Jinjer drummer tests positive for COVID-19 right before US tour kick off: band uses pre-recorded drum tracks in his place for the first few shows

Author Arto Mäenpää - 23.10.2021

Ukrainian progressive metal act Jinjer has announced that the band’s drummer Vladislav “Vlad” Ulasevich has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the band’s impending North American tour. The band will be kicking off the tour as planned and will be using pre-recorded drum tracks to replace Vlad for first few shows until he is able to rejoin the group. You can read band’s official statement around the matter below:

The group will be out with Suicide Silence and All Hail The Yeti on the following trek:
10/23 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater
10/24 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/25 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/27 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
10/28 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/29 San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/30 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater
10/31 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11/02 Denver, CO – Summit
11/04 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
11/05 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
11/06 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
11/07 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/09 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/10 Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde
11/11 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
11/13 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theater
11/16 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/17 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/18 Rochester, NY – Anthology
11/19 Harrisburg, PA – HMAC
11/20 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
11/21 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
11/23 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/24 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/26 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/27 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
11/28 Charlotte, NC – Underground
11/30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12/01 Tampa, FL – Jannus
12/02 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
12/03 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
12/04 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
12/05 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
12/07 Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/08 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/09 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
12/11 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
12/12 Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom