Rattlesnake reunites at 'Deconstruction'

They admit that there's nothing quite like plugging in and riding the lightning, but come May 19 - CryWolf, Angel Down, Circus Cult, Ethereal and R.A.G.E are stripping things down and going unplugged. And they're going to be joined on stage by the Godfathers of Sri Lankan rock and metal - Rattlesnake.

The concert which will start at 6.30 pm (gates open at 6) at the newly opened pub/lounge Fuze Colombo, also marks the first time that this particular lineup of Rattlesnake will take to the stage in thirty odd years.

"When we started organizing 'Deconstruction' we had absolutely no idea that we'd get to share the stage with the guys that we've always looked up to as the Godfathers of rock n roll in Sri Lanka," explains Lasith Fernando from Angel Down.

"And it all came together when we spoke to Keerthi Fernando, who's always been incredibly supportive of us and what we're trying to achieve as young bands, and pitched the idea of him doing a small solo guest performance.

Keerthi loved the idea and was on board from the get go. But just a few days back he called us up and broke the news that he'd spoken to some of his old band mates that are up for a Rattlesnake reunion performance."

"By that point we were obviously over the moon, but we nearly had a few kittens when we found out exactly who the 'old band mates' were. Keerthi told us that he'd spoken to Thilak Dias, Kamal Perera and Bonny Appaswamy and that they were up for firing the machine up once more for a guest performance.

"This is obviously a huge deal for us bands, and the local rock music industry as a whole," adds Arfath from CryWolf, "Because Keerthi, Thilak, Kamal were part of the very first Rattlesnake lineup! I mean these are the guys that introduced bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath to local audiences.

Every rock or metal band around today pretty much owes them gratitude for creating the scene that we're now a part of. And this is the first time that they'll be playing together as a band in 30 something years and that's just incredible."

"You know these guys are guys that have played to thousands of people back in their salad days, and have since built up successful businesses and professional music careers," adds Bernard from Circus Cult. "And it means the world to us that they're willing to take time off and perform with us, just for the love of the music and because they want to show their support to all rock and metal artistes in the scene today.

It's going to be an incredible privilege and honor and not to mention a nerve wrecker sharing the stage with these guys."

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