Biography
The band : biography
TALVIENKELI is a symphonic progressive metal band born in Lyon in 2012. Back then, the band consisted of seven members (Camille Borrelly and Sandre Corneloup on vocals, Pierre Besançon and Camille Vadin on guitar, Laëtitia Bertrand on bass, Pierre Cordier on keyboards and Paul Sordet on drums). A self-produced EP, Blooming, was recorded in 2014 with this lineup. Sandre Corneloup and Camille Vadin left the band soon after.
In 2016, the band signs with WormHoleDeath, an italian record label, and starts working on the production of their very first album, Hybris, which was released in Europe, U.S.A. and Japan.
In 2019, following the departure of Camille Borrelly, Pierre Cordier and Paul Sordet, the band welcomes Maïté Merlin on vocals, Thibault Chevalier on guitar and Florent Dumortier on drums. The new lineup is records a whole new album, In a World Full of Clouds which will be released on June 23, 2023.
The band : style and inspirations
TALVIENKELI affirms its identity by drawing inspiration from the various influences of each of its members: metal and progressive rock, death metal, jazz, French chanson... After being inspired for Blooming and Hybris by the symphonic metal classics (Epica, Nightwish), Talvienkeli is getting closer and closer to progressive metal.
The album : style and inspirations
The new album, In a World Full of Clouds, develops longer titles, up to 23 minutes, and offers faster and more complex rhythms than the band's previous releases.
This new album precisely revolves around the themes of change and evolution. The lyrics explore both the legacy of prehistoric and early humankind ("Listen", "Bulls") and the harrowing question of our society's future in the face of current crises ("In a World Full of Clouds”, “Upon the Shore”). Musically, the group uses both folk elements ("Bulls", "Above the Clouds") and modern polyrhythmic techniques mixed with the 7-string guitars of contemporary metal. The voice of Maïté Merlin workds particularly well with to these mixtures, between calls for revolt (“Fight”) and an musical interpretation of a french poem by Baudelaire (“L’Héautontimorouménos”).
The album was self-produced at the Sun Tzu Records studio thanks to the amazing Eliott Tordo, expert in folk melodies played on an ehru as well as the most modern metal styles.