ZEAL & ARDOR isn’t just a band; it’s a living and breathing entity.
Like any other sentient being, it consumes, evolves, and transforms from one season to the next. It has only sharpened its claws, lengthened its teeth, and steeled its nerves over the years, growing more undeniable and unpredictable in the process.
The band will drop their fourth album, the self-produced Greif, on August 23. You can pre-order it here.
Today, ZEAL & ARDOR have shared their newest single ‘Hide in Shade,’ above.
With its layered vocal harmonies, handclaps, metallic roar, and an overall fire in its belly, “Hide in Shade” represents everything fans love about the band.
“We would be remiss if we didn’t share something closer to what we are known for,” the band states. “This is that. Where the sun shows all we hide in shade. Stay strange.”
ZEAL & ARDOR return to the UK for one headline show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on September 22.
See ZEAL & ARDOR across Europe at:
- 20.07.2024 DE – Baden im Blut Festival
- 10.08.2024 FR – Festival 666
- 16.08.2024 DE – Reload Festival
- 28.08.2024 DK – Copenhagen, Amager Bio [SOLD OUT]
- 29.08.2024 DE – Hamburg, Edel Optics Arena*
- 31.08.2024 DE – Berlin, Zitadelle*
- 03.09.2024 DE – Stuttgart, Beethoven Saal*
- 05.09.2024 DE – Nurnberg, Kia Metropol Arena
- 07.09.2024 CZ – Trutnov, Boijste Amphitheater*
- 09.09.2024 HU – Budapest. Barba Negra Openair*
- 11.09.2024 AT – Vienna, Arena*
- 12.09.2024 AT – Linz, Posthof
- 13.09.2024 DE – Munich, Zenith*
- 15.09.2024 BE – Antwerpen, Lotto Arena*
- 17.09.2024 FR – Paris, Zenith*
- 19.09.2024 DE – Cologne, Palladium*
- 21.09.2024 NL – Amsterdam, AFAS Live* [SOLD OUT]
- 22.09.2024 UK – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
- 04.10.2024 IT – Milan, Santeria
- 05.10.2024 CH – Lucerne, Metal Storm Festival
- 12.10.2024 NL – Nijmegen, Soulcrusher Festival
*supporting HEILUNG
Tickets are on sale now for all dates. To buy, head to www.zealandardor.com.
Rather than stagnating, basking in global acclaim garnered from three previous albums –Devil Is Fine [2017], Stranger Fruit [2018] and Zeal & Ardor [2022] – Manuel opted to shake things up for Greif.
Instead of creatively flying solo again, this time he welcomed his bandmates into the studio, featuring three voices for the first time and emboldening the sound from every angle. As such, the musicians – Tiziano Volante [guitar], Marc Obrist [vocals], Denis Wagner [vocals], Lukas Kurmann [bass], and Marco Von Allmen [drums] – spread their wings alongside him. Decamping to Marc’s studio Hutch Sounds in Switzerland, the record came to life in just five months.
“We’ve really evolved into a tight-knit unit,” explains Marc. “Before Zeal & Ardor, we were basically strangers, but we’re like a little family now. Each member brings his own unique flavor to the mix, and we all try to make Manuel’s songs better in our own way. The most interesting part for me was the new approach of how we work together in the studio.”
“I wanted to expand upon what we had and introduce new colors,” Manuel continues. “There are angry and accusatory moments, but there’s also some solace and happiness. I’m widening the palette of colors we have to paint with. These are avenues we haven’t tried.”
Greif is available to pre-order now on CD, transparent vinyl, and digitally.
“We invite listeners to hear the full spectrum of the different sides and sounds that make Zeal & Ardor,” Tiziano leaves off. “There are some gorgeous moments, but it packs in a lot of intensity and charm. In Manuel’s songwriting and the process with every member, there’s a certain intentionality as well as an element of randomness and accident. I can’t wait to see people’s reactions.”
