in that one lol
It would definitely be nice to see him do it though
@@handsshapestone310 Hey brotha :D I'm as equally excited as I am fearful how that reaction would go haha
@@paravarium oh yeah, Chase is in no way ready for that monstrosity lol
Gotta build him up with other stuff first, like BTBAM and Uneven Structure and such
Tesseract is one of my favorite bands of all time. Another band you may like that I feel not many people have checked out Disperse, check out "Message from Atlantis" I think you would enjoy them alot!
YOU MUST CHECK OUT Jägermeister Music Presents: TesseracT - Hexes feat. Martin Grech - Live in the Studio. it's fucking perfection.
You know, I wasn't sure I liked the color of his voice at first but it's growing on me. The music is brilliant tho. Right up my alley. Thanks for bringing them onto my radar.
I wonder if you've checked out Katatonia before. Maybe try Untrodden from their newest album, or Behind the Blood, or, you know, someone else might have a better suggestion.
Chase, I know I’ve commented on you checking them out more, but their brand new song "War of Being" is right up your alley and I'd love to hear your take on it.
4:46 That's the most South-African thing I've heard all day.
Hey 😂😂😂🇿🇦
Definitely Prog metal
TesseracT has one of the best vocalists out there in Daniel Tompkins. He can do so many different genres.
Love that someone's reacting to this band! Survival by them next maybe?
Live version of Juno from Bloodstock 2019 is even better, check it out.
For TesseracT, I recommend 'Hexes' feat. Martin Grech (Live in the studio) OR 'Of Matter (Live studio).
Nice hair! I am envious. They remind me of Polyphea.
Really love your videos, it's nice to see such thoughtful and in depth reviews on these tracks, would love to see you check out Tesseract's track Smile, it's off the same album as this song, make sure you check out the album version though, the single version was released early and was somewhat unfinished, they really honed it in to it's full potential in the final product. Keep up the great content man!
Devin Townsend - Genesis. It has all of the music in it.
Yes it does. Love that song
Hexes... Tesseract at their absolute best
Hair conditioner! Ha! 😅 Anyway, I enjoyed this tune. If you want to hear something bluesy, check out the Marcus King Band's "Rita Is Gone" live Jam in the Van.
From this album- King. From prior- Hexes (w/ guest vocalist) & Survival are good ones.
yes finally someone doing some tesseract, you really cant go wrong with anything from these guys, but id say check out smile, king, cages
Their songs Hexes and Nocturne are amaaaazing
This song was sick, I haven't listened to this band in years. If you want something Djenty with some groove on the heavier end of the musical spectrum you should check out After The Burial.
Holy shit, I am actually first oO
EDIT: Just for frame of reference, I am old enough to be your parental unit. Fangirling like a school girl ahahaha
😂 That actually means more. Thank you for the excitement. Hope you enjoy
And you could check our Time, The Valuator (“Vibrant”), Dayshell (“Pressure”), Red Handed Denial (“Solace”) and CrazyEightyEight (“Nitroglycerin”). I’m curious to see your reaction to Lauren’s vocals on Solace then Nitroglycerin. Yep she fronts two bands.
Tesseract - sponsored by Head and Shoulders!! Who knew, but you do point out little details we don't always notice. 🤣🤣🤣 ... Please a reaction to Igorrr - Downgrade Desert would be awesome. 👍
If you want to delve into the side world of TesseracT, check out Skyharbor (“Dim”). Daniel used to be their vocalist then came back to TesseracT and Eric Emery took over for Skyharbor. And when Daniel returned to TesseracT, Ashe O’Hara when back to Voices From the Fuselage (“Vestibule of Hell”).
Just found you from the animals as leaders video. I hear people recommended them from polyphia, so you should listen to contortionist of you like tesseract. Also, PERIPHERY!! I would love you see what you think. Reptile(or the whole Hail Stan album!), and the bad thing possibly.
Sub for sure.
Edit: also, the singer from tesseract features on a song called a dream in static by earthside. His vocals in that song are AMAZING.
The Helix Nebula - Sea of Suns
THIS IS OP DJENT.
At the first mention of progressive metal I got really excited because my first thought was "Symphony X"-like. This wasn't anywhere near that!...but great nonetheless. Yes as people have pointed out this is a rather unique sounding band...usually this type of music goes for a completely different vocal style but this works well with their 'structure' I guess would be the best word for it. Thumbs up!
need to watch Hexes live jagermeister session with Martin Grech
Those ghost notes with funky groove its called Djent
Ah yes, Progressive metal. So much fun music out there ... must must must must MUST recommend Stoneside to you, they're amazing and unlike anything else I've heard and they need all the love they can get as they're coming up.
We gotta get you to check out King by Tesseract! That song is epic!
As it seems like you are enjoying the prog stuff recently, I'd recommend something by Allegaeon. 'Apoptosis' or 'Proponent for Sentience III' would be my suggestions. 'Animate' is also a great one, particularly if you would like a 'friendlier' introduction to the band.