Jinjer have announced that their epic fifth album Duel is set for release February 7 via Napalm Records, and their new single “Kafka” is out now. This single follows up on the success of “Someone’s Daughter” and “Rogue” released earlier this year.
Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk states about “Kafka”:
“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 …”
Jinjer bassist Eugene Abdukhanov talks about the new record:
“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.”
Celebrating Life Through Death – European Farewell Tour 2024 featuring Jinjer as special guest for Sepultura w/ Obituary (Main Support) and Jesus Piece (Opener)
30.10.24 FR – Paris / Zenith Paris
31.10.24 DE – Offenbach am Main / Stadthalle
01.11.24 DE – Hamburg / Inselpark Arena – SOLD OUT
02.11.24 DE – Cologne / Palladium – SOLD OUT
03.11.24 NL – S-Hertogenbosch / Sepulfest
05.11.24 BE – Brussels / AB Box – SOLD OUT
06.11.24 LU – Esch-Sur-Alzette / Rockhal
08.11.24 UK – Manchester / Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT
09.11.24 IE – Dublin / Olympia Theatre – SOLD OUT
10.11.24 IE – Belfast / The Telegraph Building – SOLD OUT
11.11.24 UK – Glasgow / Barrowland – SOLD OUT
12.11.24 UK – London / Hammersmith Apollo
14.11.24 CH – Zurich / The Hall
15.11.24 DE – Ludwigsburg / MHP Arena
16.11.24 DE – Munich / Zenith
17.11.24 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra Red Stage
19.11.24 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee
20.11.24 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
21.11.24 PL – Katowice / Spodek
22.11.24 DE – Berlin / Columbiahalle – SOLD OUT
23.11.24 CZ – Prague / O2 Universum – SOLD OUT
24.11.24 CZ – Prague / O2 Universum
Latin America Tour 2024 + special guests Heaven Shall Burn
30.11.24 BR – Porto Alegre / Opiniao
01.12.24 BR – Curitiba / Tork and Roll
03.12.24 BR – Belo Horizonte / Mister Rock
05.12.24 BR – Brasilia / Toinha
07.12.24 BR – Rio De Janeiro / Circo Voador
08.12.24 BR – Sao Paulo / Terra SP
10.12.24 AR – Buenos Aires / Teatro Flores
12.12.24 CL – Santiago / Teatro Caupolican
14.12.24 CO – Bogota / Calle 13
15.12.24 CR – San Jose / Pepper’s Club
18.12.24 MX – Guadalajara / C4 *
19.12.24 MX – San Luis Potosí / Centro de las Artes *
20.12.24 MX – Mexico City / Circo Volador *
*no Heaven Shall Burn
Jinjer tour dates 2025
19.-25.01.25 US – Miami, FL / Shiprocked
12.02.25 JP – Tokyo / ReNY Alpha
13.02.25 JP – Osaka / Meta Valley
14.02.25 JP – Aichi / ReNY Limited
16.02.25 TW – Taipei / Legacy
18.02.25 PH – Manila / SM Sky Dome
21.02.25 AU – Brisbane / Fortitude Music Hall
23.02.25 AU – Sydney / Hordern Pavilion **
25.02.25 AU – Melbourne / Festival Hall **
26.02.25 AU – Adelaide / Hindley St Music Hall **
28.02.25 AU – Perth / Metro Freo **
02.03.25 NZ – Wellington / San Frap
03.03.25 NZ – Auckland / Powerstation
** plus support: KITTIE
Photo credit: Lina Glasir
