Legendary Swedish death metallers Centinex unleashed their “As You Die” single, accompanied by a music video. Featuring two brand-new tracks, the single carves out a fresh path for the band, infusing death ‘n’ roll fury while retaining their signature raw, aggressive extremity. These songs provide a glimpse into their highly anticipated 2025 album, set for release via Black Lion Records.
States Centinex bassist Martin Schulman:
“Times change and so do Centinex. Our ‘As You Die’ single in a way represents a new beginning for the band, not only by working with new business partners but also by exploring a somewhat new musical direction.
“As previously mentioned, we have always been about not setting boundaries or limiting ourselves, and these two new tracks might be the clearest example of that.
“Maybe we are getting old or something, dunno… Anyway, let’s fu**ing rock!”
The 4-panel digipak CD is set to arrive on November 8 via Black Lion Records and will be available for order through various distributors, including Sound Pollution and its partners in Europe, Plastic Head in the UK, and Indiemerch in the USA.
Produced by Centinex, “As You Die” is recorded, mixed and mastered at Wellbay Studios during March 2024 by Johan Hjelm and Centinex. Cover art was executed by Chainsaw Design.
Centinex originated in 1990 as a riff-oriented part of the classic Swedish death metal movement and disbanded in 2005 after releasing eight full-length albums. In 2014, they resurfaced, quite surprisingly, and with a refreshed line-up, delivered their celebrated come-back record, “Redeeming Filth”. The next album was inevitable and didn’t take another decade to assemble. Having released “Doomsday Rituals” in 2016, the band played a run of shows in Europe and North America, before encapsulating their sheer Swedish brutality on a new offering. “Death In Pieces”, the long-runner’s third reunion album, brims with a powerful dose of old-school, Stockholm-style death metal, pushing their signature heavy riffing to a new level of intensity. “The Pestilence” EP followed, representing a slight shift by incorporating old-school thrash influences and marking a new chapter in the band’s history.
Centinex embarked on a headlining European tour from May to July 2024. With their double-track single “As You Die” released digitally on October 25 (and a physical release set for November 8), Centinex is gearing up to release their 12th full-length album in 2025 via Black Lion Records. Catch them live at Athens Extreme Festival on 15 December 2024.
Band Lineup:
Henka Andersson – vocals | Jörgen Kristensen – guitars | Martin Schulman – bass | Florian Rehn – drums
Centinext Band Photo by Susan Wicher
