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.

Arise
The ARISE logo from the official trailer
Directed byNaveen Marasinghe and Dinesh Guneratne
Produced byNaveen Marasinghe and Dinesh Guneratne
Music byFuneral in Heaven
Merlock
Cannabis
Fallen Grace
Distributed byMathawaada Chithrapata
Release date
  • May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)
Running time
71 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageEnglish

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).[1][2][3] 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.[4]

The documentary was screened by Mathawaada Chithrapata on 15 May 2010, at the Alliance Française de Colombo.[5] As of August 2010, the film has not been widely released to reviewers[6] or the Internet - the filmmakers have stated that DVDs will be distributed at concerts presented by the bands.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Doug G. (9 March 2010). "Official "Arise" Documentary Trailer Posted Online - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  2. ^ Prajapati, Pravin (3 May 2010). "Interview with Funeral in Heaven". Indian Music Revolution. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum - Funeral in Heaven". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  4. ^ a b Stephens, David (30 May 2010). "A different view". Mirror Magazine. Sri Lanka: The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  5. ^ "ARISE - The Sri Lankan Metal Music Documentary | Screening". Arisethemetaldoc.info. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  6. ^ Pierce, Leonard (9 June 2010). "Heavy Tamil". The AV Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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