Stigmata

"PSALMS OF CONSCIOUS MARTYRDOM“ Makes Chris Colgan's Top 10 list as an Album of the Year" "Most of you probably haven’t heard of this power-prog group from Sri Lanka (not one of the many other Stigmata’s out there), but they’re one of the most interesting groups I’ve discovered in recent years. Much of Stigmata’s material makes some of the biggest prog bands sound like their songs were composed on a Casio children’s keyboard. If you want to hear something fresh and exciting from the power-prog underground, then Stigmata is what you’re looking for"
- Chris Colgan, Metal Insider (Dec 17, 2010)
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"Silent Chaos Serpentine" 7.5 out of 10, "Psalms of Conscious Martyrdom" 8.5 out of 10. "Metal is not exclusive to any one country or location, as any fan of the genre knows. Where the spirit and drive to play heavy and loud exists, metal will find a way. So it is with Sri Lankan group Stigmata, a powerful and unique group with the heart of metal deeply embedded in all five members. "
- Chris Colgan, The Metal Lab (Oct 21, 2010)
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"The band formed in 1999, and built a loyal following for themselves around the Asian Metal scene. Ever since they formed, the band have been hard at work, spreading their music, and the feedback they've been getting from fans, local radio stations, and shows has been more then great. Their 2006 studio release "Silent Serpentine Chaos" is placed at number 13 on Metal Forge's list for top 50 reviews of all time." "Jazz Theory" is a thrash metal song, that falls into a Spanish acoustic solo, only to be roared into a soaring guitar solo...one of the high points on the album."
- IROAR, METALITY.Net (Mar 10, 2009)
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" I’m not convinced that the band members are 'viciously good looking’, but the music does it for me, and that’s what I’ll leave you with"
- sam rgini, UltimateGuitar.com (Oct 31, 2008)
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"Sri Lanka's Biggest Band ever" "Sri Lanka isn’t exactly a country known for metal, nor known for anything really. So when I happened to come across this full length release, Silent Chaos Serpentine, I was certainly surprised to find out this was from Sri Lanka. They had a certain flair and weird combination of styles that isn’t exactly found a lot in metal; weird aggressive thrash mixed with semi-Gothenburg styled vocals overlapping with fun and melodic solos that highlight this to more of a distinct style. Even some weird ass flamenco/Spanish folky acoustic picking sections are thrown in on one song throwing a curve ball; like where the f**k did that come from? Is this Carlos Santana mixed with the guy from Krisiun??"
- The_Boss and Technogoat, Encyclopedia Metallum - Metal Archives (Jul 29, 2008)
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"Genre busting metal with a thrash backbone" "After hearing the start of the speed inflicted opener Swine Maker, you’d be forgiven for thinking Stigmata was a fairly straight ahead, old school-esque thrash band. Before long however, the band deftly weaves a bit of mid-nineties melo death into the mix to keep things interesting. The genre fornication doesn’t stop there however; with other tracks spitting out segments of grind (Jazz Theory), prog (Lucid) and traditional heavy metal (Solitude). Overall, Stigmata’s unique style is certainly an enjoyable one, the band making their formidable compositional skills well and truly heard"
- Aedan Siebert, The Metal Forge (Sep 28, 2007)
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