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"“Duèl” has a particular flavour in the current geopolitical context, but if the energy released by Jinjer is monumental, we sometimes end up expecting what's going to happen."
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4/5
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“Duél” is the fifth album from Jinjer, a progressive metal band with reminiscences of death and sometimes even djent, whose singular vocals, assured by Tatiana Shmayluk, still sometimes manage to surprise. Equally at home on clean or throaty vocals, her colossal energy puts her on a par with any male vocal in the genre.
It's hard to talk about Jinjer without mentioning their origins. The group hails from Donetsk in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, which has been the subject of daily media coverage for the past three years. We won't comment on the geopolitical situation here, of course, but you only need to look at a map of the country to understand why Jinjer quickly had to stop its activity at the start of the conflict in 2022, before obtaining authorization from the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture a few months later to tour abroad.
The latest album was therefore composed in this turbulent climate, and the brutality of the very first notes of 'Tantrum' introducing “Duél” probably illustrate their state of mind at the time of composing. If you launch the track unsecured, you'll end up in the windscreen. You've been warned. 'Hedonist', very djent in its structure, follows and allows the listener to catch his breath before being stunned again with 'Rogue'.
'Tumblerweed' is the album's real lull, and a welcome one given what has gone before. Jinjer's rhythm is calculated to the millimetre, as you have the impression of catching your breath for 3-4 tracks before getting back into the swing of things on 'Fast Draw', reminiscent of Pantera's “Great Southern Trendkill” era. A style we'll hear again a little later on 'A Tongue so Sly'.
The album's eponymous track, 'Duél', has been a long time coming, and it's a real gem, provided we don't tire of Tatiana's systematically convoluted phrasing and, above all, her vocals. Let's face it, the distinctive voice that is Jinjer's strength is also its weakness. In fact, you end up expecting what's going to happen, eliminating any element of surprise. What remains, however, is the energy and power of this band, well worth discovering.
- Official website
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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
LINEUP:
Eugene Abdukhanov: Basse
Roman Ibramkhalilov: Guitares
Tatiana Shmailyuk: Chant
Vladislav Ulasevish: Batterie
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READERS
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STAFF:
3.7/5 (3 view(s))
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