The Zenith Passage is an American

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band from

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founded in 2012. They are currently signed to

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. To date they have released one EP, Cosmic Dissonance, and one LP,

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. They are closely linked with fellow Los Angeles metal band

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. The Zenith Passage's Justin McKinney joined

to play guitar in 2015, replacing Wes Hauch, who had played on The Zenith Passage's debut album. Derek "Demon Carcass" Rydquist and Brandon Giffin, who had played on The Faceless's album '' Planetary Duality'', joined The Zenith Passage in 2021. The band went on tour as part of

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Devastation of the Nation tour, supporting

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and

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History

The Zenith Passage started in 2012 as collaboration between friends Justin McKinney and Greg Hampton. After releasing a one track demo in February 2012, the band released their debut EP ''Cosmic Dissonance'' on January 29, 2013. The band signed a multi-album deal with

on June 24, 2013. On April 15, 2016 the band released their debut LP

, with guest vocals from

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’s Alex Hofmann and a guitar solo by Wes Hauch (ex-The Faceless). Ex-

and

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guitarist Rob Maramonte had joined the band in 2013. The album sold 1850 units in its first week. The band’s debut LP, ''

'', was released April 16, 2016 on Unique Leader Records. For the album, the band produced its first music video, for the song "Deus Deceptor". Drummer Matthew Paulazzo left the band in 2018 to enter film school. On August 9, 2021, the band released a music video for their new single "Algorithmic Salvation". They also announced the return of drummer Matthew Paulazzo and the addition of new members Derek Rydquist and Brandon Giffin (both formerly of

) as new vocalist and bassist, respectively. On December 7, 2022, the band announced they had signed to

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and were in the studio working on two albums. It was also revealed drummer Matthew Paulazzo was once again no longer in the band.

Band members

Current members

* Justin McKinney – guitars, programming, synthesizers, orchestrations, backing vocals , bass guitar * Derek Rydquist – vocals * Brandon Giffin – bass guitar * Christopher Beattie – guitars

Former members

* Greg Hampton – vocals * Josh Slater – drums * Rob Maramonte – guitars * Luis Martinez – drums * Michael Hoskins – bass guitar * Matthew Paulazzo – drums

Former live members

* Mike Caputo – drums

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2016)

EPs

*''Cosmic Dissonance'' (2013) *''Cosmic Dissonance (Remastered)'' (2018)

Demos

* ''Demo '12'' (2012)

Singles

* "Synaptic Depravation" (2021) * "Algorithmic Salvation" (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zenith Passage Death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2012 2012 establishments in California