Central Dense are an industrial band presently based in Liverpool, England. Formed in 1999 and studio based until 2002, the 4-piece of Knl, The Creeg, HdmAl, and Sanchez has become “one of Liverpool’s top industrial metal bands.” Now reimagined and reformed as a studio project with KNL and HDMAL.

With four self-produced, self-released recordings available (‘Instruction Manual’, ‘Dilated Rotten Smile’,
‘Harness; A Comedy’ and ‘Harness the Tragedy’),
Central Dense have built up a dedicated fan base that continues to grow rapidly.
This has been furthered by favourable press regarding the band’s impressive gigging flair, with sell-out shows and Battle of the Bands victories helping to secure the band’s name in co-premiering the burgeoning Project 47 night at the Carling Academy and their undiminishing strength within the Liverpool metal scene.
“They’ve got a great rhythm section and some impressive programmed stuff, [and] some good choruses which always entertain… they truly rock…”
(www.honeyrecords.co.uk, gig review).
Our reputation has even garnered requests for us to perform at private gigs in city-centre clubs, as “There’s no denying they are good, and lyrically they are superior.”
(www.honeyrecords.co.uk, gig review).
We can also perform an acoustic interpretation of our works transposed from the original electronic versions, enabling the often sombre or reflective nature of our songs to be seen from a much less theatrical angle.

What Are We….

Central Dense is essentially a progressive industrial band, incorporating elements of metal (however vague a term that is!) and dark electronica, employing involving chord strategies within an emotive soundscape.

To define our influences, we come across like the bastardised offspring of a vicious orgy involving Nine Inch Nails, Ram Records-style drum ‘n’ bass, Faith No More, Skinny Puppy and the Deftones, but.. “check it out, for fine-tune pigeonholing of this band is far beyond me. I have never heard anything quite like this”
(The Buz issue 8,).

These songs are no walk in the park, with an average length of approx 6 minutes, these songs are engaging, thought provoking and moving: frequently evoking the feeling of confict, whether internal or external. The continuing writing process within this band can be seen more as an ongoing experiment with soundscapes, fusing of moods and genres, always trying to produce new and interesting ideas whilst pushing back our own individual barriers and tastes. We can only do this with open minds and hearts. We hope to gain the ability to present this music to as many ears will listen, as we believe the passion in our craft will follow through.