Arise (film)
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Arise - The Sri Lankan Metal Music Documentary is a 2010 feature film documentary
about Sri Lankan
metal music
. The film was directed and produced by Naveen Marasinghe and Dinesh Guneratne.
The film features four bands which play different styles within the metal music genre: Funeral in Heaven (Black Metal
), Fallen Grace (Melodic Death), Merlock (Thrash Progressive
) and Cannabis (Sludge Metal
). The filmmakers show the bands in performance, interview the groups about the music scene and their experiences in it.
The film was shot on DV using borrowed equipment in clubs around Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka over a period of two years.
The documentary was screened by Mathawaada Chithrapata on the 15th of May 2010, at the Alliance Française
de Colombo. , the film has not been widely released to reviewers or the Internet - the filmmakers have stated that DVDs will be distributed at concerts presented by the bands.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about Sri Lankan
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. The film was directed and produced by Naveen Marasinghe and Dinesh Guneratne.
The film features four bands which play different styles within the metal music genre: Funeral in Heaven (Black Metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
), Fallen Grace (Melodic Death), Merlock (Thrash Progressive
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
) and Cannabis (Sludge Metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
). The filmmakers show the bands in performance, interview the groups about the music scene and their experiences in it.
The film was shot on DV using borrowed equipment in clubs around Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka over a period of two years.
The documentary was screened by Mathawaada Chithrapata on the 15th of May 2010, at the Alliance Française
Alliance française
The Alliance française , or AF, is an international organisation that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. created in Paris on 21 July 1883, its primary concern is teaching French as a second language and is headquartered in Paris -History:The Alliance was created in Paris...
de Colombo. , the film has not been widely released to reviewers or the Internet - the filmmakers have stated that DVDs will be distributed at concerts presented by the bands.
External links
- ARISE - The Sri Lankan Metal Music Documentary Official website.