Dutch progressive metal pioneers TEXTURES have revealed full details of their highly anticipated album "Genotype," due January 23 via Kscope. The eight-track album serves as a conceptual counterpart to 2016's "Phenotype" and marks the band's first release in a decade. Mixed by Forrester Savell (KARNIVOOL, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS), the record features singles "Closer To The Unknown," "At The Edge Of Winter" (with Charlotte Wessels), and "Vanishing Twin."
"Genotype" is described as not a continuation but a rebirth, distilling the band's DNA into a modern progressive metal statement that reflects where the members have arrived after a decade of personal and musical growth. The conceptual framework pairs with "Phenotype" to explore the nature-versus-nurture debate through a progressive metal lens — where "Phenotype" examined external expression and adaptation, "Genotype" dives into the fundamental code that makes individuals who they are.
The collaboration with Charlotte Wessels on "At The Edge Of Winter" has generated particular excitement, as the former DELAIN vocalist brings a haunting melodic counterpoint to TEXTURES' characteristically complex instrumental passages. Savell's mixing approach gives the album a spacious, dynamic sound that avoids the hyper-compressed production plague affecting much of modern metal, allowing the band's intricate guitar interplay and polyrhythmic drumming to breathe. The guitar work of Jochem Jacobs and Bart Hennephof remains among the most innovative in progressive metal, blending djent-influenced rhythmic precision with post-rock atmospherics and jazz-inflected harmonic choices. TEXTURES will tour Europe alongside JINJER to support the release, a pairing that promises to be one of the most technically impressive double bills of the early 2026 touring season. Pre-orders for vinyl and CD editions are available now through Kscope's online store.