NEWS: Contrarian find buried treasure..?

They may have only released “Sage of Shekhinah” in March but Rochester New York Progressive Death Metal masters Contrarian are already preparing another one. This time out they have dug deep into Pandora’s box and and compiled a compilation of rarities titled “Demos & Oddities: 1995-1999“. That will drop on 28th July with “Loss of Phase” the first of seven to surface…

Guitarist Jim Tasikas had this to say about the album: “As with many other progressive death metal bands in the 90’s such as Death, Pestilence, Atheist, and Cynic; Contrarian also experienced disruptions in continuity from lack of support in the fledgling scene and lack of capable musicians within an innovating genre. Being able to record music during that time was more difficult. Bands commonly recorded demos under different names. Mantas (Death), R.A.V.A.G.E. (Atheist), Portal (Cynic). The same went for Contrarian during these times (Manic). Upon many requests from fans, we have gathered some of these demos in a collection. The 1990s were an amazing time for metal in Rochester, NY as well. It was this time period that spawned bands such as Disgorged (Withered Earth), Buried Beneath(Night Conquers Day), Lethargy (Sulaco/Mastodon) and so many more. Most of these bands recording in the infamous Watchmen Studios in Lockport, NY with Doug White. It was an amazing time, and we hope you enjoy these vintage raw demos with a ‘live feel’ from around 1995-1999.”