ZEAL & ARDOR’s MANUEL GAGNEUX Discusses The Band’s New Record, The Message Behind It & More

Frank sits down with Manuel Gagenux of Zeal & 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 – Zeal & Ardor peculiar dance party pre-show ritual
20:37 – The intensity of work that goes into Zeal & Ardor

Pre-order Zeal & Ardor‘s new album, Grief, available August 23 right here.