Jinjer - Micro. A review!
The first time I heard about this band, was when they set the internet on fire with their song Pisces. If I am completely honest, I wasn't blown away when I finally heard it, so I kind of put the band aside, and listened to other stuff.But then I started listening to it again, and again, and again, and again. For good measure, I listened to it once more. I came to realize, that Jinjer is one of those bands that slowly creep up on you. You need at LEAST five listens before you go "Yeah, this is good!"
But who are Jinjer?
It's them on the picture, and they are a Ukranian metalcore/progressive metal/death metal/groove metal/djent band from Horlivka. The members are Tatiana Shmailyuk on vocals, Roman Ibramkhalilov on guitar, Eugene Abdiukhanov on bass and Vladislav Ulasevich on the drums. Many of the male metalheads mainly listen to the band because of the way that Tatiana looks. She's a good looking woman, but that doesn't have to be the ONLY reason why you like the band. Granted, she does a mean growl, and she switches from sounding like an angel to an absolute demon.
Jinjer released the 5-track EP called Micro earlier this year, and I have only just gotten around to hearing it now. So, how is it? Is it terrible or is it brilliant?
I liked it a lot, actually. I didn't really expect it, since I haven't been a fan of their older stuff. A welcome surprise in an otherwise stagnant world of metal!
9/10