Datalysium
2023 studio album by The Zenith Passage
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Datalysium is the second studio album by the American technical death metal band The Zenith Passage. It was released via Metal Blade Records on July 21, 2023.[3] It is the band's first release for Metal Blade, with whom they signed in December 2022.[4] Commercially, it is the band's first album to chart; reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Top New Artists Albums Chart.[5] The album is the band's first to feature vocalist Derek Rydquist, guitarist Christopher Beattie, and bassist Brandon Giffin.[3]
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| Released | July 21, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 45:42 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Otero | |||
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| Singles from Solipsist | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Distorted | 10/10[1] |
| Metal Injection | 8.5/10[2] |
Background
In August 2021, two former members of The Faceless, Derek Rydquist and Brandon Giffin, joined the Zenith Passage, and the band released a new track titled "Algorithmic Salvation."[6]
In December 2022, the band announced that they had signed with Metal Blade Records, and were in the process of writing two new releases, which would be produced by Dave Otero.[4]
In April 2022, the band released the track "Synaptic Depravation" with an accompanying music video.[7]
On May 15, 2023, the band announced the title of their upcoming LP, Datalysium and shared the album's album art and release date, July 21.[8] The band also debuted the single "Lexicontagion,"[9] and released the album's track listing.[10]
On June 14, 2023, the band released the single "Divinertia II" with an accompanying music video.[11]
The title track along with an accompanying video were released on the day of the album's release, July 21.[12]
The album was recorded partially at Justin McKinney's home studio, and partially at Derek Rydquist's apartment.[12] Some of the album's vocals were tracked at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero who also handled mixing duties for the release.[12] Ryan Williams provided production for some of the album's bass and vocals, and McKinney handled tracking duties.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Derek Rydquist; all music is composed by Justin McKinney, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Axiom of Error" | 2:27 | |
| 2. | "Algorithmic Salvation" | 3:30 | |
| 3. | "Lexicontagion" | 3:41 | |
| 4. | "Synaptic Depravation" | 6:11 | |
| 5. | "Deletion Cult" |
| 5:13 |
| 6. | "Divinertia I" | 5:15 | |
| 7. | "Divinertia II" |
| 5:23 |
| 8. | "Automated Twilight" | 7:01 | |
| 9. | "Datalysium" | 7:01 | |
| Total length: | 45:42 | ||
Charts
Personnel
- The Zenith Passage[3]
- Derek Rydquist – lead vocals
- Justin McKinney – guitars, vocals, synthesizers, keyboards, orchestrations, drum programming, recording, engineering
- Christopher Beattie – guitars
- Brandon Giffin – bass guitar
- Additional personnel
- Dave Otero – engineering, mixing, production
- Ryan Williams – additional engineering
- Shindy Design – artwork