Daniel Tompkins releases new music video for ‘Ruins’

DANIEL TOMPKINS has released a new music video!

The new music video, for the track Ruins, is the title-track from the TESSERACT frontman’s upcoming new album which is scheduled to be released in December this year, via Kscope. The upcoming album is a complete re-working of his 2019 album; Castles.

Speaking about the new song and its accompanying music video, Daniel says, “Ruins is a rollercoaster of a song and a true reflection of all that we’re about, musically. It touches on the original concept surrounding fractured relationships, tragic mistakes, compulsion and addiction – the things that can cause irreparable harm to people’s lives and Ruins represents the aftermath.

The song was co-produced between my good friend Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner) and myself. Having released Castles in 2019 (Produced by Eddie Head) I had the urge to recreate and inject a new life into it as a prog rock / metal record with the help of Paul who rewrote the music from scratch. Vocally, I really feel that this track is a very honest reflection of where my head is currently at and perhaps a nod to things to come both vocally and musically!

The music video produced by Kyle Kadow and Steven Cleavland of Found Format Films see’s Paul and myself performing for the first time with a guitar in hand on greenscreen with some fantastic VFX. The style and theme of the video, inspired by the original song Castles, centres around the theme of corruption, compulsion and revenge, as we see the characters slowly intoxicated by their own greed, ultimately leading to their own destruction and their lives left in Ruins.”

Watch the official music video for Ruins here: 

Alongside the release of the new music video, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List: 

1. Wounded Wings (Feat. Plini)
2. Ruins
3. Tyrant
4. Stains of Betrayal
5. Empty Vows
6. Sweet The Tongue
7. A Dark Kind of Angel
8. The Gift (Feat. Matthew K Heafy)

Ruins is set for release on December 11th via Kscope. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on DANIEL TOMPKINS like his official page on Facebook.