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talanas is an English progressive metal band from London, England formed by ex-members of industrial metal band, interlock.

Formation
The band formed in 2008 as a two-piece by singer / guitarist Hal Sinden and drummer Joe Butterworth of interlock "... with the express intention of writing some face value, no-nonsense metal that might challenge us in some way." and to "... move away from the restrictions of playing to strictly programmed electronic backing & arrangements.". When Interlock (band) split in September 2008, talanas became a full-time band and recruited further members.

Death Metal Rooster
In January 2010, guitarist Ewan Parry re-posted an existent video on YouTube of a rooster with an extremely long call, but adding material by talanas. The video has since had over 3 million views and has featured internationally on blogs, webcasts & TV shows, including Daniel Tosh on Comedy Central who (ignoring the band's published interviews, MySpace and YouTube content) commented on the band's apparent lack of presence, saying: "... Talanas could also make the claim that they might be the most awesome band in history".

Musical Style
The band have been described as having a "newfound, progressive death metal style" which singer Hal Sinden has been quoted to explain: "... Ewan Parry (our guitarist) has certainly cemented his role as a major writer, he's come in and totally re-awakened my love of Akercocke and more prog-based acts", adding also in reference to the vocal style: "I’ve been listening to an obscene amount of David Sylvian at the moment, he’s a huge influence on me vocally.".

Lyrical Themes
Current songs by talanas feature lyrics revolving around sadistic relationships, death & disease. The band's lyrcist, Hal Sinden, has confirmed recent influences for talanas songs as including the works of the Marquis de Sade, Aleister Crowley & Aeschylus.

Reason & Abstract (EP)
The band's debut release is set to feature 3 original tracks.

Delays
Despite forming in September 2008, talanas have yet to release any music officially. The band have commented on this in their MySpace blog, citing delays with production and problems with data loss.

Members

 * Hal Sinden - Singer / Guitarist (2008 - present)
 * Ewan Parry - Guitarist (2009 – present)
 * Mark 'Duff' Duffy - Bassist (2008 – present)
 * Josiah Lutton - Keyboardist (2009 – present)
 * Joe Butterworth - Drummer (2008 - present)

Previous members

 * Rik Scott - Keyboardist (2008)
 * Paul May - Guitarist (2008)
 * Josiah Lutton - Keyboardist (2009 – 2010)