Imagine time-travelling back to 2011 and telling progressive metal fans that Tesseract wouldn’t truly hit their stride until 12 years later. They’d laugh in your face.
As early as the release of debut album One, Milton Keynes’ most avant-garde sonic export were being hailed as something special. Their fusion of Meshuggah’s muscular yet complex rhythm work with the ambient lead lines of Pink Floyd had put them at the forefront of the djent movement. And, as the band evolved from sweeping prog to more concise and melodic compositions, the critical acclaim never seemed to weaken.
