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Zeal & Ardor – GREIF (Album Review)

Zeal & Ardor – GREIFReleased: 23rd August, 2024 Lineup Manuel Gagneux | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizer & Programming Tiziano Volante | GuitarsLukas Kurmann | BassMarco Von Allmen | DrumsMarc Obrist | VocalsDenis Wagner | Vocals OnlineZeal & Ardor | FacebookZEAL & ARDOR (@zealandardor) Zeal & Ardor (zealandardor.com) If a music enthusiast was to ask for the best description of Zeal & Ardor, what would the answer be? The (now) sextet might just be one of the most brilliantly baffling and unfathomably unique avant-garde metal outfits in the heavy music universe currently. Understandably then, this enquiry is rather difficult to answer. The whole project was inspired by the question: “What if American slaves had embraced Satan instead of Jesus?”This would presumedly let the analysts’ imaginations run wild with what genres are remarkably fused together in Z&A’s sound. This is presently well known on a global scale to include: traditional blues, “slave music”, rhythm and blues, neo-soul and extreme black metal from the critically acclaimed three studio albums and EP included in the ExperiMETAList group’s discography thus far. However, does this information best describe Zeal & Ardor? With the imminent release of full-length number four entitled GREIF arriving Friday August 23, the best explanation of the six-piece’s [...]