Ik heb een haat-liefde verhouding met Jinjer. Enerzijds vind ik hun nummers soms een rommeltje - I know, dat is het 'technische' aspect in hun songs - en alles héél erg 'methodisch', steeds volgens datzelfde patroon, eenzelfde formule. Anderzijds hoor ik ook wel wat een straffe band dit is, met vooral een héél sterke frontvrouw, één van de beste in wat je modern metal kan noemen, of metal tout court.
Met hun nieuwe single verrassen ze me helemaal op het eind toch een klein beetje: de Opeth-achtige outtro had ik niet verwacht!
Duél verschijnt op 7 februari 2025 via Napalm Records.
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Jinjer's new single, “Green Serpent”, is prime preparation for the band’s new full-length. The song begins with thick grooves and calm, clear vocals by matchless vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, before transforming into a furious steamroller shortly after. Once more, Jinjer nails their balance of various influences, defying all rules and setting their own path. “Green Serpent” has premiered alongside a blistering official music video.
Jinjer reigns as one of the most exciting and promising acts in the current scene! After releasing their chart-topping studio album, Wallflowers, in 2021, which was hailed as “… one of the finest – and most important – metal releases of 2021” by KERRANG! (UK) as well as “a progressive masterpiece” by New Noise Magazine (US), the four-piece entered stages at Europe’s biggest festivals, such as Wacken, Download and Rock am Ring, just to name a few. With the announcement of their upcoming record Duél, to be released on February 7, 2025 via Napalm Records, Jinjer justifies their reputation and delivers an eleven-track offering loaded with technical grooves, heavy progressive passages and brutal vocals destined to drop jaws.
