TEMIC release soaring live version of ‘Falling Away’

Two years ago, prog metal was introduced to its newest, most ambitious and adrenaline-fueled supergroup when TEMIC burst onto the international scene. “Falls somewhere between Leprous, Sleep Token, Haken, Dream Theater and Pain of Salvation”, Mike Portnoy says about this new band of proven players, which includes current and former members of Devin Townsend, the Neal Morse Band, SHINING and Maraton.

Now, after landing on year-end lists with their debut album Terror Management Theory, TEMIC are embarking on their first-ever European tour.

“We’re beyond excited to bring our music to cities across Europe this month during The Theory of Dreams Tour”, the band says. “This is our first tour together as TEMIC and we will perform all of the songs off Terror Management Theory every night!”

As they gear up for this 11 date run with Norway’s progressive metal dream chasers Rendezvous Point, today, TEMIC are giving fans everywhere another glimpse of what they can expect this year when the band hits not only Europe but the high seas of the Carribean and ProgPower Fest USA.

Watch TEMIC perform their smash hit “Falling Away” live at last year’s Midsummer Prog Festival: https://youtu.be/UrjyX3bBwXk

Even when dialed down to little more than brittle, acoustic plucking, “Falling Away” is uplifted by the full range of TEMIC‘s super powers. Eric Gillette (Neal Morse Band) alternates between beefy distortion and warped, nimble riffing while newest member Miguel Pereira (Withem, Big City) hammers down a hard bass groove. Diego Tejeida (Devin Townsend, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress, ex-Haken) fires off an interstellar keyboard solo before Simen Sandnes (SHINING, Arkentype) fills the bridge with booming finesse.

“I will give in to the eternal night“, sings Fredrik Klemp (Maraton, 22). The way his falsetto lightly shatters against the gentle harmonies of “Falling Away”, it’s like the band are all orbiting one another, the way only true superstars can.

“‘Falling Away’ is one of our favorite tracks from Terror Management Theory” says TEMIC. “The song embodies all the core elements we envisioned for this band: powerful lyrics and catchy vocal melodies at the forefront, a constant pulse underneath, dynamic and rich instrumentation all around, and electronic-influenced sounds adorning the edges”.

Footage from this video was compiled from Midwinter Prog Fest 2024 and Posada Rock 2024. Footage from Midwinter Prog Fest was filmed by John Vis while the footage from Posada Rock was filmed by Burlacu Dragos.

TEMIC The Theory of Dreams 2025 European Tour with Rendezvous Point:
March 19 – Lisbon, PT @ República da Música [TICKETS]
March 20 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club 2 [TICKETS]
March 21 – Madrid, ES @ Nazca [TICKETS]
March 22 – Barcelona, ES @ Upload [TICKETS]
March 24 – Paris, FR @ Backstage by the Mill [TICKETS]
March 25 – Aschaffenburg, DE @ Colos-Saal [TICKETS]
March 26 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal [TICKETS]
March 27 – Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij [TICKETS]
March 28 – Zoetermeer, NL @ Boerderij [TICKETS]
March 29 – Neunkirchen, DE @ Stummsche Reithalle [TICKETS]
March 30 – Antwerp, BE @ Kavka Zappa [TICKETS]

Diego Tejeida and Eric Gillette‘s vision for TEMIC wasn’t exactly simple: synthesize their love for high-energy electronica and flashy riffs into a killer prog-metal hybrid. But after recruiting former soccer prodigy-turned-Zildjian-endorsed drummer Simen Sandnes to go along with the high-powered falsetto of Fredrik Klemp, together, the supergroup managed to connect all those puzzle pieces on their very first album.

Together, this mammoth lineup is TEMIC, a high-energy, electronic-inspired, modern melodic prog metal band for the next generation.

Terror Management Theory is out now on Season of Mist.

➤ Order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Temic
➤ Stream: https://orcd.co/tmtpresave

Tracklist:
1. TMT (2:02)
2. Through the Sands of Time (7:00) [WATCH]
3. Falling Away (4:58) [WATCH]
4. Count Your Losses (6:13) [WATCH]
5. Skeletons (7:00)
6. Acts of Violence (5:52)
7. Friendly Fire (5:57)
8. Paradigm (6:33)
9. Once More (5:45)
10. Mothallah (7:27)[WATCH]
Total runtime: 58:54

Line-up:
Eric Gillette (The Neal Morse Band, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress) – Guitars and Backing Vocals
Diego Tejeida (Devin Townsend, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress, ex-Haken) – Keyboards and Sound Design
Simen Sandnes (Shining, Arkentype) – Drums and Percussion
Fredrik Bergersen (Maraton, 22) – Vocals
Miguel Pereira – Bass (Withem, Big City)