FROM AN INTERVIEW IN 2021 TO THE JINJER BASSIST ABDUKHANOV
-What is the hardest part of being a metal musician today beyond the pandemic?-
"Speaking frankly, I think the hardest part of being a metal musician is that the whole metal scene is very, very conservative. I don't mind bands that play old school music, but a huge part of the audience is very, very reserved and really pushes away new trends and new ideas. That's why the whole scene isn't developing. In the ... read more
I honestly wasn't expecting to get another Jinjer release this year since their Micro EP ended up being their best work yet, and when I heard that they were actually working on a full-length album, I was both hyped and worried. Now that it has actually dropped, I'm extremely glad that they released this. This is genuinely their best album yet, even better than their Micro EP.
As with every single release from Jinjer, this album further shows the evolution of their sound. Jinjer are one of ... read more
I don't know what to say... the clean vocals take some getting used to. But I love the screaming and grooves! Djent has never been my strong suit in music... So this review shouldn't be taken as gospel.
Fav tracks: On The Top, Retrospection, Pausing Death, Home Back,
Weak Tracks: Judgement (& Punishment), Noah,
Unfortunately not the direction I wish they took. It's not bad at all the overal writing and structure has gotten a lot more varied over the years. But they have shown incredible capabilities on their latest EP to really throw in a twist to their songs. Create some new textures and sounds along with what they already do. That's the part of this band I wanna see more of and that's interesting. They pretty much abandoned that experimenting and went back to their previous riffing ... read more
I don't know what to say... the clean vocals take some getting used to. But I love the screaming and grooves! Djent has never been my strong suit in music... So this review shouldn't be taken as gospel.
Fav tracks: On The Top, Retrospection, Pausing Death, Home Back,
Weak Tracks: Judgement (& Punishment), Noah,
| 1 | On The Top 5:28 | 86 |
| 2 | Pit Of Consciousness 4:12 | 80 |
| 3 | Judgement (& Punishment) 4:19 | 85 |
| 4 | Retrospection 4:24 | 80 |
| 5 | Pausing Death 4:44 | 72 |
| 6 | Noah 4:13 | 70 |
| 7 | Home Back 4:20 | 83 |
| 8 | The Prophecy 4:01 | 72 |
| 9 | lainnereP 5:28 | 68 |