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Sigiriya ‘Darkness Died Today’ CD/DD 2014

7th May 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Candlelight Records, CD, Darkness Died Today, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sigiriya

When 4/5 of Welsh stoner legends Acrimony reunited to form Sigiriya expectations were naturally high but the band were keen

GOATESS: Short UK Tour Kicks Off This Friday; Support From Sigiriya, Serpent Venom & Grimpen Mire

6th May 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, Darkness Died Today, Doomed For The Doomed Festival, Future Noise, Goatess, Grimpen Mire, Of Things Seen & Unseen, Serpent Venom, Sigiriya, Svart Records, The Church Within, UK Tour 2014

Heavy Stoner Doomers GOATESS, who feature the presence of Swedish cult doom metal legend Chritus Linderson (Lord Vicar, Saint Vitus,

Candlelight Records Sign Doom Rockers SIGIRIYA

12th February 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, Darkness Died Today, New Album Details, News, Sigiriya, Tribe Of The Old Oak

Candlelight Records today announces the signing of Welsh doom rockers SIGIRIYA. Beneath the soil of a Welsh valley a heavy

SIGIRIYA: New Track ‘Tribe Of The Old Oak’ Now Streaming At The Obelisk

17th December 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Darkness Died Today, New Album Details, News, Sigiriya, The Obelisk, Tribe Of The Old Oak

It is with elation to post the news that Heavy Welsh Rockers SIGIRIYA are back and have penned early 2014

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