Release Date August 7th, 2026
Format CD/12" MLP/Tape
Genre Death Metal
Origin United States
Dishumane took shape around guitarist and vocalist James Shanks, who spent several years writing alone before the band gained a working lineup. Meeting drummer Dave Procopio led to rehearsals in Seattle, where the early material expanded through shared guitar and drum ideas. Distance slowed the process, though work continued until Shanks later connected with drummer Charlie Koryn. Sessions in San Diego followed, with Koryn behind the kit and Chuck Sherwood handling bass. That lineup completed Dishumane’s first official release and brought the band to Blood Harvest Records. “Centurion’s Demise” marks the end of a long formation period and the first proper evidence of what Dishumane can produce beyond private demos and scattered early compositions.
“Centurion’s Demise” contains four songs, drawing heavily from ’90s death metal and brutal death metal. The guitars rely on low, churning riffs, sudden rhythmic turns and tremolo runs placed between slower, crushing movements. Koryn’s drumming supplies rapid double-bass patterns, compact blasts and frequent accents that prevent the tempos from becoming static. Sherwood’s bass remains tied closely to the guitar lines, adding depth beneath the lower frequencies. Shanks uses a deep death-metal roar with little variation, suitable for the oppressive atmosphere across the EP. The production has enough rawness to retain an underground character, while the drums and vocals remain easy to distinguish. Some crowded guitar movements lose definition, particularly when the tempo rises and several notes merge into a single surge.
The short duration works as protection and restriction. Dishumane strikes quickly, maintain one severe approach and leave before the formula becomes tiring. The riff construction has several effective turns, and the drumming provides much of the motion, though the material relies too often on established death-metal shapes. A few transitions arrive with little surprise, and the vocal delivery stays on one setting for nearly the entire release.
There is no unnecessary padding, and the compact structure prevents weaker ideas from dragging beyond their value. “Centurion’s Demise” is a capable debut built from grim riffs, blunt percussion and an old-school production style. It presents Dishumane as a competent death-metal band with a credible starting point, while also exposing areas that will require wider songwriting choices on a full-length release.
|7.3
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