Croatian extreme metal band TRIVAN joins The Zach Moonshine Show for a deeply personal conversation about music, loss, life, and the philosophy behind their upcoming album, Eternal Shore.
Vanja Šantak opens up about the sudden loss of his beloved dog and how that experience gave new meaning to “Abyss of Crawling Shadows,” a song originally inspired by depression. He also shares the unbelievable story of finding a new puppy who looked and behaved remarkably like his previous dog, and how that experience inspired another upcoming TRIVAN song.
The conversation dives into the meaning behind TRIVAN, their philosophy of confronting your own demons instead of running from them, the personal experiences that shaped songs like “Black & Hard Pledge” and “Dance of Death,” and the themes running throughout Eternal Shore.
Vanja also talks about TRIVAN's formation and evolution since 2018, the Croatian metal scene, growing up with rock and metal in former Yugoslavia, discovering bands through radio and record stores, and why the old-school way of discovering music still means so much.
We also get into TRIVAN's incredible Battle of the Bands campaign, which resulted in more than 10.5 million votes, the worldwide community that rallied behind the band, their unique rehearsal space inside an atomic shelter, Vanja's Fujigen guitar story, and the band's plans for future shows throughout Europe and potentially the United States.
TRIVAN is a band built around more than just extreme metal. Their music explores personal darkness, grief, self-discovery, rebellion, society, mortality, and the constant battle to become a better version of yourself.
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