Textures- Genotype [Splatter]

When Textures announced their disbandment in 2018, it marked the end of an era for progressive metal. Their absence was felt across the world – by fans, by peers & by a scene they helped define. Now, six years later, the Dutch innovators return with ‘Genotype’ – a monumental resurgence to the forefront of modern progressive music & a powerful reaffirmation of everything that made them a force in the first place. Serving as the conceptual counterpart to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Phenotype’, ‘Genotype’ is not a continuation but a rebirth. For nearly a decade, fans speculated about it’s existence, but what arrives now is not a relic of unfinished ideas – it’s something entirely new, written from scratch & self-produced. ‘Genotype’ distils the essence of Textures’ DNA into eight new songs, mixed by Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus). Lyrically, the album speaks to the unheard – introverts, outsiders & those navigating internal worlds that often go u