The Zenith Passage - Algorithmic Salvation (Music Video)

Artist: The Zenith Passage
Track: Algorithmic Salvation
Year: August 10th 2021
Label: Unique Leader Records
Genre: Technical Death Metal

The Zenith Passage is:

Derek "Demon Carcass" Rydquist - Vocals
Brandon Giffin - Bass
Justin McKinney - Guitar
Rob Maramonte - Guitar
Matt Paulazzo - Drums

Video shot by Nicole Papastavrou and Matt Paulazzo
Edited by Dylan Gould
Mixed and Mastered by Zack Ohren At Castle Ultimate, with additional mixing by Justin McKinney
Recorded by Justin McKinney
Drums recorded by Augustine Ortiz at Ortiz Audio

Lyrics written by Derek Rydquist
Music written by Justin McKinney

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Lyrics

Surveilled certainty directed by a manipulative nonexistent force
Belief system of a predetermined prophet

The circuit of righteousness is the creation of an echo chamber callousness
Breeding behavior
Algorithmic savior

Accepted comportment borne of a corruptible devotion

Anthropologic degradation by a conscienceless consciousness
Misinformative discursion pandering to an unenlightened herd
Cacophonous grievance forming empty addicts to discrepancy

To exist's to have agency
To create is to push agenda
(The) Emptiness of an imprinted husk

Dissolving society under guise of unification
Isolated god dragging demandingly all to its void

Corruptible Devotion
Casting gaze down to divine light

The projection of the distorted reflection of the host

Installed salutations (of) a derivative slave
Programmatically integrated ritual
Technologically induced physical dysmorphia
Seduction of da unfelt touch
Drawn to dominant luminance

To exist's to have agency
To create is to push agenda
(The) Emptiness of an Imprinted husk

Dissolving society under guise of unification
Isolated god dragging all into its void

[BroseMusic]

"Hey dude, I like this song but do we have to palm mute every single note?"
"Yes"
"Even the high e string?"
"That's the most important one to mute"
"Oh"

[bmhyakiri]

They were always compared to Planetary Duality era Faceless, now Derek is in the band? Power move

[JacobNates]

The Faceless: “we’ll never do another Planetary Duality”

The Zenith Passage: “hold our gain knobs” 👽

[tdogg]

The best year ever for the heavy genres. The Zenith Passage dropping such a banger less than a week after Archspire amazing!

[andrewplatt]

Justin: "hey Derek, you wanna come sing for my band?"
Derek: "Keene wont be there will he?"
Justin: "no, we're good"

[SHABADO]

This sounds like a song parodying The Zenith Passage.

[resistnonexist]

Zenith Passage and Archspire in the same month hot damn!

[THEBRCEPH]

This riff is gunna live rent free in my head for WEEKS. Stoked for the new album!!!!

[MetalGuitar]

its like a tech death fest since Obscura's release...one after another killer tracks by the best tech death bands

[jbasti]

I was just thinking about these guys earlier today wondering if they’d dropped new music. Glad to see they’re still active, and this new lineup they got is top tier 🙌🏼

[seannduntdrumspace]

Cleanest sounding track i've heard in years, you can hear everything from the bass to the hi hat and it all sounds AWESOME!

[mikah]

Holy hell! That's so delightful and crazy. Definitely picked up RIGHT the hell where Deus Deceptor left off. Love the new members. Love the song. It will live on repeat this week!

[dirkdiggler]

I don’t listen to death metal as often as I once did, but bands like TZP and Archspire are what keep me coming back to the genre. I feel like we’re getting some kind of musical sequel to Planetary Duality with the addition of Brandon and Derek. This album is going to be fucking sick.

[rexvermis]

Video Editor: "So what effects do you want for this video?"
TZP: *YES*

[ChaboyAnthony]

Getting Brandon and Derek into the fold is some extreme power move shit!!

[connorcarbon]

I used to call TZP "Cozy Tech Death" as a joke but now I'm calling them that seriously. The mix is so intimate and the song is so tight and sonically low-key that I swear I almost got ASMR

[Zarthian]

I can not stop playing this fucking song, makes me want to get jiggy wit it

[spidervenstring]

This is no competition but older bands Like Zenith, Obscura, Archspire, Inferi are bringing some game and showing us how its done. Everything is tight, clear and distinct, and not muddied unlike most of the recent productions I have heard.

[tarquinjanis]

Holy shit, when did Derek and Brandon join? Insane. This is sick music bois

[benbohab]

This and the new Archspire are some of the best things I’ve heard all year.