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Progressive death metallers THE ZENITH PASSAGE today present their latest single, “Fleshbound Reliquary.” Mixed and mastered by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Allegaeon, Archspire, Cephalic Carnage) with artwork by Shindy Reehal (Psycroptic, Lamb Of God, Kreator, Angelmaker), the track serves as the band’s first new output from the band since 2023’s critically adored and chart topping Datalysium full-length as well as the first song drummer Maximillian Sepulveda appears on.
Comments vocalist Derek Rydquist, “‘Fleshbound Reliquary’ depicts a world and existence where resources have been so ravaged that we are forced to look towards ourselves as the means of production for what comes next.”
Adds guitarist Justin McKiney, “Musically, the track features a series of tightly interlocked rhythmic motifs executed with laser precision, all within a traditional song structure. The piece is primarily in 3, culminating in a grand, climactic resolution of the main motif that transitions into a powerful 4 feel for an epic close.”
Hailing from Los Angeles, California, THE ZENITH PASSAGE features Justin McKiney (ex-The Faceless), Brandon Giffin (ex-The Faceless, Cynic), Derek Rydquist (ex-The Faceless, John Frum), Chistopher Beattie, and Maximillian Sepulveda. Formed in 2012 by McKinney as a small recording project, the band began turning heads after the release of their debut EP, Cosmic Dissonance and ultimately became a full touring outfit.
THE ZENITH PASSAGE is currently wrapping up a successful North American tour which began October 30th supporting labelmates Entheos. “We’re honored to be part of Entheos’ first headlining tour,” offers Rydquist, “Our bands go back over twenty years in some form or another – Derek has been playing shows with Entheos drummer Navene [Koperweis] since high school! – and it's awesome to continue to be part of each other’s success. We’re playing the new song on this run, our brothers in Fallujah are bringing the shred, and our new friends in Tracheotemy are bringing the heavy, so be sure to show up early and get a taste of everything metal can give you in 2025.” See all remaining dates below.
THE ZENITH PASSAGE w/ Entheos, Fallujah, Tracheotomy [remaining dates]:
12/02/2025 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
12/03/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
12/04/2025 Masquerade (Purgatory) – Atlanta, GA
12/05/2025 Eulogy – Asheville, NC
12/06/2025 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
THE ZENITH PASSAGE:
Justin McKinney – guitars
Chistopher Beattie – guitars
Brandon Giffin – bass
Derek Rydquist – vocals
Maximillian Sepulveda – drums
"Fleshbound Reliquary" credits:
Music - Justin McKinney
Lyrics - Derek Rydquist
Recording & Production - Justin McKinney
Additional Recording - Max Sepulveda
Mixing & Mastering - Dave Otero at Flatline Studios
Artwork - Shindy Reehal
Video by: @metalvinnyofficial
Additional camera: Ryan Williams
Grip: Steve Joh
Lyrics:
Born into a carniformed abomination
Wherein echoes and destiny intersect
Peer unto the desolation
Witness self preservation lead to consuming detriment
Planetary boundaries lead to deleterious schemes - mortal abandonment
Aura unbound, shedding the flesh of the self
Life - biomechanically unrecognizable
Skin stretched across land
Perverse unnatural blending
A sick landscape marks man
Apotheosis in unobtainable conditions
Dark transmissions from a future abyss
Machines forged in the shape of a higher consciousness
Membranes shed
No longer needed
All beings convey decay
Reproduce acts that the idol depicts – shame
Blend devalued fascia with fresh entropy
Speech, carcinogenic hallucinations
Silence, a potent truth forever unerred
Hear the dying concepts of earth
Signals interpolated from a civilization interred
Planetary boundaries lead to deleterious schemes - mortal abandonment
Aura unbound, shedding the flesh of the self
Life - biomechanically unrecognizable
Skin stretched across land
Perverse unnatural blending
A sick landscape marks man
Apotheosis in unobtainable conditions
Forms rendered grotesque
Processed mythic excess
Mental appendages reach toward oblivion
As the physical veil falls to obsoletion