The bands and crew of Mosh Scream Rock join forces to pay tribute to Venura Kariyawasam at the upcoming concert!
Message from Mosh Scream Rock:
"The year 2016 has been an emotional and psychologically precarious path for rockers and metal-heads around the world as many idols took their last breath; David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Keith Emerson and everyone’s Rock ‘n Roll hero, Lemmy Kilmister who suddenly left us in late 2015, but nothing was more traumatic for the locals than the loss of a loving brother.
The date was 9th July, it was a start to a peaceful and eventful weekend with many ready to ‘let loose’ after a busy week at their employment but what the metal community realized was it was a day that would be etched into their hearts forever; the day that no volume of words could express the unfathomable agony of losing a family member.
Venura Kariyawasam or as many of his friends called him ‘Venna’ was an exceptional character both in and off the metal scene in Sri Lanka. Being the bassist of the Death metal project, Destroy And Discard and Progressive metal band Chain, Venura was a man of energy, exuberance and scintillating performances which always got the fans going wild; his dreadlocks and sense of fashion drove people towards him but what attracted people towards him the most was simply this, for being a true human being.
The world is filled with all sorts of monstrosities – be it evil, sickness, terrorism or extremists but it lacks the core which birth’s life to all living things, being Simple. Venura was Simple and Humble personified. To be taken so young is to defy what Life means for humanity. Nothing can amount to losing a friend but none more so than losing a loving brother.
“Venura Dandd Kariyawasam was an amazing bassist, humble human being, a brother to us all and a hard working musician striving to build up the metal community. No words can suffice who he was to us and the pain of not knowing that he is not here with us anymore” – Mosh Scream Rock
Mosh Scream Rock X which is scheduled on 15th October will feature a stellar line up of bands who will pay tribute to Venura. It will not be a day to mourn the loss of a brother, no. It will be a day to celebrate the life he lived. It will be a day to pay homage to an amazing soul, a day to say ‘thank you’ for all the days, months and years we have known him and for all the memories he created with us along the way and for each to be cherished till we die!
Rest In Power brother, we will see you on the other side. Rest well."
All funds and profits raised from the concert will go towards completing the Destroy And Discard album, which had been a few months in the making before Venura tragically passed away. What better way to cement his legacy in the book of Heavy Metal than to unleash the beast of an album that he co-wrote!
This installation of Mosh Scream Rock has a massive lineup of bands taking the stage, probably the largest MSR line up since the inception of the concert series.
Slaying this October at Mosh Scream Rock X: DARKSIDE DOWN, BLIND EFFECT, REBEL EXODUS, DURGA, CHAIN, NEFERTEM, ANCIENT CURSE, CONSTELLATION, MENINGITIS, SACRAMENT, SEVEXTH, ABYSS, and DESTROY AND DISCARD.
Early bird tickets are now on sale!
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