Tempora is the 10th album to be released as part of ALPHA, the 26 album asynchronous alphabetical metal juggernaut. It will be the 22nd album in alphabetical order when the project is completed. Tempora is a stand-alone concept album that fits into the greater project as well. Listeners will get to experience the 4 album "run" of Tempora, Unexplained Wounds, Visible Scars, and When Heart and Mind Collide, getting a small taste of the full breadth of the project.

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Tempora leans heavily into the progressive elements of The Biscuit Merchant. New elements include piano, synths, choir/orchestra patches, and a heightened focus on clean vocals. All the death metal trappings of previous Biscuit Merchant releases remain present. This is still an extremely heavy record. But there's a lot more nuance here, more push and pull, more variety.