MY DYING BRIDE & TALANAS – ‘A Tour Of All Our Failures’ 2012 tour poster.

TALANAS [www.talanas.org], the London-based dark progressive metal act, have been announced as main support for British doom legends My Dying Bride [www.mydyingbride.net] throughout their 2012 UK & European tour following the release of their new album ‘A Map Of All Our Failures’ (EU: October 15th, US: October 16th through Peaceville Records).

The dates are as follows:
Dec 7 – 02 Academy Islington, London (England)
Dec 8 – Nouveau Casino Paris (France)
Dec 9 – Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Dec 11 – Viper Club Florence (Italy)
Dec 12 – Magazzini Generali Milan (Italy)
Dec 13 – Z7 Pratteln (Switzerland)
Dec 14 – Batschkapp Frankfurt (Germany)
Dec 15 – Eindhoven Metal Meeting Effenaar, Eindhoven (Holland)

Frontman Hal Sinden commented recently:
“To be asked to go on the road with not only such eminent figureheads but the band that provide such a huge influence on our sound is nothing short of mindblowing. As what will undoubtedly be the best dressed tour that Europe will have seen this decade, we look forward to destroying each & every stage as politely as possible.”

TALANAS recently re-entered the London’s Berry Street Studio to commence pre-production for their next album ‘daylight’, the follow-up to 2011’s ‘the waspkeeper’ (released through Eulogy Media) which appeared in the ‘Best Albums’ lists of over 12 separate publications that year including Metal Hammer, Classic Rock Presents Prog & Rock Hard (FR) and which The Guardian newspaper commented as having been overlooked for a Mercury Music Prize
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jul/22/alexis-petridis-metal-mercury-prize]

Prior to the My Dying Bride tour, TALANAS will also embark on their own full headline tour of the UK & Ireland throughout November with main support provided by Manchester prog metallers Spires [www.spiresband.co.uk]. Dates are currently being confirmed through Eulogy Media. The video for ‘antiphon’ (from ‘the waspkeeper’, directed by Greg Barnes of ClingFilms) can be watched via
the following link:http://youtu.be/DZvuMpYv_iQ?hd=1

Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2011

Catton Hall, Derbyshire

11th-14th August 2011

Review & Photos by Jo Blackened

Altercarnated Photography

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Talanas Album Launch

The London Stone, London 

Sat 30th April

Interview by Danny Draper

It had been a blistering hot Saturday, amazing weather for a bank holiday weekend, but before the night was through, as I went on my way to the Talanas album launch party at the London Stone tonight!

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TALANAS Interview

Interviewer: Danny Draper

Photos: Altercarnated Photography

On a cold winter night in London we managed to meet up with new Metal Band members ‘Talanas’.

Hal Sinden – vocals, guitar

Ewan Parry – guitar

Mark Duffy – bass

Joe Butterworth – drums

Formed by two previous members of the successful band ‘Interlock’ (anticulture records), one of the UK’s more innovative metal acts to date, these guys are now ready with their new project ‘Talanas’. 

Recruiting Ewan Parry of Sredni Vashtar on guitar, Mark Duffy on bass and Rick of Akrylic Spike Project on samples & keyboards, the band are writing at central London’s Berry Street Studios.

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