Civilization One

CIVILIZATION ONE was founded in 2006 by The Native Sri Lankan vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala and The French Bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson. They were looking for a band which could combine heavy riffing with the sensitivity of melodic/catchy vocals from the classic heavy metal / hard rock influences they gathered from travelling through many paths in their musical careers. Their debut album "Revolution Rising" was Produced under the hands of Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, DOMINICI, MOB RULES, RED CIRCUIT) in the Bazement Studios in Germany and was released in Europe by Metal Heaven and in Japan by Spiritual Beast in 2007. The Debut was well praised and reviewed by the international press. That same year, after all the buzz on internet among metal/rock fans, the band was offered to headline the ProgPower UK’s Pre-Party show in Cheltenham, England. They gained a decent popularity in UK even without a record deal a flashy/tight performance. The promoters took notice of the band and booked Civilization One for festivals in Germany 2008.They Made a Huge Impact in Sri Lanka performing as the first ever International Metal Act infront of 4000 spectators in November 2008 at Sri Lanka’s Exhibition Center Colombo on TNL ONSTAGE Show as the Headliner. At the beginning of 2008 Due to few line up Changes, a more than adequate new entrant was found the German Drummer Michael Stein And The Englishman Tim Mills quickly jumped on the ship to head off the shows being confirmed and for the 2nd album “Calling the Gods” due in 2009. The metal community now has the opportunity to see the dynamic on stage performance of a heavy metal style with classic metal influences which has already made quite an impression on journalists and fans equally all over the globe. "