The Zenith Passage have returned with a new single, “Fleshbound Reliquary“. The progressive death metal unit worked with producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Archspire) on this new track, which emerges as their first new material since 2023. It also serves as the band’s first output since welcoming drummer Max Sepulveda back in October of 2024.
Vocalist Derek Rydquist said of the lyrical matter:
“‘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.”
Guitarist Justin McKinney added:
“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.”
The song has already received multiple live airings via the group’s ongoing tour as support on a North American tour featuring Entheos, Fallujah and openers Tracheotomy. That run is just winding down with the below dates remaining:
12/02 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
12/03 Orlando, FL – Conduit
12/04 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory)
12/05 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
12/06 Nashville, TN – The End
