| Songs of passion, and intense introspection woven into a dynamic, powerful and driving musical core. The music of Triad captivates the listener with solid musicianship, poignant lyrics and the powerful, unmistakable presence of singer/guitarist Lenn Marella. With their less-is-more approach to arrangements and melodies, Triad weaves thoughtful verses into powerful choruses that showcase a remarkable dynamic range. Triad's lyrics entail emotional stories of life, dreams, loss, pain and affairs of the heart: sincere reflections of long roads traveled, both geographically and emotionally. The melodies, the stories and the passion pull the audience in and touch the soul. The musicians that make up the band are Lenn Marella on electric guitar, John Hargis on drums and synthesizer and Chris Ewers on bass. Together, the trio creates an uncluttered sound rich in texture and depth, with sensitivity and an awareness of the spaces between the notes. Their music reflects influences from many forms of rock . Artists like .Alice in Chains, Rush, STP, Tool, Sabbath, Days of the New, Tantric, .Neil Young, Leo Kottke,and others have formed the core that this music is built on. Lenn Marella is originally from Los Angeles,
where he grew up performing
regularly at clubs along the legendary Los Angeles' Sunset Strip.
Places like Gazzari's, The Troubadour, The Roxy and The Ashgrove.
During
the '90s, Lenn was living in Las Vegas where he played as a solo
acoustic performer at The Boston and the Cheyenne Saloon. It was
during this time
that Lenn conceived of merging the strongest elements of his
solo-acoustic performance with power-rock instrumentation. |
