ZEAL & ARDOR DROP “KILONOVA”
27th August 2024 0 By Jon DeauxZEAL & 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.
GREIF track listing:
- the Bird, the Lion, and the Wildkin
- Fend You Off
- Kilonova
- are you the only one now?
- Go home my friend
- Clawing out
- Disease
- 369
- Thrill
- une ville vide
- Sugarcoat
- Solace
- Hide in Shade
- to my ilk
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