Datalysium, the latest full-length from progressive death metal outfit THE ZENITH PASSAGE, shook Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #4 position on tthe Top New Artists Albums chart! Additional Billboard chart positions include:
US:
#4 Top New Artists Albums
#6 Current Hard Rock Albums
#12 Independent Label Albums
#14 Current Rock Albums
#55 Current Albums
Canada:
#15 Hard Rock Albums
#17 Current Digital Albums
#28 Top Current Albums
Featuring an overhauled lineup that sees original guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Justin McKinney joined by guitarist Christopher Beattie (Dreamer), vocalist Derek Rydquist (ex-The Faceless, John Frum), and bassist Brandon Giffin (ex-The Faceless, Cynic), Datalysium finds THE ZENITH PASSAGE further pushing disparate influences to the forefront of their sound. Relentless from start to finish, the record is a flawless marriage of technicality, atmosphere, melody, and shifting dynamics, constantly demanding the listenerâs undivided attention. From opener âThe Axiom Of Errorâ with its stop-start attack to the agitated, richly textured and unstoppable âSynaptic Depravation,â or the dramatic, lush and epic closing title track, THE ZENITH PASSAGE is relentlessly creative and insistently push their sound in interesting, engrossing directions.
Datalysium was recorded between McKinneyâs home studio and Rydquistâs apartment, with some vocals tracked at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Wake), who also mixed the album. McKinney handled the tracking, while they brought in Ryan Williams (The Black Dahlia Murder, John Frum) to produce some of the bass and vocals.
Watch the bandâs previously released video for âDivinertia IIâ HERE, âLexicontagionâ HERE, and âDatalysiumâ HERE.
âThe songs move in the same creepy, gangly manner a daddy longlegs spider prances across the room when youâre trying to obliterate it with fuzzy slippers.â â Decibel Magazine
ââ¦one of 2023âs greatest tech death metal opuses.â â Metal Injection
âTHE ZENITH PASSAGE arenât your average technical death metal band. Every moment, nuance and tone is meticulously balanced to create an enthralling experience that sets them apart from the pack. The initial visionaries of the genre may have paved the way but that torch has well and truly been ripped from their grasp.â â Distorted Sound
âThe otherworldly electronic hellscape by way of tech-death portrayed here is interesting, and a worthy successor to the already nightmarish musical world of its elder album sibling. Datalysium was created with surgical precision and will leave many a fan of the tech-death spectacle very happy.â â No Clean Singing
âDatalyisium houses the strongest material of their career, and is effortlessly in the running for progressive death metal record of 2023.â â Wall Of Sound
âTheir musicianship is top notch, and the songs are varied enough to ensnare long time listeners and new fans alike.â â Metal Temple
ââ¦a near-perfect technical death metal record that THE ZENITH PASSAGE should absolutely be proud of. Their skill of playing with tempos and timing continue to astound and amaze, without losing the ferocity of being primarily a death metal band.â â Metal Wani
âA triumphant return.â â The Weekend Sport
âIf there was a manual on how to make technical death metal interesting, The Zenith Passage should write a chapter.â â Ave Noctum
âSuper tight instrumental work, catchy machine gun riffing, and plenty of spooky alien prog shitâ¦â â Toilet Ov Hell
ââ¦one of the better tech death albums of the last decade. They have always been a tight, polished band musically speaking. This is an algorithm you want to be a part ofâ¦â â Technical Music Review
âItâs so tight in some sections it could crack at any second and in just the first four songs you have been taken to a new state of how technical complexity can still move you on an emotional level as opposed to being wowed by how good they are with their respective instruments.â â Musipedia Of Metal
â…the bandâs best work to dateâ¦â â Ghost Cult
âOne of the tightest and best-performed albums I have heard in 2023.â â Teeth Of The Divine
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