Having given us the gift of their demos and oddities from the 1995 To 1999 era back in the summer, Rochester New Yorkers Contrarian have announced a remixed and remastered edition of 2017’s “To Perceive Is To Suffer” on the way. That reunites the team behind the bands March released fifth album “Sage of Shekhinah”
“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
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
Mixed by Neil Kernon (Jeff Loomis, Cradle Of Filth, Nile) and mastered by Alan Douches (Greg Puciato, Hath, Converge), the fifth album from Rochester New York Progressive Technical Death Metal masters Contrarian is one for which the band are claiming to have steered with a more organic approach, going against the grain of genre stereotypes
Available for pre-order here, a second single from “Sage of Shekhinah” the fifth album from Rochester New York Progressive Technical Death Metal duo Contrarian has premiered in “Zabur of Satfiyah al Shamal“. The album, mastered by Alan Douches (Greg Puciato, Hath, Converge) will appear via Willowtip Records on 17th March in all your favourite flavours
…with a fifth album on the horizon, Rochester New York Progressive Technical Death Metal Masters Contrarian have allowed Willowtip Records to stream single “In Gehenna“, one of seven new cuts for seven deadly sins, from it. Titled “Sage of Shekhinah” the album, mastered by Alan Douches (Greg Puciato, Hath, Converge), will see the cold light
