Centaurus-A Means of Escape

There has been some hefty passage of time for people following Germany’s Centaurus-A. In fact, we’re getting into the upper reaches of about seven years since the group’s last album, Side Effects Expected. The four-piece, quick-moving death metal band returned recently, with a music video for a song titled “Down The Drain” from an upcoming disc entitled Means Of Escape.

“Down The Drain” basically waits for no one; the moment the song starts, it is foot-to-the-floor, a hell of a way to return after years of silence. The whole track moves quickly before it breaks down into a series of discordant grooves about halfway through, where it sounds like the vocalist is losing his mind as the band crashes around him, before it reconstructs itself back into the thrashier main riff before the second verse and solo section.

Of course, in what seems to be a trend recently, the lyrics to the song are scrawled all over the wall behind our videos protagonist, so you can follow along — but if anything, this is a song perfect for max volume, as quick and heavy as it is. These guys have certainly made a solid return.

1. Coalescence
2. Coma Crawl
3. [Dis]Grace of Charity
4. Immersed in Misery
5. Pitchblack Nothing
6. Down the Drain
7. Death Machine
8. Abysmal
9. Bad to the Bone
10. Hyenas and Tentacles
11. Random Euphoria Nights