Funeral In Heaven is a Hela Black Metal band hailing from the crypts of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Conceived in early 2002 and Influenced by bands from the first wave of black metal such as Bathory, Venom, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, early heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, Bands from the 2nd Wave such as Mayhem and Immortal, also Black Widow, Mortifera, Judas Iscariot and MoonbloodFuneral In Heaven produces a dark, melancholic and provoking atmosphere unleashed from the depths of their black hearts.
Funeral In Heaven went through a bit of a line up change around 2006 as they recruited Joseph Dealwis (Ravenplague/Narcissus) and Dilruksha Siribaddana into their ranks.
“Blasphemy Is Our Throne” the demo cd was released by Funeral In Heaven on the 19th of August, 2006, at Metal Realm’s “A Night Of Eternal Metal”. Comprising four tracks of Pure SLBM.
Once again around February 2007, Funeral In Heaven underwent a lineup change. Vinodh Perera joined the aggression replacing Dilruksha on Drums, Ayesh Perera replaced Archana Indeera on Rhythm Guitar, Rogger Schales (Forbidden Empire) as Lead Guitarist and Joseph Dealwis as Session Guitarist.
Funeral In Heaven’s first gig with the three new members was at RESSURECTION I, which was organized by the Kandy Rock Merger.
Funeral In Heaven’s Lyrical themes vary from Misanthropy to Religion and The end of days to the Dark history of Sri Lanka.
Funeral In Heaven’s present lineup comprises Chathuranga Fonseka behind the Mic, Ayesh Perera and Rogger Schales on Guitar, Naveen Jayawardena (Nda) on Bass and Vinodh Perera behind the Drum kit and Joseph De Alwis as Session Lead Guitar.
And they are currently working on new material for their EP which is scheduled to be released by the end of this year.
LATEST NEWS
Funeral In Heaven bassist Naveen Jayawardena (Nda) had to leave the band due to unavoidable circumstance and will be remembered as one of the founding members of this unit. To fill Nda’s position as bassit, Funeral In Heaven warmly welcomes Dimmuthu Fernando (Ex-Merlock) into the ranks of the band.
Funeral In Heaven’s latest opus The Winds Of Uva which is based on the Uva Rebbellion who fought against the British rule in 1818, and which is dedicated to the fallen heroes Madugalla and Monarawila Keppetipola among many others, has been completed. The song is most likely to reach the ears of the public at the ASYLUM gig.
Lyrics by Chathuranga Fonseka
Music by Joseph Dealwis/Rogger Schales
Funeral In Heaven is scheduled to hit Empyre Record in a few weeks for recordings.
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