contrarian - to perceive is to suffer

the final piece to my full contrarian full length collection. never got a chance on a first press and so i'm really happy about this re-issue. re-vised art and re-mastered tracks make for a splendid release. 100 copies made and self-released by the band. 2017/2024.

contrarian - sage of shekhinah

finest proggy death metal from the states. these guys sound like they came right out of the prolific florida scene of the early nineties. later death, cynic or atheist, if that rings a bell. 300 copies on random colour. willowtip records. 2023.

contrarian - polemic

when willowtip put up "only time will tell" for pre-order, they offered a special bundle with the aforementioned record and contrarian's first album "polemic" for the first time on vinyl. of course, i couldn't say no as it would leave me with only one lp to get ("to percieve is to suffer"). "polemic" is not as focused as succeeding albums but still a great listen. 200 copies pressed, originally released in 2015.

contrarian - only time will tell

the new contrarian record "only time will tell" was highly anticipated by me last year and it turned out to be just the awesome progressive death metal album i hoped for. full of solos, weird time signatures, inhuman drum fills, fretless bass play and riffs for days. love the vinyl colour as well which is limited to 200 copies and released by willowtip records.

contrarian - their worm never dies

boy, what a great album from this u.s. american proggy death metal band. i stumbled upon them while checking the willowtip roster and was intrigued by the cover artwork. musically this total progressive era death worship, very well executed. they had george kollias of nile fame on drums and vocals for this record! released in 2019 through willowtip records.