THE ZENITH PASSAGE - "Datalysium" LP From Los Angeles Progressive Death Metal Group Out Today on Metal Blade Records

Datalysium, the second full-length studio album from Los Angeles progressive death metal outfit THE ZENITH PASSAGE, is out today on Metal Blade Records! In celebration of its release, a video for the monstrous title track has been unveiled.

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 technical head-fuckery, atmosphere, melody, and shifting dynamics, constantly demanding the listener's undivided attention. From opener "The Axiom Of Error" with its stop-start attack to the agitated, richly textured and unstoppable "Synaptic Depravation," or the dramatic, lush and epic closing title track, THE ZENITH PASSAGE is relentlessly creative and insistently push their sound in interesting, engrossing directions.

Decibel Magazine notes, "The songs move in the same creepy, gangly manner daddy longlegs spider prances across the room when you're trying to obliterate it with fuzzy slippers." Metal Wani lauds a, "near-perfect technical death metal record," adding, "Their skill of playing with tempos and timing continue to astound and amaze, without losing the ferocity of being primarily a death metal band," while Metal Injection wrote plainly upon hearing "Divinertia II," "it rips!"

Watch the official video for Datalysium's title track BELOW!

Datalysium was recorded between McKinney's home studio and Rydquist's 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.

Datalysium is out today on standard LP, limited-edition LP, CD, and digital formats, available at: metalblade.com/thezenithpassage. Also watch the previously released performance video for "Divinertia II" HERE and the video for "Lexicontagion" HERE.

Having just completed the eleven-city The Death Empyrean Tour supporting Fallujah and Enterprise Earth, THE ZENITH PASSAGE returns for a hometown release show for Datalysium tonight at Knucklehead in Hollywood, California. Entry is FREE with album purchase, and support will be provided by Civerous and Kron.