In a new interview on MoreCore.TV this weekend rock am ring Germany, Nürburgring Festival, Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER Talked about the progress of the songwriting sessions following the band’s 2021 album “Wallflowers”. he said (as transcribed) blaver mouse net): “A lot of new music has been written. Demo [have] Recorded.
“I think we’re kind of waiting. We just say, ‘Okay, let’s get started,’ and then we go into the studio and record a new record, a new album,” he explained. “I think he’s 80% done with the new album, both musically and material-wise.”
I asked about the musical direction of the new work JINJER material, Eugene Said: “There will always be something that never existed” [there] Before. Otherwise there is no need to create new music.
“Now it’s hard to say exactly what it will be,” he continued. “And in a way, I don’t want to give away new spoilers, but it’s definitely going to be different than the last album.
“Above “Wallflowers” I think the album went well [in the] It’s kind of in the direction of doom metal, because there are parts that are very slow and very moody,” he added. The direction of, something like ‘this. It’s really powerful, it’s also groovy, it’s just shocking and it punches right in the face. “
JINJER is June 10, 2022, last year’s greenfield festival, was held in Interlaken, Switzerland.The concert took place a few days after the announcement JINJER They had obtained permission from the authorities to leave the war-torn country and travel to Europe as its ambassadors.
JINJER front woman Tatyana Smyruk Said Bloodstock TV as of last year bloodstock open air At the festival, she said the war in Ukraine had not been a powerful surge of cathartic inspiration for the band’s new music. “I don’t know why. To be honest, I’ve written some war songs.” the way Before JINJERFirst of all, long before the war began in Ukraine. I don’t know how, but it’s easy to write about war when there’s no war going on around you. But when it started, I was completely devastated and creatively paralyzed. I can’t write about it. I still can’t handle it. I think it’s a huge trauma, not only for me, but mainly for the Ukrainian people and the victims, and it will take years. I really don’t think now is the time to write another war song. “
but Eugene “In fact, we never wrote war songs. There are many songs that call for peace, and songs that call them out, and to be honest, war songs can be a bit misleading because they might just make people think differently about who they really are.
“Tatiana She has never written lyrics, but has written many pieces musically in situations like this since the war began, she said. So, undoubtedly, the events are already reflected creatively,” he revealed.
this summer, JINJER I plan to return to the United States as an act of support for disturbed On the latter band’s 2023 headlines “Take back your life” trip.Additional support is provided by breaking benjamin.
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