“WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE”
Siegburg is pleasant. Everything about the small German city is pleasant, from the faint, flowery aroma in the late summer air to the quaint buildings and tidy public park. Siegburg is pleasant, it is quiet, and it is precisely the kind of place bands usually miss off a tour itinerary. But not Jinjer, the Ukrainian metal sensation that has been rumbling through Europe endlessly since 2014. Case in point: Siegburg is their 71st show in Europe this year alone.
“I don’t think we could be any different,” admits bassist Eugene Abdiukhanov. “I couldn’t imagine being home for long periods when there are people begging us to play.”
And so, Siegburg. Its only venue is Kubana, a basement club on the outskirts of town. It is exactly the kind of small independent venue that in the UK would be the played there. But tonight, a sold-out show at Kubana transforms the sleepy town into a bustling hub of metallic activity, serving as the latest stop on Jinjer’s meteoric rise to prominence that, seemingly, came from out of nowhere.
