Things have been gearing for some time. The smell in the air.. The sounds I’ve been hearing … NO I mean really. There were voices. Nope… Not a specter. Real People, speaking in the street, well yeah duuh they do. But the subject. That really threw off me to the air. There were people speaking about Rock. Save Metal and its sub genres, but people are suddenly speaking about a presence of ‘new musical’ genre in this country. Well don’t be surprised, cause like this land is really somewhat late catching up with rock, except for few. But now there are things moving gears changed peddle to the floor.
I remember a time where Metal was ‘Our Silent Revolution’. It’s not the scene now mates. Just another few flicks here and there and itll be joining the main stream and taking everyone off their steps. All dedication goes to the Bands that toiled hard. Relentless-bleeding-sweating… committing everything they had to offer for the cause. Really guys… you guys can be proud of your selves.
Somewhat after a year and some months from popular metal band ‘As I Lay Dying’ touring Sri Lankan soil along with Nervecell from Dubai, there came Colombo Open Air last 30th April. Ok you didn’t hear it wrong.. It’s not Waken Open Air... It’s COLOMBO OPEN AIR! there were respectful Sri Lankan Metal bands Fallen Grace, HOLLOW , Mass Damnation Plus The Vedic Band coming down Rudra plus Absence of Sacred from Singaporean lands. OK guys and girls I wasn’t there , I was more like in the Counter Strike 1.6 server when I should be studying for the Java exams. But hey there were lots of sources I got , and by the info goes, things were really awesome and killer. Mmm yea saw some flicks by Natalie Soyza and Thiva Arunagirathnam who were always making magic stills around the biggest happ’s around town. Damn I somehow feel I missed something dear..
Well hey... Things don’t need to be all bad don’t they? I mean for gosh sakes, there another shit this week end and my java paper is over today. I’ll cut the long words and say the show title is none other than “Psycho Martyrdom”. Yeap that’s it. Why am I so Psyched? Well another two foreign Metal bands are going to hit the Lions Turf. Hell Yeah! Just a week after one here comes another. Somebody pinch me! ! !
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| Nervecell |
Nervecell, A band that toured with along ‘As I lay Dying’ around early 2010 as I recall or very late 2009 Dec. Cant remember.. I have a good memory but frankly its short. Anyway, Nervecell is hitting back once again, they must have really enjoyed our fans last tour and well they are coming back to feel the sensation to roar along with the Lions. What is really a something of a fact is that although the band resides in Dubai beating in the Dustbowl as you’d might imagine... they have a quite a unique line up. Because like their members are from Lebanon , India , Jordan and well a drummer from Australia as I am informed (Beat up the guys from ‘Encyclopedia Metallum’ if I am wrong). It’s a unique symbol feature of music that It has no boundaries, no care for skin color, no idea about religion.. But it’s all about moving the grey mind domain, beat along with the vein-center.
Shunq (the Despaired…King of Darkness)... a notable track of their album gets a new video around this time. Quite a band. They have a number of notable tracks and they’ll be here along in the touring process of supporting their latest album PsychoGenocide.
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| Cyanide Serenity with Travis added to the line up |
Cyanide Serenity hailing from UK will be also joining the mayhem. The Brits .. Long known in our soils for occupying for some time to warm up around the tropical sun and well Cricket, is also Famed for Rock and Metal. Releasing their debut EP “Consume Me” in February 2011 which depicted a mix of Metal, Melodic and Death core has earned their own status in UK soils. Their much known act was supporting Iron Maiden in Bangalore, India for almost a 30,000 strong Indian crowd. Gaining fast crowd, fame, along with adding Travis of Divine Heresy for the Vocalist department. For me a well known track is Facebreaker from him with DH. While a sog that I like of CS is none other ‘Foundations’. The band is due to re-record the album with Travis, but they’ll be giving a sample how it’ll sound like on Lion soil.. LIVE.
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| Stigmata - Picture by Natalie Soysa |
Well... Coming to the hosts... It’s none other than Sri Lankan Metal Giants Stigmata who’ll be whipping the crowd and welcoming the two foreign bands. Stigmata after releasing their album ‘Psalms of Conscious Martyrdom’ last year is fast set in motion increasing their fan-base around the world. Resulting a Australian tour last October where the wallabies got whipped out of their feet. The band entering way back the years with distinct sounds of Thrash Metal , Death Metal now is experimenting Progressive Metal not straying far from their roots.. Adding new color and dimensions. Sri Lankan Metal heads...I know you need no particular introduction. But the non-metal heads.. people around the world. Things are a tough uphill to explain Stigmata to you. It’s very hard to explain guys and girls. Because they have their own notion of sound and things put up together, that even I can’t say they ‘sound like this’. You just have to take a go and see for your selves.
So like me and my rag-a-tag team is all psyched up and waiting to hit the Gig “Psycho Martyrdom” which is held on 6th May 6 to 11pm on British International College Auditorium, Colombo Sri Lanka. Organizers have released a killer shirt to celebrate the event... And well... It has a something of an artwork too. Those who’ll be there... catch ya around. Be there though.. I highly recommend it that it’ll Psyche you guys.
The Silent Revolution is no more .. Things are going to get loud here on… No prisoners…
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