JINJER
"Cloud Factory" (The Leaders
Records; 2014)
Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
Jinjer are progressive metalcore and groove metal.
They are fronted by Tatiana Shmailyuk and they hail from the Ukraine. Think
Pantera with a fresh lead vocal via Tatiana. She can sign with power and growl
with determination. I stumbled across this band and now I'm hooked. When you
hear them they will mow you down with their intricate guitar work and
bomb-blasting bass and drum combo. Tatiana has a tough sound and I would think
that anything coming out of the Ukraine is tough so their brand of metal is fit
for readers of Rough Edge.
Each track has enough grit and
kick to get you digging their sound, I'm a big fan of the guitar so I listened
more intently to that part of the music. Heavy riffs, solos, sweet acoustic; the
guy can play on so many levels. The rest of the band will pound you into dust.
The clean vocals will lure in and then you'll get what's coming to you! 99% of
the songs are in English but one is in Ukrainian. I have no idea what is being
said but it's still bad ass! The progressive metalcore combined with the groove
metal gives Jinjer a unique sound. I think you'll be quite surprised when you
hear them. If you visit their official page you can stream their albums in their
full metal entirety.
Jinjer: Tatiana Shmailyuk - vocals; Roman
Ibramkhalilov - guitars; Eugene Kostyuk - bass; Dmitriy Kim - drums.
To
follow the band, check them out here on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/JinjerOfficial/timeline. Or on their official site:
http://jinjer-metalband.com/.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
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12 Mar 2024 12:56:41 -0500.
