Progressive death metal boundary-breakers FRACTAL UNIVERSE have dropped a brand-new music video for their latest single “A New Cycle” — the third and final preview from their upcoming full-length, The Great Filters, out this Friday, April 4th via M-Theory Audio.

🎥 Watch “A New Cycle” HERE

The track dives into the speculative sci-fi concept of directed panspermia — humanity, teetering on extinction, sends probes filled with primordial life across the cosmos to spark new civilizations. But those civilizations, destined to repeat our same fatal mistakes, find themselves trapped in a never-ending loop of rise and ruin.

Directed by Pauline Colombani (www.c3polette.com), the video is the latest visual chapter following “Causality’s Grip” and “The Seed of Singularity,” all showcasing FRACTAL UNIVERSE’s signature fusion of progressive technicality and eerie saxophone-laced soundscapes.

🎧 About The Great Filters

Due out April 4, 2025, The Great Filters is FRACTAL UNIVERSE’s most ambitious and intricate album to date. Merging heavy riffs, jazz-influenced melodies, and philosophical storytelling, it delivers a cerebral experience laced with cosmic awe.
Recorded at Boundless Production Studios and Fractal Headquarters, the album was mixed and mastered by Flavien Morel (Benighted Soul, Catalyst).

💿 Available Formats:

• Limited-edition red with black splatter vinyl (500 copies)
• Red and cream marble vinyl (band/label exclusive, 200 copies)
• Digipak CD
• Digital

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🔥 FRACTAL UNIVERSE – Tour Dates

European Shows
Apr 3 – Chambery, FR – Brin De Zinc
Apr 5 – San Sebastian, ES – Donostia Prog/Tech Death Fest
Apr 11 – Nilvange, FR – Le Gueulard Plus (release party)

North America – Shred Fest Tour w/ Obscura, Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth
Apr 20 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Apr 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
Apr 22 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Apr 24 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Apr 25 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Apr 26 – Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre
Apr 27 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly
Apr 28 – Orlando, FL – Conduit
Apr 29 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Apr 30 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
May 2 – Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
May 3 – Quebec City, QC – Salie Montaigne
May 4 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow
May 5 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount
May 6 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
May 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
May 8 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
May 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
May 10 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater
May 12 – Edmonton, AB – Starlight Room
May 13 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
May 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
May 16 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
May 17 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
May 18 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
May 20 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
May 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
May 22 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720

🧬 FRACTAL UNIVERSE – A Legacy of Evolution

Formed in 2015 in Nancy, France, FRACTAL UNIVERSE made their debut with the independent EP Boundaries of Reality before signing to Kolony Records for 2017’s Engram of Decline, a concept record influenced by Nietzsche.
They joined Metal Blade Records for 2019’s Rhizomes of Insanity, exploring fragmented human consciousness with technical brilliance. Their critically acclaimed 2021 album The Impassable Horizon tackled themes of determinism and free will, all while integrating saxophone flourishes into their progressive metal palette.
Having toured with heavyweights like Obscura, Evergrey, Black Dahlia Murder, and God Dethroned, FRACTAL UNIVERSE continue to carve their place as one of the most innovative acts in modern metal.

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