Music of Sri Lanka - Rock Music

Rock Music

Sri Lanka has a significant underground metal and hard rock community which is growing in popularity among upper middle class teenagers and young adults. Some internationally known Sri Lankan metal bands include Stigmata, Chitral Somapala, Whirlwind, Old Castles Massacre, Funeral In Heaven, Paranoid Earthling. The main rock radio station is Sri Lanka is 'TNL Rocks' which is a very popular radio station among the youth of Colombo, Kandy and some other suburbs of the island. Many other bands too have emerged ever since the 1990s making the Heavy Metal underground much bigger. While Colombo being a breeding ground for many hard rock bands like Stigmata,Kandy gave birth to the pioneer Grunge outfit Paranoid Earthling which was the first rock band to emerge from the Hill Capital. Kandy is also the strong hold for Black Metal bands like "Pariah Demise" "Lieu De Fault" and some Doom Metal bands as well.

in 2005 Dinesh Subasinghe and Dee R Cee members were recognized as an alternative rock band. Dinesh introduced rock music into Sri Lankan TV series music.Later He composed music for “Hithata Wahal wimi' and 'Sarangana' tele dramas for Sirasa TV and the guitar was played by an Indian legendary guitarist John Anthony.