Triguna

Triguna is a band that plays underground metal in that vague intersection between death metal, black metal and the phrasal speed metal of Slayer. Their independently-released Embryonic Forms is both an honest and musically-aware artistic offering that falls short for technical reasons. “Technical reasons” here should not be underestimated. The band’s instrumental skills are just enough to play he music they wrote, but it is the technical side of composition that is loose.
Technique in composition is believed by the populace to mean how many chord progressions and scale names you have memorized or how many contrasting sections you can pair up. In truth, what technical composition ideally affords is an experience and insight into musical forms, elements and their relations and effects along with historical reference points that help the composer distill the purest elements of music. Surely this can be derived by talented and innately perceptive musicians, but they are still building most things from the ground up.
To be fair, given Triguna’s apparent technical level, their decision to make varied yet deliberately dirty, simple and straightforward passages was a realistic one that allowed them to concentrate on the coherence of the pieces as wholes. So while individual sections, riffs or solos are not altogether overwhelming, the songs are solid, enjoyable and meaningful. Creating fulfilling whole music that is not minimalist, Embryonic Forms is a perfect example of the extreme case of a vision superseding technique to achieve a musical triumph. The album garners at least honourable mentions alongside the likes of Manilla Road or early The Chasm (not that I am equating them, just classifying them), and is very much recommended on my part. - David Rosales

I recently got to talk to Claude Bird lead singer for the band Triguna. From Chicago and formed in 2012. This metal band is definitely one to watch. Without further adieu here is my sit down with Claude. Enjoy!!

Lacey-Writing the lyrics, Is it a single person or a collaborative effort?
Bird-The writing itself is a single person, but we bounce off ideas from one another to try and come up with what would best fit with the piece of music we’re working with. I do the writing itself and choose the end product but everyone throws their own suggestions in freely

Lacey-What would you like yours fans to gain after listing to your album, “Embryonic Forms”?
Bird-If people could have a great time jamming out to our music, that would be enough for us. We weren’t exactly looking to change any lives with this, we just wanted to make something that sounded good and could translate all of the work we put into it.

Lacey-For your first times listeners, what track would you recommend?
Bird-False Faith is a good track to start with in my opinion. I think it captures what we were about in the beginning of writing the whole things, and then to peer into what we want to accomplish in the future I would definitely recommend Abandonment.

Lacey-Best venue you guys have played so far? Which venue would be your ideal spot?
Bird-I have to say the best venue we played at was Haegersbend Roadhouse. Its just a little bar type place in the middle of a neighborhood but the vibe it gives off and how homely it is makes it feel like so much more. As for ideal spot, we’re still trying to get our feet wet and discover that. We hope one day to be performing in larger venues with bigger and more elaborate stages and setups so as for that, I think its something we have yet to discover

Lacey-What do you as a band hope to have accomplished in the next five years?
Bird-In the next five years ideally we would love to be setup with a label of sorts and be in the middle of some international tour, but we’d be happy with just pumping out a lot of music and albums for the next couple years. As long as we were able to express ourselves in that way I believe we will all be happy with just accomplishing that.


Lacey-To people who dont know you guys yet, what would you label your sound and why?
Bird-I would call us thrash metal. It just has that get up and go feel for the most part. Calling it death wouldn’t be necessarily wrong either because that brutality is there all the same.

This next set is of questions are are my random fire questions

Lacey-Favorite color socks?
Bird-Black without a doubt. Ankle or regular, they don’t pick up stains or anything so they’re always good to go.

Lacey-They say music can tell a lot about a person, So what are your top three songs on your current playlist?
Bird-I’ve been jamming Rage by Atilla quite frequently in the car, then Colony by In Flames is always a go to for jamming, and the last song that finds its way into my speakers is Edgecrusher by Fear Factory, it’s just a great pump up song.

Lacey- Favorite food?
Bird-Definitely ice cream. Its good at any time of the day, it doesn’t matter what anyone else says. There has never been a moment in my life where I have not wanted ice cream.

Lacey- Last but not least...Romance or cars?
Bird-Romance, I’m quite the sucker for chivalry and adorable pet names and stuff like that. I’m that kind of guy that will write the poems and hold the car door open. The whole idea of romance is just way too exciting. - Munster Music Blog

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