Metal Band of the Week:

Tetrafusion

November 28, 2009 by Kyle Brady
Tags: Band, Metal, Music, Review, Tetrafusion
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If there were to ever be a successor to the progressive metal/rock genre’s throne after the current king, Dream Theater, fades into the night, Tetrafusion may well be it.  Many other bands consider themselves to be within the same realm of progressive ideas and talent as Dream Theater, but most, if not all, fail to communicate the sheer musical brilliance necessary to engulf listeners with a cohesive, structured, and fundamentally chaotic sound – Tetrafusion manages to not only achieve this, but to execute it extremely well, all without vocals.

This innovative band, shockingly only a four-piece, formed in late 2006, and released their first full-length album, “Absolute Zero”, in early 2009, with a follow-up, “Altered State”, coming soon in 2010.  The sound of Tetrafusion is partially what would be expected from a self-proclaimed progressive/experimental metal band, with a certain “otherness” that identifies them as separate from the herd.  While the music itself is steeped in the lore of technicality-meets-groove, they distinctly avoid the clichés of overly classical influences, unintelligible runs of endless notevomit, and videogame sounds, but still manage to have a distinctly progressive feel that, at times, harkens back pointedly to those they label as their influences.  Entrancing, groovy, face melting, emotional… these words, and more, can be used to describe Tetrafusion’s musical efforts on their only full-length release to date.

Mixing raw talent with the ability to arrange such complicated songs in a cohesive manner points to the true potential that Tetrafusion holds as a band, leaving the vocal style and quality of the upcoming album the only factor unknown.  This young group of musical willpower has yet to be signed to a label, so their future could be even greater in scope should an interested party bring them into the fold of the industry - as they well should.

Tetrafusion can be found on MySpace; their debut full-length album, “Absolute Zero”, can be found on Amazon, and a sophomore effort, “Altered State”, is coming in 2010.

"Metal Band of the Week" is a weekly series, published on Saturdays, showcasing metal bands that get less attention than they deserve.
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