UK progressive metal band TesseracT have signed to Nuclear Blast Records and will release the three-track ARC_ONE: Obscura on 5 March 2027. Lead single “Crucible” is out now with a music video.
The EP picks up the thread of War of Being, exploring what remains once the masks people wear come off. Vocalist Dan Tompkins describes “Crucible” as a song about the pressure to suppress parts of yourself to fit in. The band co-produced, mixed and mastered the EP with Lewis Johns.