Draft:Daniel Tompkins
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| Born | 25 April 1983 |
| Origin | Nottinghamshire, England |
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Daniel Tompkins (born 25 April 1983) is an English singer from Nottinghamshire.[1] He most known as the lead singer of the progressive metal/djent band Tesseract, and as the former lead singer of the international progressive metal band Skyharbor. In addition to his work with Tesseract, Tompkins currently releases music with projects White Moth Black Butterfly and ZETA, as well as a solo artist.[2] Tompkins also provides online vocal coaching service.[3][4]
Career
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Musical style and influences
Tompkins was described as "a performer rightly lauded for his supreme technical skills" by Clash. Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! wrote, "TesseracT received praise for the captivating work of lead vocalist Daniel Tompkins, who was lauded for his impressive range and power, which complemented the band's polyrhythm-focused prog metal perfectly".[5]
Tompkins stated that he was influenced by A Perfect Circle, Sevendust, Enigma, Active Child, Linkin Park, Deftones, Extol, Sikth, System Of A Down, Tool, Anohni, David Bowie and Michael Jackson.[6] Tompkins credits attending A Perfect Circle gig at the age of 16 for making him want to be a singer, and has numerously cited Maynard James Keenan as one of his biggest inspirations.[7]
Personal life
Before pursuing a full-time career as a musician, Tompkins has worked as a butcher and a warehouse manager, and has been working in the police officer for 8 years, since he was 18 years old.[8][9] Tompkins is married and has two children.[10]
Discography
Tesseract
- 2011 – One
- 2015 – Sonder
- 2018 – Sonder
- 2023 – War of Being
Skyharbor
- 2012 – Blinding White Noise: Illusion and Chaos
- 2014 – Guiding Lights
White Moth Black Butterfly
- 2013 – One Thousand Wings
- 2017 – Atone
- 2021 – The Cost of Dreaming
ZETA
- 2017 – ZETA[11]
- 2018 – ZETA - Instrumentals
- 2023 – "Busy Human" (Single)
- 2023 – "Chrome Junkie" (Single)[12]
Piano
- 2008 – The Valediction of Verse
- 2014 – Salvage Architecture
First Signs of Frost
- 2009 – Atlantic
Haji's Kitchen
- 2012 – Twenty Twelve
Absent Hearts
- 2012 – August Earth
Solo artist
- Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2019 | "Saved (feat. Acle Kahney)" | Castles |
| "Limitless (feat. Dmitry Stepanenko)" | ||
| "Black the Sun" | ||
| "Black the Sun (feat. Bruce Soord)" | ||
| 2020 | "The Gift" (feat. Matt Heafy) | Ruins |
| "Ruins" | ||
| 2022 | "The Abyss" | non-album singles |
| "Frenzy"[16] | ||
| 2023 | "Soulslinger (End Credits)" (feat. Acle Kahney)[17] | Soulslinger: Envoy of Death (Original Game Soundtrack) |
- Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
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| 2019 | "Saved" | George Laycock |
| "Limitless" | Steven Cleavland and Kyle Kadow | |
| 2020 | "Ruins" | |
| 2023 | "Ruins : Live Experience" | Richard Oakes and Daniel Tompkins |
Guest appearances
- 2011 – Voyager – "The Pensive Disarray" (feat. Daniel Tompkins)[18]
- 2015 – Earthside – "A Dream in Static" (feat. Daniel Tompkins)[19]
- 2015 – Marty Friedman – "Jasmine Cyanide" (feat. Danko Jones, Keshav Dhar, Daniel Tompkins)
- 2018 – Slay Duggee – "Walking in the Air" (feat. Daniel Tompkins)[20]
- 2022 – Crown Compass – "Send Your Words" (feat. Daniel Tompkins)
- 2022 – Chimp Spanner – "Fractured" (feat. Daniel Tompkins)
- 2023 – Earthside – "Let the Truth Speak" (feat. Daniel Tompkins and Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh)[21]
References
- ^ BIO – DANIEL TOMPKINS – Official Website
- ^ TesseracT's Daniel Tompkins Constructs an Alluring and Distinctive Solo Debut with 'Castles' | PopMatters
- ^ Ultimate Vocal Freedom! - Daniel Tompkins Vocal Coaching - YouTube
- ^ Daniel Tompkins Vocal Coaching
- ^ TesseracT │ Exclaim!
- ^ TesseracT's Dan Tompkins On His Vocal Inspirations | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
- ^ "That was the moment I knew I wanted to be a singer" – Tesseract's Daniel Tompkins on the 10 albums that changed his life | MusicRadar
- ^ "I'd like to duet with Simon Le Bon." Tesseract's Dan Tompkins answers reader questions | Louder
- ^ “I had to grind cow lung to make dog food”: 13 Questions… | Kerrang!
- ^ TesseracT | Daniel Tompkins
- ^ ZETA – ZETA – Heavy Blog Is Heavy | Heavy Blog is Heavy
- ^ Music | ZETA
- ^ Album Review: Daniel Tompkins, "Castles" – Proglodytes
- ^ Daniel Tompkins announces new album 'Ruins'; shares new single "Gift" – The Prog Report
- ^ Daniel Tompkins announces release of Ruins: Live Experience | Louder
- ^ TESSERACT's DANIEL TOMPKINS Streams Industrial Metal Solo Track "Frenzy"
- ^ Soulslinger: Envoy of Death | Official Music Video | ft. Daniel Tompkins & Acle Kahney - YouTube
- ^ [https://www.discogs.com/ru/release/5823778-Voyager-The-Meaning-Of-I Voyager – The Meaning Of I (2011, CD) – Discogs]
- ^ Earthside – A Dream In Static feat. Daniel Tompkins (Official Video) - YouTube
- ^ "Slay Duggee Team Up With Tesseract For Brutal Cover Of Walking In The Air". Kerrang!. 7 December 2018.
- ^ EARTHSIDE Recruits TESSERACT's Vocalist For New Single "Let The Truth Speak"