The Native Sri Lankan, Chitral "Chity" Somapala (CIVILIZATION ONE) broke into the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Scene in 1996, and has recorded, toured, and made guest appearances with several bands around the world, including AVALON, FARO, FIREWIND, and RED CIRCUIT, to name a few.
His unmistakable style of singing combines the passion of blues and soul, with the heaviness of hard rock and heavy metal. Chity has been compared favorably to Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow/Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell + Dio) and Klaus Meine (Scorpions), and he has established himself as one of the leading heavy metal vocalists in the business today.
Chity is currently teaching vocals and bass guitar at Modern Music School in Trier, Germany as well as working as a session vocalist for different acts, and concentrating on his own band, CIVILIZATION ONE, who released the critically acclaimed "Revolution Rising" album in 2007.
DISCOGRAPHY :
COURT JESTER- Forced to Believe (Allister Records, 1996)
AVALON – Vision Eden (Omega Records, 1998)
AVALON – Eurasia (Omega Records, 2000)
AIMLESS – Seven stars and Supernova (Bellapohone/Alister Records, 2000)
ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL – Tribute to Scorpions (Dwell Records, 2001)
SHADOWKEEP – A Chaos Theory (LMP, 2002)
FARO – Dawn of Forever (MTM Music, 2003)
MTM COMPILATION – Volume 9 (MTM Music 2003)
FINAL CHAPTER – The Wizard Queen (Underground Symphony, 2004)
MOONLIGHT AGONY – Echoes of a Nightmare (Massacre Records, 2004)
MYSTIC PROPHECY – Never Ending (Nuclear Blast, 2004)
FIREWIND – Forged by Fire (EMI/Toshiba 2004/Century Media 2005)
FARO – Angelost (MTM Music 2006)
RED CIRCUIT – Trance State (LMP 2006)
CIVILIZATION ONE – Revolution Rising (Metal Heaven (Europe) / Spritual Beast (Japan) 2007)
RED CIRCUIT - Homeland (LMP 2009)
CHITRAL CHITY SOMAPALA - The Works (Criminal Records 2009)
