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Zeal & Ardor release new song ‘Golden Liar’

ZEAL & ARDOR have released a brand new song!

The new song, titled Golden Liar, is taken from the black-meets-blues metal band’s upcoming new self-titled album, which is scheduled to be released in February next year

Speaking about the new song, band mastermind and frontman Manuel Gagneux says, Golden Liar is one of the tracks on this record I’m most proud of. Unlike singles released previously from the new album, it’s a slow burn. Rather than using harsh tones to convey heaviness, it uses lyrics and atmosphere to convey weight. It’s both smoke and fire.”

Listen to Golden Liar here: 

The upcoming album was recorded by Marc Obrist and band mastermind Manuel Gagneux at Hutch Sounds and mixed and mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio. All the songs were written and performed (except drums) by the softly spoken, multi-lingual frontman Gagneux, with some German lyrics intermixed with the English.

Speaking about the upcoming album, Gagneux says, “with the self-titled record, we have arrived at where I imagined this project should sound like. It’s the longest we’ve worked on a single record and I believe it shows. The most important thing for an album of ours to do, is transport you instantly into our mood, our world. Even though this might not be the one you might expect from us, this record certainly delivers on that front. We had time to hone in to what we think makes us interesting and what sounds we would like to explore through this we have found our home. Home is burning. Welcome home.”

Zeal & Ardor is set for release on February 11th via MVKA. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.