"Trapped Within the Rank Membrane:" Celestial Sanctuary's Death Metal Closes In (Video Premiere)

There's perhaps no better way to demonstrate Celestial Sanctuary's incredibly potent death metal than to cram the band into a hallway-sized room and let them rip. In the band's new studio playthrough, the quartet rampages through "Trapped Within the Rank Membrane" in excellent form. Taken from their second full-length album Insatiable Thirst for Torment, released in August, the track packs in plenty of well-executed death-metal-isms, lurching from one nasty section to another with razor-sharp start/stops and even a fun bass-and-drum break. The tight angles of the videos highlight all the acrobatics that go into this, and the tightly-packed guitarists and rhythm section are mesmerizing to watch as an interlocked force of severe grievance. Watch the video below, complete with dingy grading to really lock into the aesthetic.

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As the opening track off the record, "Trapped WIthin the Rank Membrane" is literally just the beginning of what lays in store on Insatiable Thirst for Torment, and this video highlights what makes the record so appealing--high-intensity, creative annihilation. The four-piece band writes death metal designed to be performed by a four-piece, so there's no studio magic or overdubs needed to complete the picture here--kind of a what-you-see-is-what-you-get situation. Seeing it in action maybe removes some of the mystery behind the band, but it does make what they do much more impressive.

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Insatiable Thirst for Torment released August 25th via Church Road Records.