Modern progressive metal icons Jinjer impress with masterful title track “Duél”

One of modern metal’s most talked-about artists, Ukrainian progressive groove metal icons Jinjer, are gearing up to unleash their highly anticipated new full-length album, “Duél”, next Friday, February 7, 2025 via Napalm Records. Composed of offerings already being dubbed as “punishing” and “empowering” (Revolver) and continuing to prove themselves as “heavy music practitioners in their prime” (Knotfest), the album is poised to achieve top marks – clinching new successes beyond its
lauded predecessors.

After ensnaring the eyes and ears of fans worldwide with recent singles like the powerful “Someone’s Daughter”, eviscerating “Rogue” and introspective “Green Serpent”, Jinjer have unleashed a refreshing storm of technical proficiency with fifth single and title track “Duél”. The bewildering track puts Jinjer’s unparalleled brand of artistic mastery on full display, expanding on the already over six million cross-platform streams logged on their aforementioned singles. Listen below and pre-order “Duél” now!

While Jinjer’s previous album, “Wallflowers”, was slightly more alluring and contained noticeably more clean vocals, Duél now takes on a much more aggressive tone. This is proven by songs like “Rogue”, “Green Serpent” and “Dark Bile”, with their brutal and hefty breakdowns. Fans of super-talented vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk’s clear vocals also get their moments, as tracks such as the opener “Tantrum” show the potential of the frontwoman’s outstanding vocal prowess. “Duél” presents itself way more cruelly – and Jinjer are more vicious than ever before. “Fast Draw” is a wild death metal beast with grooving drums from Vlad Ulasevich, Roman Ibramkhalilov’s one-of-a-kind riffs and Eugene Abdukhanov’s trademark bass wizardry – showing what this band does best: brilliant state-of the-art modern metal.
 
On “Duél”, Jinjer continue their long-lasting collaboration with accomplished producer Max Morton, who co-produced, mixed and mastered the album. This new masterwork lives up to Jinjer’s reputation as metal visionaries, once more showing that the band refuses to follow any set rules in their genre, but choose their own path of creativity.

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. Eugene Abdukhanov

Pre-Order Your Copy of “Duél “NOW:

“Duél” tracklisting:
1. Tantrum
2. Hedonist
3. Rogue
4. Tumbleweed
5. Green Serpent
6. Kafka
7. Dark Bile
8. Fast Draw
9. Someone’s Daughter
10. A Tongue So Sly
11. Duél
 
“Duél” will be available in the following formats:

• 1LP Gatefold LIQUID BLOOD RED Vinyl incl 29x29cm artprint, certificate of authenticity – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold CRISTALLO RED SPLATTER Vinyl – strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold WHITE BLACK MARBLED Vinyl – strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold SOLID RED Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold SOLID RED BLACK SPLATTER Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold CARTRIDGE GREY Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive
• 1LP Gatefold BLACK Vinyl
• Music Cassette RED (White Print) – strictly limited to 150 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
• 1CD Jewel Case
• Digital Album

06.02.2025 AE – Dubai / P7 Arena
08.02.2025 IN – Bangalore / Bangalore Open Air
10.02.2025 TH – Bangkok / The Street Hall
12.02.2025 JP – Tokyo / ReNY Alpha
13.02.2025 JP – Osaka / Meta Valley
14.02.2025 JP – Aichi / ReNY Limited
15.02.2025 KR – Seoul / Musinsa Garage
16.02.2025 TW – Taipei / Legacy
18.02.2025 PH – Manila / SM Sky Dome
21.02.2025 AU – Brisbane / Fortitude Music Hall **
23.02.2025 AU – Sydney / Hordern Pavilion **
25.02.2025 AU – Melbourne / Festival Hall **
26.02.2025 AU – Adelaide / Hindley St Music Hall **
28.02.2025 AU – Fremantle / Metropolis Fremantle **
02.03.2025 NZ – Wellington / Meow Nut
03.03.2025 NZ – Auckland / Powerstation
06.03.2025 CN – Guangzhou / Mao Live House
07.03.2025 CN – Beijing / Omni Space
08.03.2025 CN – Shanghai / Modern Sky Lab
** plus support: Kittie

08.05.2025 US – Columbus, OH / Sonic Temple
16.05.2025 US – Daytona Beach, FL / Welcome To Rockville
01.06.2025 LV – Riga / Palladium
02.06.2025 EE – Tallinn / Noblessner Foundry
03.06.2025 LT – Vilnius / Compesa Hall
05.06.2025 SE – Sölvesborg / Sweden Rock
06.06.2025 PL – Gdańsk / Mystic Festival
07.06.2025 DE – Nürburg / Rock am Ring
08.06.2025 DE – Nürnberg / Rock im Park
10.06.2025 SI – Ljubljana / Mediacenter
12.06.2025 AT – Vienna / Nova Rock Festival
13.06.2025 FI – Hyvinkää / Rock Fest
14.06.2025 CH – Interlaken / Greenfield Festival
15.06.2025 UK – Donington Park / Download Festival
17.06.2025 BG – Sofia / Maimunarnika
19.06.2025 FR – Clisson / Hellfest
20.06.2025 BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
22.06.2025 IT – Milan / Dissonance Fest
25.06.2025 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest
26.06.2025 NL – Ysselsteyn / Jera On Air
28.06.2025 NO – Oslo / Tons Of Rock
29.06.2025 PT – Lisbon / Evil Live Festival
02.07.2025 DK – Roskilde / Roskilde Festival
… to be continued …

Jinjer is:
Tatiana Shmayluk – Vocals
Roman Ibramkhalilov – Guitars
Eugene Abdukhanov – Bass
Vlad Ulasevich – Drums