Whirlwind (band)

Whirlwind
Whirlwind
Background information
Origin	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Genres	Sri Metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Independent
Members	Misha Wickramanayake (vocals) Chanaka Abeyratne (guitar) Chandimal Fernando (bass) Crescent Kumaratunge (drums)

Whirlwind is a Sri Lankan rock music band that has been active since 1995.

History edit

Whirlwind was formed in 1995 in Sri Lanka with four members: Misha Wickramanayake (vocals), Chanaka Abeyratne (guitar), Chandimal Fernando (bass), and Crescent Kumaratunge (drums).^[1]

Their style of heavy metal music, which incorporates traditional Sri Lankan folk rhythms and melodies, has been credited with creating a new music genre called Sri Metal.^[2]

Discography edit

Pain (2003)^[3]
Agony (2007)^[4]

Music videos edit

"Mindbender"
"Vacant Life"
"Horizon" (Unplugged)
"One Last Time"

Live performances edit

Whirlwind has played at the annual "Rock Fest" and "Sri Lankan Metal Festival".^[5]^[6]^[7]

References edit

External links edit

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[1] "A whirlwind of Melodies".

[2] "Whirlwind promotes Sri Metal worldwide".

[3] "Pain (2003)".

[4] "Agony (2007)".

[5] "Rock on".

[6] "Redifining rock and metal music with 'Maelstrom 2016'".

[7] "Sounds of metal 'Maelstrom 2016'".

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