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| Stigmata | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Death metal, Progressive metal, Thrash metal, Hard Rock. |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Rock Company, INDIE, M-Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Tantrum, Soul Skinner |
| Website | stigmatasl |
| Members | Suresh De Silva Tennyson Napoleon Thisara Dhananjaya Shafeek Shuhail Udaya Wickramage |
| Past members | Andrew Obeysekara Lakmal Wijayagunarathna Roshan Tharaka Seneviratne Yohan Gunawardena Shehan Gray Javeen Soysa Anik Jayasekar Dilukshan Jayawardena Nisho Fernando Osanda Wangeesa Vije Dhas Ranil Senarath Chathuranga Pitigala |
Stigmata is a Sri Lankan heavy-metal band based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, formed in 1998.
Suresh De Silva, Andrew Obeysekara and Tennyson Napoleon formed the band in 1998 at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia, where they were schoolmates. They chose the name "Stigmata" from the 1998 album Stigmata by melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The band's style is a mix of thrash metal along with some death metal and hard rock influences, laced with elements of eastern rhythms.
With bass player Shehan Gray and drummer Anik Jayasekara, they released their first single, "Fear", which topped the local radio rock-chart show. In 2000 they recorded another, "Voices", which was a sensation in the stagnant local music industry, and was a chart-topping hit. In 2001 the band took on drummer Dilukshan Jayawardena, following the departure of Jayasekara due to personal reasons. The band released their first EP, Morbid Indiscretion, in 2002, containing the singles "The Dying Winter Sleeps" and "Thicker Than Blood" plus the instrumental "Andura". At the time, the band also covered music by international bands such as Deep Purple, Metallica, and Led Zeppelin, as well as bands not so popular in the country at that time, such as Iron Maiden, Iced Earth, Judas Priest, and Cradle of Filth, which made them revolutionary by exposing Sri Lankans to music many in the country had never heard before.
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