Below is
an article written about us. check it out and be sure to check us
out too! -Turiya; Melodic metal, (female fronted), from northern
california
In Hindu
philosophy, turiya (or chaturtha) is a state of pure
consciousness. It is a fourth state of consciousness that
underlies and transcends the three common states of
consciousness: the state of waking consciousness (jagrata), the
state of dreaming (svapna), and dreamless sleep
(susupti).
The first
two states are not true experiences of reality and truth because
of their dualistic natures of subject and object, self and
not-self, ego and non-ego. In the third state, dreamless sleep,
one is not conscious of external or internal objects; however,
that does not mean consciousness is not present there. It is like
saying 'I don't see anything in darkness'. The
recognition that I don't see anything is what I
'see'. So also in dreamless sleep, one is not conscious
of anything and the very fact that this statement is true proves
the existence of consciousness during deep
sleep.
In the
waking consciousness there is a sense of 'I' (self
identity) and awareness of thoughts. In the sleep/dream state
there is no or little sense of 'I' but there are thoughts
and awareness of thoughts. In the deep sleep state there is no
awareness of thoughts or 'I'. In Turiya there is
awareness of the 'I' but there are no thoughts. This is
what makes it unique from the other 3 states.
Mandukya
Upanishad defines it as:
"The
fourth state is not that which is conscious of the subjective,
nor that which is conscious of the objective, nor that which is
conscious of both, nor that which is simple consciousness, nor
that which is all-sentient mass, nor that which is all darkness.
It is unseen, transcendent, the sole essence of the consciousness
of self, the completion of the world."
That is
where the music of melodic metal act Turiya, hailing from
Willits, in northern california, comes in.
Music is
the universal communication of the soul. Turiya's music
is a style of metal that is meant to transcend what we identify
as a "genre". There are many other metal bands
that attempt to blur the lines between styles, and many good
ones, but the thought in the minds of the artists in Turiya is to
do things in a way that is understandable and pleasing to the
untrained ear.
"the
world itself influences me, as a writer" says
songwriter/guitarist Ryan Montigny. "every sound I have
heard from birth has influenced my writing in some way, but not
consciously".
"To
speak simply, we play melodic metal, you've heard it all
before, in some way or another. We make the attempt to
bring it all together to give you the songs that you've
wanted to hear for a long time, but just haven't thought
about yet."
The
biggest thing melodic metal band Turiya brings to the table in
terms of what they do consist of 2 main elements. Energy,
and melody. Twin guitar harmonies, angelic female vocals,
and heavy bass/drum rhythms that bring the whole sound together,
lush with plenty of soaring elements but yet still laced with
targetted metal brutality at times. They pump plenty of
atmosphere and power into thier first single "The
Difference" that they've released on thier myspace and
are currently at work on another track titled
"Rising".
"if
you're going to do something, especially musically, you might
as well do it right. you have alot of people to reach, so
you need to put it in a format that people can
recognize"
Don't
expect all 4/4's and verse/chorus/verse/chorus structures
though. One has a feeling that Turiya is only getting
started in crafting the songs that we've been waiting to hear
for a very long time.
