Alive in Melbourne

Alive in Melbourne
Live album by Jinjer
Released	20 November 2020
Recorded	5 March 2020
Venue	Max Watt's House of Music, Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Djent groove metal metalcore
Label	Napalm Records
Jinjer chronology
Macro (2019) Alive in Melbourne (2020) Wallflowers (2021)

Alive in Melbourne is the debut live album by Ukrainian metal band Jinjer. It was released on 20 November 2020 on Napalm Records.

Background

Alive in Melbourne was recorded on 5 March 2020, during the band's performance at Max Watt's House of Music in Melbourne, which was held as part of the Macro World Tour. ^[1] This concert was one of the last before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 July 2020, the recording of the concert was broadcast on the website of the online media and festival Knotfest. ^{[2] [3]}

Alive in Melbourne was released on 20 November 2020. ^[4] Simultaneously with the release of the album, the band posted a full video recording of the concert on the label's YouTube channel. ^[5]

According to the band's bassist, Eugene Abdukhanov, initially the musicians planned to release several songs recorded at the concert, but after six months of post-production, the decision was made to release a full-fledged live album. Abdukhanov himself wrote the lyrics about the concert and the album for the album booklet. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	[6]

Overall, Alive in Melbourne received positive reviews. Critics emphasize the high quality of the recording and the artistry and performing skills of vocalist Tatiana Shmaylyuk. ^{[6] [7]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	4:00
2.	"Teacher, Teacher!"	5:57
3.	"Sit Stay Roll Over"	4:38
4.	"Ape"	3:28
5.	"Judgement (& Punishment)"	4:36
6.	"I Speak Astronomy"	5:55
7.	"Who is Gonna Be the One"	5:42
8.	"Noah"	4:32
9.	"Retrospection"	4:30
10.	"Perennial"	4:39
11.	"On the Top"	5:43
12.	"Pit of Consciousness"	4:34
13.	"Home Back"	4:26
14.	"Words of Wisdom"	4:59
15.	"Pisces"	5:09
16.	"Captain Clock"	4:44
17.	"Outro"	1:37
Total length:		79:09

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs and the Alive in Melbourne liner notes: ^{[8] [9]}

Jinjer

• Tatiana Shmayluk – vocals
• Roman Ibramkhalilov – guitar
• Eugene Abdukhanov – bass guitar
• Vladislav Ulasevich – drums

Other participants

• Max Morton – mastering
• Dmitry Kim — mixing
• Oleksandr Antoshyn — recording
• Gabriel Nicoletti — album cover
• Oleg Ruz — art director

References

1. Weaver, James (2020-11-20). "Jinjer announce 'Alive In Melbourne' livestream". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
2. "JinJer To Stream Melbourne Show On Thursday Via Knotfest.com". FrontView Magazine. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
3. "Stream Jinjer's Sold Out Melbourne Performance". Knotfest. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
4. ""ALIVE IN MELBOURNE" out November 20th 2020". jinjer-metal.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
5. BraveWords. "JINJER - Entire Alive In Melbourne Concert Streaming". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
6. Maughan, Sophie (2020-11-17). "Jinjer's Alive In Melbourne is a sh*t-kicking reminder of how great gigs used to be". louder. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
7. Schleutermann, Marcus (2020-11-18). "Alive In Melbourne". www.rockhard.de (in German). Rock Hard . Retrieved 2024-07-03.
8. "JINJER Announces Alive In Melbourne Live Album – Music Madness Magazine" . Retrieved 2024-07-03.
9. "Jinjer (2) – Alive In Melbourne". Discogs . Retrieved 2024-07-03.