- Mihindu Ariyaratne
Infobox Person
image_size = 150px
name = Mihindu "Myya" Ariyaratne
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1988|10|29|mf=y
birth_place =Sri Lanka
death_date =
death_place =
occupation =Singer
spouse =Mihindu "Myya" Ariyaratne, born
October 29 1988 inSri Lanka , is the leadvocalist ,Frontman andrhythm guitarist for theSri Lankan heavy metal band, Nemesis.He was officially announced as the new vocalist cum guitarist of Nemesis in October 2007.
He was initially auditioned as a rhythm guitarist for Nemesis, who at the time were in need of a vocalist as well. On arriving at the audition, the band jokingly asked if he could sing, to which he had modestly replied that he could manage. However, on singing
Audioslave 'sI Am The Highway , he was immediately recruited.As an eastern influenced vocalist, having studied Indian cultural music while in school, he is mainly responsible for bringing the
eastern music al elements into the band.Amongst his eastern influence are Zakir hussain,A. R. Rahman andNusrat Fateh Ali Khan .External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/nemesislk Official Nemesis Myspace page]
* [http://www.rock.lk/index.php?ind=articoli&op=entry_view&iden=22 Nemesis at Rock.LK]
* [http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/12/09/mag03.asp Nemesis featured on Sri Lankan Newspaper The Sunday Observer]
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