Jinjer‘s new album “Duél” will make its way out into the world on February 07th through Napalm Records. The Ukrainian progressive metalcore band just took the wraps off that effort and have shared the song “Kafka” as its third single.
Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk said of this latest cut:
“Being an artist is sometimes beautiful but most of the time it’s brutal… as our art is dissected word for word and ripped apart note by note, we‘re expected to be on point all-the-time… and when we aren’t, we are scandalized. A true artist is vulnerable but the crowd is most often plagued with vultures who pick at every single move you make. It’s a slippery slope when music means the world to us but how quickly praise turns into prosecution… We are all Kings and Queens for a day but most of the time it feels like a Kafka novel for a lifetime. It‘s exciting but surreal and absurd at the same time…”
As for the album itself, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov stated:
“First of all, it‘s hard to believe that we’re about to release our fifth full-length album! After all the releases we’ve made, finally having ‘Duél‘ in our hands and ready to be shared with the world, makes us very proud that our band still hasn’t run out of creativity and inspiration.
The fact that we still challenge ourselves to release the best music we have ever made with each new release, is what keeps Jinjer moving forward. This upcoming album was the longest songwriting process we’ve ever had and it took almost two years to complete. We worked very hard with every free minute we weren’t on tour, recording demos over and over again and always searching for the perfect sound for guitars, bass, and drums.
It was also the first time that Tatiana did vocal pre-productions, so it’s safe to say that none of our releases were so well thought out and calculated as this one. It pulverizes the boundaries of the modern progressive metal genre but still remains sophisticated, exciting, and extreme all at the same time. We took up the challenge to expand our musical horizons even wider than before in order to cement ‘Duél‘ to be the next step in Jinjer‘s musical growth and hopefully the evolution of metal music in general.”
“Duél” track listing:
01 – “Tantrum”
02 – “Hedonist”
03 – “Rogue”
04 – “Tumbleweed”
05 – “Green Serpent”
06 – “Kafka”
07 – “Dark Bile”
08 – “Fast Draw”
09 – “Someone’s Daughter”
10 – “A Tongue So Sly”
11 – “Duél”
Pre-orders are available through lnk.to/Jinjer-Duel.
With Sepultura, Obituary and Jesus Piece:
10/30 Paris, FRA – Zenith Paris
10/31 Offenbach am Main, GER – Stadthalle
11/01 Hamburg, GER – Inselparkhalle
11/02 Cologne, GER – Palladium
11/03 Den Bosch, NET – The Rock Circus (‘Sepulfest‘)
11/05 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
11/06 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
11/08 Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
11/09 Dublin, IRE – Olympia Theatre
11/10 Belfast, UK – Telegraph Building
11/11 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
11/12 London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
11/14 Zurich, SWI – The Hall
11/15 Ludwigsburg, GER – MHP Arena
11/16 Munich, GER – Zenith
11/17 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
11/19 Leipzig, GER – Haus Auensee
11/20 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
11/21 Katowice, POL – Spodek
11/22 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
11/23 Prague, CZE – O2 Universum
11/24 Prague, CZE – O2 Universum
With Heaven Shall Burn:
11/30 Porto Alegre, BRA – Opiniao
12/01 Curitiba, BRA – Tork And Roll
12/03 Belo Horizonte, BRA – Mister Rock
12/05 Brasilia, BRA – Toinha
12/07 Rio de Janeiro, BRA – Circo Voador
12/08 Sao Paulo, BRA – Terra SP
12/10 Buenos Aires, ARG – Teatro Flores
12/12 Santiago, CHL – Teatro Caupolican
12/14 Bogota, COL – Calle 13
12/15 San Jose, CA – Pepper’s Club
Jinjer:
12/18 Guadaljara, MEX – C4
12/19 San Louis Potosi, MEX – Centro de las Artes
12/20 Mexico City, MEX – Circo Volador
01/19 Miami, FL – Shiprocked
With Kittie:
02/21 Brisbane, AUS – Fortitude Music Hall
02/23 Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion
02/25 Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall
02/26 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley St. Music Hall
02/28 Fremantle, AUS – Metropolis
Jinjer:
06-08 Nuremberg, GER – Rock im Park
06/08 Nürburg, GER – Rock am Ring
