7 TESSERACT
War Of Being
KSCOPE
When Tesseract released their fifth album in September, it was their first in more than five years. Fortunately, the Brits compensated for the half-decade dry spell with their most all-encompassing material to date. War Of Being summarised every era and evolution they’d been through since their 2011 debut album. While the 11-minute behemoth of a title track reintegrated the progressive scope of One and Altered State, the likes of The Grey –with its skull-caving seven-string riffing and meticulously honed melodies –maintained the accessibility of their later material. With the addition of singer Dan Tompkins belting out the vocal performance of his life on top, War Of Being saw the UK’s prog metal kings reclaim their throne.