The Zenith Passage

In early 2012, a small recording collaboration between two friends (Justin McKinney and Greg Hampton) from Los Angeles, California, began to coalesce into something that would prove to be well more than the sum of its parts. The project's initial offerings generated enough buzz in social media circles alone to convince the duo to redouble their efforts in earnest, and to begin seeking out members to complete their lineup. Over the following months, they recruited friend and drummer Josh Slater (Aethere) into the mix. The following year in 2013, the band released their first EP titled Cosmic Dissonance which brought attention and recognition. Not long thereafter, it was announced that Rob Maramonte (ex-Fallujah) would also be stepping in and fill the role of second guitarist. In the summer of 2013, the band signed to Unique Leader Records for a multi-album deal. It wasn't until 3 years later, the band released their debut album titled Solipsist through Unique Leader Records. Solipsist was partially produced by Michael Keene of The Faceless. By 2021, co-founding member Greg Hampton had left the band. That same year, the band recruited former the Faceless vocalist Derek Rydquist, as well as former the Faceless bassist Brandon Giffin. They also released a new single titled "Algorithmic Salvation".