ZEAL & ARDOR DROP “KILONOVA”

27th August 2024 0 By Jon Deaux

ZEAL & ARDOR isn’t just a band; it’s a living and breathing entity.

Like any other sentient being, it consumes, evolves, and transforms from one season to the next. It has only sharpened its claws, lengthened its teeth, and steeled its nerves over the years, growing more undeniable and unpredictable in the process.

The band released their fourth album, the self-produced GREIF, on August 23. Get it here.

Today, the band has dropped the cinematic video for “Kilonova,” which plays out like a short film against the backdrop of the song’s tension.

“A ‘Kilonova’ is when two supernovas collide,” band leader Manguel Gagneux states. “It’s the type of grandeur I’m after.”

Now that you’ve had a moment to ponder and chew on that sentiment…

The band will tour Europe, supporting Heilung along with their own headline club shows, before hitting North America with a headline tour that kicks off November 23 in Philadelphia and runs through December 18 in Dallas. Gaerea and Zetra will be North American support.

ZEAL & ARDOR return to the UK for one headline show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on September 22nd, 2024.

ZEAL & ARDOR EU TOUR:

28/08 — DK, Copenhagen — Amager Bio (sold out)

29/08 — DE, Hamburg — Edel Optics Arena* (low tickets)

31/08 — DE, Berlin — Zitadelle*

01/09 — PL, Warsaw — Proxima (low tickets)

03/09 — DE, Stuttgart — Beethoven Saal* (sold out)

05/09 — DE, Nurnberg — Kia Metropol Arena*

07/09 — CZ, Trutnov — Boijste Amphitheater*

09/09 — HU, Budapest — Barba Negra Openair*

11/09 — AT, Vienna — Arena* (sold out)

12/09 — AT, Linz — Posthof

13/09 — DE, Munich — Zenith* (low tickets)

15/09 — BE, Antwerpen — Lotto Arena* (low tickets)

17/09 — FR, Paris — Zenith*

19/09 —DE, Cologne — Palladium* (low tickets)

21/09 — NL, Amsterdam — AFAS Live* (sold out)

22/09 — UK, London — Shepherd’s Bush Empire (low tickets)

04/10 — IT, Milan — Santeria

05/10 — CH, Lucerne — Metal Storm Festival

12/10 — NL, Nijmegen — Soulcrusher Festival

*supporting HEILUNG

ZEAL & ARDOR US TOUR:

WITH GAEREA + ZETRA:

11/23 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer

11/24 — New York, NY — Le Poisson Rouge

11/25 — Allston, MA — Brighton Music Hall

11/27 — Montreal, QC — Le Studio TD

11/28 — Toronto, ON — Opera House

11/29 — Detroit, MI — The Majestic

11/30 — Millvale, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre

12/02 — Indianapolis, IN — The Vogue

12/03 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall

12/04 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater

12/06 — Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre

12/07 — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge

12/09 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox

12/10 — Vancouver, BC — Rickshaw Theatre

12/11 — Portland, OR — Wonder Ballroom

12/13 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre

12/14 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory

12/15 — Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom

12/17 — Austin, TX — Mohawk

12/18 — Dallas, TX — Studio at The Factory

Tickets are on sale now for all dates. To buy, head to www.zealandardor.com.

Rather than stagnating, basking in global acclaim garnered from three previous albums – Devil Is Fine [2017], Stranger Fruit [2018] and Zeal & Ardor [2022] – Manuel opted to shake things up for GREIF. Instead of creatively flying solo again, this time he welcomed his bandmates into the studio, featuring three voices for the first time and emboldening the sound from every angle. As such, the musicians – Tiziano Volante [guitar], Marc Obrist [vocals], Denis Wagner [vocals], Lukas Kurmann [bass], and Marco Von Allmen [drums] – spread their wings alongside him. Decamping to Marc’s studio Hutch Sounds in Switzerland, the record came to life in just five months. GREIF is out now.