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| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
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| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
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| Exclaim! | 9/10 [1] |
| Metal Injection | 10/10 [2] |
| Rock Hard | 6/10 [3] |
| The Rockpit | 8/10 [4] |
Macro is the third studio album by Ukrainian metalcore band Jinjer,released on 25 October 2019 by Napalm Records.
The album was announced by the band on 23 August 2019 with the release of its lead single "Judgement (&Punishment)". [5] The following single,"On the Top",was released on 11 October 2019. [6] Macro was released on 25 October 2019 [7] [8] and featured experiments in reggae and progressive rock. [9]
The band toured North America from 7 September to 2 November [10] and Europe from 8 November to 22 December [11] to support the album. Jinjer was forced to cancel several other planned tours,including their first in Latin America,due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
In 2024,Emily Swingle of Metal Hammer named Macro as the second-best Jinjer album. [13] Loudwire named it one of the fifty best metal albums of 2019. [14]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "On the Top" | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Pit of Consciousness" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Judgement (& Punishment)" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Retrospection" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Pausing Death" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Noah" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Home Back" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "The Prophecy" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Lainnerep" | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 47:22 | |
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