History of Mercury Retrograde (Tantric album) in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: March 15, 2025

Mercury Retrograde is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Tantric, released on October 5, 2018. The lead single from the album was "Letting Go", which was released prior to the album on July 26, 2018.

2015: Derek Issacs departure and Lineup changes

Following Derek Issacs' departure in the summer of 2015, Tantric experienced numerous lineup changes.

2015: Unreleased songs released on Reverbnation

In 2015, Tantric released unreleased songs like "I Can't Feel" on their Reverbnation page as experiments to test new sounds.

May 3, 2016: Hugo Ferreira shared audio clips and announces album title

On May 3, 2016, Hugo Ferreira shared audio clips of new music on his social media and announced that the album would be titled "Tether".

2016: Unreleased songs released on Reverbnation

Throughout 2016, Tantric continued releasing unreleased songs like "Fool" and "Nowhere" on their Reverbnation page as experiments to test new sounds.

November 5, 2017: "Against My Forever" song release

On November 5, 2017, Tantric released a new song, "Against My Forever", via their social media accounts, intended as the first single off the new album.

2017: Lineup changes

From summer 2015 to summer 2017, Tantric's lineup consistently changed heavily.

May 11, 2018: Hugo Ferreira Announces Finishing Touches on New Album

During a May 11, 2018 interview announcing Tantric's tour with Puddle of Mudd, Hugo Ferreira mentioned he was putting the finishing touches on the new Tantric album.