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Zeal & Ardor is one of the most exciting bands today. Founded as a project by Manuel Gagneux, the band has just released their latest studio album "Greif", which is a musical kaleidoscope. Highly creative and with many twists, each of the songs is a glimpse into the inner depths of the human being. The... Continue Reading →
The sound of Zeal & Ardor has been something special from the beginning and still the band has its own musical identity. The band is the brainchild of Manuel Gagneux. The Swiss musician started the project in 2013 with the intention of fusing black metal, blues and jazz. This unusual blend defined the sound of... Continue Reading →
Zeal & Ardor announced a new album called “Greif”. The title is inspired by a tradition from Manuel Gagneux’s hometown Basel, Switzerland. A mystic hybrid creature walks through the streets of Base, being the symbol for the working class, rebelling against the elite. With “to my ilk” a first song has been revealed already. It... Continue Reading →
Zeal & Ardor is the brainchild of American-Swiss musician Manuel Gagneux. He started Zeal & Ardor in 2013 in Basel, Switzerland and it is the combination of two totally different genres that made the project to an exciting newcomer in 2016, the year, when Zeal &Ardor unleashed the debut album ‘Devil is Fine’. Gagneux blends... Continue Reading →
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With Elbriot 2019 a successful era of a festival in the city of Hamburg comes to an end, at least when it's about location. Due to construction activities in the area and a permanent Harry Potter theater production at Mehr Theater! the area isn’t available anymore from 2020 onwards. However, the plan is to continue... Continue Reading →
This years Elbriot festival takes place on August 17 in Hamburg. It’s the seventh edition of the well-established festival, being located at Großmarktgelände in the middle of the Northern metropole. Several bands are already confirmed with In Flames being the newest addition to the line-up of this one day event. Elbriot will be In Flames'... Continue Reading →
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