“Thrilling… Zeal & Ardor is a synthesis: multiple sounds merging to make a robust, exhilarating new one” — The Onion AV Club

“Extraordinary and brilliant” — The Guardian

“…draws you in, invites listeners inside the harshness rather than pushing them away. And aside from all that… an incredible knack for dramatic drops” — Noisey

“One of the most uniquely daring and wholly affecting albums of 2018 so far” — Rock Sound

“Zeal & Ardor’s mix of black metal, blues and traditional slave chant is one of the most ambitious concoctions of the past decade, but it worked, and fans are now anxiously awaiting to taste Stranger Fruit.” — Loudwire

“Fluid… soulful…” Billboard

“Explosive…surreal…no holds barred” — Revolver



Zeal & Ardor have announced much-anticipated North American tour dates. The band will embark on a trek that kicks off on September 20 in Philadelphia and runs through October 13 in Los Angeles. There are several stops in Canada planned, as well.

The tour’s special guest is Astronoid.

All Zeal & Ardor tour dates are here, with North American dates posted below.

Z&A have released of three singles — “Gravedigger’s Chant,” “Waste,” and “Built on Ashes” — from the new album Stranger Fruit, which is the follow up to the critically acclaimed debut album Devil Is Fine. The album arrives Friday, June 8 with even further worldwide critical accolades.

Check out these exclusive interviews with Manuel Gagneux at Revolver and at Billboard.