Manuel of ZEAL & ARDOR On Changing Things Up, Dance Party Pre-Show Rituals & More | Metal Injection

Frank sits down with Manuel Gagenux of ZEAL AND ARDOR to discuss their new album Greif, the different approach to creating the record, the message behind it, awkward times in the band, writing from a different perspective, new inspirations, production and recording, making it this far with his mates after 8 years, his relationship with the band, and how he feels about the intensity of the work behind Zeal & Ardor.

00:00 - Greetings and time passing by
01:29 - Greif album title and the tradition it comes from
03:18 - The message behind the album
04:29 - Changes to how he records his records, incorporating other players
05:48 - How new elements came together on Greif
06:53 - Awkward times in the band
08:13 - Happy surprises along the creation of the album
08:51 - Writing from a different perspective
09:48 - Writing his heaviest and softest songs at the same time
11:15 - New inspirations for the album
12:00 - The production and recording process for Grief
14:05 - The transformation of songs as they went on
15:00 - Making it this far together after 8 years
16:17 - His relationship with his band mates
18:00 - Z&A peculiar dance party pre-show ritual
20:37 - The intensity of work that goes into Z&A

Pre-order Zeal & Ardor's new album, GREIF, available August 23rd!
https://zealandardor.bandcamp.com/alb...



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