Talanas

"a brave new dawn for the British underground." METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE (July 2011) "the soundtrack to a terrifying waking dream." CLASSSIC ROCK PRESENTS PROG MAGAZINE (June 2011) "a stellar prospect for the UK extreme metal scene." TERRORIZER MAGAZINE (May 2011) TALANAS - the darker side of the UK’s cutting edge Combining all the ferocity of extreme metal with atmospheric soundscapes influenced by the more esoteric leanings of the 80s & 90s mainstream, with inspirations ranging from Suffocation to Scott Walker, talanas made their stamp as "death metal's gentlemen" with the debut 'reason & abstract' EP in August 2010. It was a bit like having a large, well dressed Alsatian (held on a leash by Monica Bellucci) yell at you for nearly half an hour. Following all this ruckus, in May 2011 they released 'the waspkeeper' – 11 tracks of dark, innovative savagery available through Eulogy Media (Dām, For The Blind), with which they further coined a sound that Zero Tolerance magazine has described as "thinking man’s metal for the next millennium". This means it's rather good. Realising that whilst manners maketh the man, a new album (and, more importantly, the tea) won't make itself, the chaps have stocked up on dark ales & light biscuits (nothing worse than a tight waistcoat) and re-entered the studio to prepare their next hamper of sombre, brooding doom-cakes entitled 'daylight'. who knows, maybe this time they may finally crack the secret to receiving the worlds first lapdance souchong. www.talanas.org - death metal's gentlemen. not unlike receiving a major beating from a minor royal.