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Concealing Fate | ||||
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Released | 11 October 2010 | |||
Recorded | Metropolis Studios, UK and 4D Sounds | |||
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Length | 27:36 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Acle Kahney | |||
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Concealing Fate is the debut EP by British progressive metal band Tesseract, released on 11 October 2010. "This is a concept album based on life and its obstacles," said vocalist Daniel Tompkins which was featured on a bonus DVD along with their first studio album One (2011). Concealing Fate is split into 6 parts: "Acceptance", "Deception", "The Impossible", "Perfection", "Epiphany" and "Origin". A live studio playthrough of the EP was also included as a bonus DVD along with One, and a video for "Deception" (Concealing Fate Part 2) was released in 2010.
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All tracks are written by Tesseract
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1. | "Concealing Fate
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