Louisiana-based progressive metallers TETRAFUSION have inked a worldwide deal with NIGHTMARE RECORDS. The bands sophomore effort Altered State is due to be released in October 26, of 2010 via a brand new deal Nightmare has struck with Sony's RED and Germany's Twilight distribution as new partners, The album was recorded and produced by DAVID FORSHEE of QUEENSIX PRODUCTIONS. This will be the bands first time to feature vocals, handled by keyboardist Gary Tubbs.
Commented bassist Mark Michell: We are absolutely stoked to be a part of the Nightmare Records family, and are beyond excited for what the future holds in our partnership. Weve been searching for the right label for over two years, and feel that Nightmares forward-thinking approach to the metal scene and to the rapidly-changing music industry as we know it today will be the perfect fit for our career as an upcoming artist.
Added Nightmare Records CEO Lance King: I'm very excited about this release, the band are young musical prodigies that think outside the normal echoing styles of this genre, their music is wonderful and expressive.
Tetrafusions blend of complex, technical metal blended with a highly-intellectual melodic structure offers an eclectic brand of progressive rock and metal along the likes of PORCUPINE TREE, RUSH, DREAM THEATER, CYNIC, TOOL, and MUSE. Originally an instrumental band, the band released their debut record Absolute Zero to critical acclaim, which quickly launched the band into the underground metal scene, sans-vocals, along the likes of SCALE THE SUMMIT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, and CANVAS SOLARIS, and was hailed as one of the top ten albums of 2009 by ULTIMATE-GUITAR.COM. Also commented Mark Michell in a recent interview with EXAMINER.COMabout the new release: "We really took a new direction musically. It's our first record to feature vocals, and we didn't want to have Absolute Zero, Part 2 with vocals over it, so we decided to just completely change our approach. I think Altered State's biggest slogan is "substance over style", where as our debut was very style-oriented and straight forward. We definitely have our progressive, crazy fast heavy moments, but we took a step back and gave it a lot more atmosphere which is something I think we needed on many levels."
The band has released a promo trailer for the upcoming release, which can be viewed here:
Altered State track listing:
1. Collage of the Present
2. Monologue
3. Last Chance
4. The Deserter
5. Altered State (instrumental)
6. Shadows
7. Tears of the Past
Tetrafusion is:
Gary Tubbs Vocals, Keyboards,
Brooks Tarkington Vocals, Guitars
Mark Michell Bass
J.C. Bryant Drums
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/tetrafusion.
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