TESSERACT Announces New EP ‘ARC_ONE: Obscura’, Shares First Single ‘Crucible’

Tesseract have announced a three-song EP, *ARC_ONE: Obscura*, their first release with Nuclear Blast Records, and shared its opening track, “Crucible”. The EP is due on 5 March 2027 and begins a planned multimedia story, following the band’s extensive recent touring.

Vocalist Dan Tompkins says the band is exploring a different release approach while continuing the themes of identity from *War Of Being*. “Crucible” focuses on the pressure to conform and the feeling that fitting in can erase a person’s authentic self. The band co-produced, mixed and mastered the EP with Lewis Johns, and plans to tour it in North America, the UK and Germany, including a Brixton Academy show.