JINJER Drops New Single “Green Serpent”
Photo Credit: Lina Glasir
Jinjer, one of metal’s most exciting upcoming bands, has just released the new single “Green Serpent.” The new track is off their upcoming full-length album, Duél.
Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk singing on the track alternates between calm and beautiful to aggressive and powerful. The band balances the heavy crunch of the song courtesy of guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov’s riffs with the groovy rhythms of Eugene Abdukhanov’s bass playing and Vlad Ulasevich’s drumming. Jinjer has also produced a music video for “Green Serpent” with alternating imagery of serenity and chaos that matches the audio track. With producing “Green Serpent” Jinjer teamed up with their frequent collaborator Max Morton, who also co-produced, mixed, and mastered the album.
The other tracks on Duél that highlight the virtuosity of Jinjer are the songs “Rogue” and “Dark Bile” whose breakdowns are as brutal as on “Green Serpent.” Shmayluk’s vocals are the highlight of the opening track “Tantrum.” Jinjer goes full death metal on “Fast Draw,” a modern and innovative take on the genre.
Eugene Abdukhanov says of the new album, “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.”
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
“Green Serpent” is available now on all streaming services. Duél is set to be released on February 7, 2025, via Napalm Records. Both Napalm Records and the Jinjer Shop are selling exclusive physical copies of Duél including:
● 1LP Gatefold LIQUID BLOOD RED Vinyl incl 29x29cm art print, certificate of authenticity – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mail-order exclusive.
● 1LP Gatefold CRISTALLO RED SPLATTER Vinyl – strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mail-order exclusive.
● 1LP Gatefold WHITE BLACK MARBLED Vinyl – strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mail-order exclusive.
● 1LP Gatefold SOLID RED Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mail-order 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 Mail-order exclusive.
● 1 CD Jewel Case
● Digital Album
Jinjer are currently on a Latin America tour. With only a few weeks break after the Latin American, Jinjer will go back on the road for a tour of Asia and Australia. By late spring, Jinjer will then play the international festival circuit.
