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Genre busting metal with a thrash backbone

It's always fantastic when you're able to tap into a new sound that's both exciting and original – especially when it comes from a country that has a very small (almost non-existent in fact) heavy music scene. And that is exactly what Sri Lankan new comers Stigmata have dished out on their second full length: Silent Chaos Serpentine.

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.

And while we're on the subject, the band also has a wealth of musical talent at its fingertips – the impressive vocal range of front man Suresh and the driving rhythms and haunting melodies of axemen Tenny and Andrew being fantastic examples of the case in point.

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