Zeal & Ardor Drop Video for “Kilanova”
This past Friday, the incredibly interesting Swiss avant-garde/soul/black metal act Zeal & Ardor released their newest album GREIF. Not content with just letting the release slip by them, seeing as they’ve got a tour set to start in the coming months, they released another single and music video with “Kilanova.”
If you’ve ever listened to Zeal & Ardor’s past releases, you know their latest album is a departure from their regular sound. Ever the experimental musician, Zeal & Ardor mastermind and frontman Manuel Gagneux took the band in a different direction. In this track, there’s definitely a more melodic approach to the track compared to previous facemelters. The overarching rhythm in the track drives the entire track and creates a palpable air of tension.
Gagneux explains what a “Kilanova” is and how it relates to the song.
“A ‘Kilonova’ is when two supernovas collide. It’s the type of grandeur I’m after.”
GREIF is available right now wherever you get your music. You can catch Zeal & Ardor live at any of the dates below.
Zeal & Ardor Tour Dates:
11/23 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer [Tickets]
11/24 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge [Tickets]
11/25 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall [Tickets]
11/27 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD [Tickets]
11/28 Toronto, ON – Opera House [Tickets]
11/29 Detroit, MI – The Majestic [Tickets]
11/30 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre [Tickets]
12/02 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue [Tickets]
12/03 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall [Tickets]
12/04 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater [Tickets]
12/06 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre [Tickets]
12/07 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge [Tickets]
12/09 Seattle, WA – The Showbox [Tickets]
12/10 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre [Tickets]
12/11 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom [Tickets]
12/13 Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre [Tickets]
12/14 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory [Tickets]
12/15 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom [Tickets]
12/17 Austin, TX – Mohawk [Tickets]
12/18 Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory [Tickets]
Previously Announced Zeal & Ardor Tour Dates
08/28 Copenhagen, DEN – Amager Bio [Tickets]
With Heilung:
08/29 Hamburg, GER – Edel Optics Arena [Tickets]
08/31 Berlin, GER – Zitadelle [Tickets]
09/03 Stuttgart, GER – Beethoven Saal [Tickets]
09/05 Nurnberg, GER – Kia Metropol Arena [Tickets]
09/07 Trutnov, CZE – Boijste Amphitheater [Tickets]
09/09 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra Openair [Tickets]
09/11 Vienna, AUT – Arena [Tickets]
09/12 Linz, AUT – Posthof (no Heilung) [Tickets]
09/13 Munich, GER – Zenith [Tickets]
09/15 Antwerp, BEL – Lotta Arena [Tickets]
09/17 Paris, FRA – Zenith [Tickets]
09/19 Cologne, GER – Palladium [Tickets]
09/21 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS Live [Tickets]
09/22 London, UK – Shepherd’s Bush Empire [Tickets]
10/04 Milan, ITA – Santeria [Tickets]
10/05 Lucerne, SWI – Metal Storm Festival [Tickets]
10/12 Nijmegen, NET – Soulcrusher Festival [Tickets]
