Jinjer: Return To The City Of Angels
Interview by Ken Morton - Photos by Jack Lue Jinjer from the Ukraine has been touring across America, bringing their own visionary brand of modern metal to our distant shores. On the road in support of their Wallflower endeavor via Napalm Records, one of their headlining stops included The Belasco right in the heart of Downtown LA. Jinjer bassist Eugene Abdukhanov is quite familiar with the City of Angels, having lived here at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Highwire Daze caught up with Eugene to find out more about his own personal L.A. story, Jinjer’s headlining U.S. tour, the music scene in Ukraine, and more! How has the current Jinjer tour been going here in the States with Suicide Silence and All Hail The Yeti and what HIGHWIRE DAZE
December 2021
have been some of the highlights for you? Honestly, the tour is above all my expectations. I knew it would be cool because we had a bunch of shows sold out before we even arrived here in the States. It’s one of the greatest tours we have ever had so far. Such great crowds and wonderful rooms to play. Everything is going fantastically good! One of the shows you played recently was at The Belasco in Downtown Los Angeles. Tell me about that particular show and your impressions of Downtown LA. I’m quite familiar with Downtown LA, because I lived in LA for some time. There was nothing surprising for me in Downtown LA. But the gig was just overwhelming. In the last question when you asked me about my highlights, this is what I’m afraid of. I’m afraid of giving a spot to one of 19
