Ukrainian progressive metal titans Jinjer are set to release their fifth studio album, “Duél,” on February 7, 2025, via Napalm Records. Known for their technical prowess, heavy riffs, and Tatiana Shmayluk’s powerful vocals, Jinjer have amassed a dedicated global fanbase.
Following the success of their previous album, “Wallflowers,” “Duél” promises to further solidify the band’s position in the metal world. The band has already shared two singles from the album: the melodic and emotional “Someone’s Daughter” and the heavy-hitting “Rogue.”
Now, Jinjer unveils their latest track, “Kafka.” Dominated by Shmayluk’s distinctive vocals, “Kafka” is a slow-burning, intense song that explores themes of vulnerability and the pressures of the music industry.
Shmayluk comments on the track: “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. 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.”
“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.”
Track List:
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
