The Sum of All Things

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The Sum Of All Things
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021
Recorded2019-2021
Genre alternative metal, soft rock, alternative, post-grunge
Length51:00
Label Cleopatra Records
Producer Chuck Alkazian
Tantric chronology
Mercury Retrograde
(2018)
The Sum Of All Things
(2021)
Singles from The Sum Of All Things
  1. "Living Here Without You"
    Released: June 23, 2021 [1]

The Sum Of All Things is the eighth full-length studio album released by the American rock band Tantric. The album was released on July 23, 2021 via Cleopatra Records. [2]

Contents

Background

At the end of 2019 and a very busy touring schedule that seen the band headlining their very first European tour Tantric went into 2020 writing new music for their then-untitled 8th studio album and announced new tour dates to promote their upcoming new music.[ citation needed ]

On March 16, 2020 the band announced their entire spring tour would be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Once the tour was postponed Tantric began shifting focus to writing and recording new music.[ citation needed ]

Throughout 2020, the pandemic hindered Tantric from touring and required the band to postpone most tour dates for the entire year, with a select few shows being allowed in states with lenient coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns. In late 2020 and early 2021 Tantric revealed that during the lockdown they were able to finish a significant amount of new material for their new record. In early 2021 it was revealed that the band recruited long-time producer Chuck Alkazian to produce the new album.[ citation needed ]

Release

On June 23, 2021 Tantric released the lead single from the new album "Living Here Without You".

Along with the release of the lead single, the band gave an announcement that the new album is title "The Sum Of All Things" with the release date set for July 23, 2021. The album was released as planned on July 23, 2021 via Cleopatra Records." "The Sum Of All Things" features 11 brand new tracks and also features three bonus tracks being a cover of Chris Stapleton's song "Whiskey And You" and features a new re-recorded version of their 2001 hit song "Breakdown" which is also the bands biggest hit to date, also features a new re-recorded version of their 2008 hit song "Down and Out."

Track listing

The Sum of All Things track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Alone"3:29
2."Walk This Way"3:04
3."Twisting and Turning"3:34
4."Can't Find This"4:46
5."Living Here Without You"4:01
6."Take Me I'm Broken"3:18
7."The Words to Say"4:02
8."Compound"3:22
9."Pushover"3:11
10."Ten Years"4:23
11."The Sum of All Things"3:36
12."Breakdown" (2021 version) (bonus track)3:10
13."Down and Out" (2021 version) (bonus track)3:35
14."Whiskey and You" (bonus track)3:51
Total length:51 minutes

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References

  1. "TANTRIC to Release New Album, 'The Sum of All Things', in July". BlabberMouth.net . 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. "Tantric – the Sum of All Things". The Prog Mind. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. Tantric (March 16, 2020). "❌All shows for the month of March have been postponed due to state regulations.❌ We are sorry to those in Texas and California who were planning on coming to the shows. As of now, our April schedule still stands. Stay tuned for further updates!". Facebook . Retrieved 27 January 2024.[ user-generated source ]