Zenith already is album number seven in the discography of the Scottish metalcore band Bleed From Within. Since Fracture (2020) the guys have generated some more name recognition and after Shrine (2022) things went up even further. The icing on the cake was undoubtedly opening during Slipknot‘s European tour last year. The number of listeners per month on Spotify (around 620 000) speaks for itself. These guys deserve it, because Bleed From Within has been known for delivering high-quality music for some time now. Zenith is released via Nuclear Blast Records and contains eleven songs.
The general concept of the new album is again grooving metalcore, rolling drums, beautiful guitar parts and that very stable vocal tour de force that is Scott Kennedy. The singer may not display many new approaches, but he uses his voice in support of and thus reinforces this melting pot of metal all the better. Although Bleed From Within shows little surprise in that respect, they do experiment with subtle, musical accents. During the pounding single In Place Of Your Halo, for example, we hear bagpipes making their entrance at the end of the song which gives the roots of the band a nice place in the music. But it is during the comprehensive Immortal Desire that the bagpipes really shine. The choir parts flow together beautifully with the wild metalcore and the contrasting, clean vocals of Brann Dailor (Mastodon) go hand in hand with the rough vocal lines of Scott Kennedy. One of the better and most versatile songs I heard this year. Versatile as well is the beautifully constructed Edge Of Infinity, a more than worthy closer to the album.
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