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Silent Chaos Serpentine - Stigmata by Rikaza Hassan Chaos is abundant in the present context. Disorder has always been present in the crux of humanity. Chaos is part and parcel of life. All eight songs in Silent Chaos Serpentine speak of the various aspects of chaos-international, local and personal. Hollow Dreams was merely a stepping stone. Silent Chaos Serpentine has raised the standards of the art form - heavy metal music, practiced so devotedly. Silent Chaos Serpentine sees Stigmata turn more brutal and intense, and incorporate classical, jazz, blues and eastern elements to achieve a rare balance. Such is the meaning of Silent Chaos Serpentine to Stigmata. It is this rare balance that each and every member of the band is so very excited about. As they talk, they express their satisfaction with the fruit of their labours. "It gives us a good feeling when we listen to a track off the album," says Suresh, while Andrew after moment speechlessness felt it was akin to a "multiple orgasm." Tenny however feels he could "add more colour to it now," but he is nevertheless "happy with it." To Stigmata Silent Chaos Serpentine is "the epitome" of all their achievements and is the "bastion that we always aspire to create." While they felt there was some discord with Hollow Dreams, with their new album, "Stigmata is content, after a very long time." It has taken the five men around three years to eclipse their debut album release. "We did not want a mediocre release. We had more sponsors, more money and more time," explains Suresh. They have found it to be a knowledge gathering experience. Says Ranil, "The album from the beginning has been a dream come true. We have discovered a new standard and achieved something special." Stigmata has been alive and rocking in an almost non-existent industry in this country for close to a decade. "Our music is evocative, integrated with a lot of elements and sub-genres and has outlived all the trends and cycle past. Stigmata is also one of the most innovative bands around while most bands feel intimidated to experiment. The fact that we keep creating challenging music has kept us alive and ensured us longevity in the music industry." The launch concert of Silent Chaos Serpentine last month also saw Stigmata coming out with a new image, not to mention the picture of the band in the album cover. "We repositioned our image with the album to showcase our growth as well as to set us apart from everyone else." The last period prior to Silent Chaos Serpentine being unleashed to the public was both an ecstatic and distressing time. Vije was diagnosed with cancer and left the country after the launch concert to seek chemotherapy treatments. He is scheduled to be back in two months and complete the circle of Stigmata in what they believe is their best line-up ever and best work ever. |
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