Swedish death metal warriors CENTINEX, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new EP release "THE PESTILENCE", unleashed 4/1/2022 via AGONIA RECORDS.
CENTINEX unleashed "DEATH IN PIECES", 5/29/2020 via AGONIA RECORDS.
FROM CENTINEX:
"The Pestilence" adds five raging compositions to the deathly metallic
annals of CENTINEX, which hold a wealth of reputable installments since
1990. The songs serve as a bridge between the band's latest offering
from last year, "Death in Pieces", and the next, yet unannounced
full-length album. As the older sibling of the lauded underground group
Demonical, CENTINEX operates within a familiar sonic sphere, yet is more
inclined to a less melodic and more conventional death metal approach,
that accentuates austereness, brutality and distinctive riffing. The two
bands are linked by bassist & founder Martin Shulman, key
songwriter for CENTINEX, who had this to say on "The Pestilence":
"Our new MLP - yes we prefer to label it as an MLP, as everyone did in
the 80’s, instead of calling it an EP - represents the bands current
direction and can be seen as a beginning of something new. Drawing
influences and inspiration from the old thrash scene, especially the
German one, this release does also bring us closer to our past and the
early days of Centinex. The whole recording process was also like a
blast from the past, with the whole band together in the studio catching
the vibe, both when the rec-button was on and off. Production wise, we
aimed to get an old-school sound,
organic and breathing, a production which is pretty much in strict
contrast to what is standard in today’s scene. We even wanted the album
layout to remind us of the glory days, of a time when the tracks were
the main thing and what defined if something is good or bad instead of
production, musical accuracy, or glossy packaging. As stated, this MLP
represent something new for us and a direction we most likely will
explore even more in the future. We will dwell in the past and crawl
even deeper into the history (of extreme metal) as in our opinion the
past was brighter than the future."
The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonas Arnberg between June
and July 2021 at Sellnoise Studios in Sweden. The photo which graces the
cover artwork was taken by Susan Wicher. The artwork was created by Dwi
Nugraha.
CENTINEX: NEW RELEASE "THE PESTILENCE" (EP, VIA BANDCAMP, COURTESY OF AGONIA RECORDS):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-