Saving something special for album release day purveyors of Progressive Technical Death Metal The Zenith Passage have shared a music video for the title track “Datalysium” directed by Vince Edwards. A highly anticipated affair from a group of highly thought of musicians known for their work in bands like The Faceless, it’s one of the
While we wait until 21st July for the arrival of “Datalysium” to be distributed by Metal Blade Records, an interview with The Zenith Passage mastermind and multi instrumentalist Justin McKinney with Heavy New York is what we have to bridge the gap. Topics of conversation range from the new album to AI, the sweeping line
Technical Death Metal masters The Zenith Passage have set 21st July for their next album “Datalysium” to be distributed by Metal Blade Records. Recorded between guitarist Justin McKinney’s home studio and vocalist Derek Rydquist’s apartment, with some vocals tracked at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Wake), who also mixed the album. McKinney handled the
“Datalysium” will be the name on everyone’s lips on 21st July when Metal Blade Records distribute the sophomore album from The Zenith Passage. Hailing from Los Angeles California the Progressive Technical Death Metal quartet who feature in their ranks former members of The Faceless, Cynic and Fallujah look like they will be celebrating their 11th
The man, the myth the legend that is Shadow Of Intent guitarist Chris Wiseman has made himself the subject of the a playthrough video filmed by Chris Klumpp, the song of choice being “Reconquest” which appears just in time for us to be able to remind you about the bands four or five time rescheduled
In what has to be the best advert for Kiesel Guitars, Justin McKinney plays the Ultra-V 6 string model while Chris Beattie plays the Aries 7 string variety as the duo perform “Synaptic Depravation” from their band The Zenith Passage. As luck would have it the Technical Death Metal stalwarts also have a tab book that will
After their last audio confession in “Algorithmic Salvation” in August 2021 you could be forgiven for thinking that we’d have heard more from Los Angeles Californian’s The Zenith Passage with a new line up eager to impress alongside former members of The Faceless, Cynic and Fallujah but alas that has not been the case, until now.
Following the return of The Zenith Passage with two line up changes and a blistering new single in “Algorithmic Salvation“, guitarist Justin McKinney goes full Quad Coretex with a Neural DSP playthrough of “Deus Deceptor“. If you missed it, those line up changes see the band rejoined by vocalist Derek Rydquist (John Frum, ex-The Faceless)
The next chapter of Technical Death Metal stalwarts The Zenith Passage has begun with “Algorithmic Salvation“, a single that sees the return of vocalist Derek Rydquist (John Frum, ex-The Faceless) as well as new bassist Brandon Giffin (Cynic, ex-The Faceless). The suggestion from guitarist Justin McKinney, who recorded this new work before Zach Othren (Machine
Trey from Gear Gods is joined by former The Faceless Guitarist Justin McKinney in this latest clip. McKinney teaches Trey The Zenith Passage track “Deus Deceptor” and the pair go in deep on the signature guitar plugin from STL Tones for the model belonging to the legend that is Will Putney…
