The Law of Conservation of Energy states that: In a closed system energy is conserved, nothing is lost. It merely changes from one state to another.

UK’s progressive rock band, TESSERACT, has announced that their second full length album, ALTERED STATE, will be released on May 27, 2013 throughout Europe and May 28, 2013 in North America via Century Media Records. 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. 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:

01. Of Matter - Proxy

02. Of Matter - Retrospect

03. Of Matter - Resist

04. Of Mind - Nocturne

05. Of Mind - Exile

06. Of Reality - Eclipse

07. Of Reality - Palingenisis

08. Of Reality - Calabi-Yau

09. Of Energy - Singularity

10. 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

06 HRH PROG FESTIVAL, MAGNA SCIENCE CENTRE, ROTHERHAM - UK

MAY

WITH PERIPHERY

01 LE NOUVEAU CASINO, PARIS - FR*

02 DOORNROOSJE, NIJMEGEN - NL*

04 MATRIX, BOCHUM - DE*

05 RÄUCHERKAMMER, WIESBADEN - DE*

06 MAGNET, BERLIN - DE*

07 LOGO, HAMBURG - DE*

08 LUXOR, COLOGNE - DE*

09 P60, AMSTELVEN - NL*

11 TAKEDOWN | TWENTY THIRTEEN, SOUTHAMPTON UNI, SOUTHAMPTON – UK

HEADLINE DATES WITH THE ALGORITHM AND 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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