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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tesseract-announces-new-ep-arc_one-obscura-shares-first-single-crucible/
- Published: 2026-11-12T12:43:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:11:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/tesseract-announces-new-ep-arc_one-obscura-shares-first-single-crucible
- Topics: Business, Entertainment, Markets, Music

## Key points

- Tesseract’s new EP arrives on 5 March 2027.
- “Crucible” is the first single.
- The release continues themes of identity and conformity.

## Summary

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.

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