Have you ever thought about the music that could be made by a Progressive Avant-Garde Death Metal project with the mighty George Kollias on drums? What if I told you that it actually exists and it's called "Contrarian".
The project was created by: Jim Tasikas (Delirium Endeavor) and Brian Mason (Sulaco, BML) on the guitars, Ed Paulsen (Delirium Endeavor) on the bass The vocalist Ryan Michael (Gutted Alive) on the Vocals and as I mentioned before the drums on the EP were recorded by George Kollias (Nile) and the Solos by Leon Macey (Mithras).
"Predestined" is the title of their debut EP released in March 2014. It consists of 3 songs starting by "Predestined" a track that "progress" as the lines of guitar merges with the tempo and here you start feeling the atmospheric part of the EP.
Followed by "Libertarian Manifesto" the shortest yet the most atmospheric track! What attracted me most in this track is that awesome bass line which suddenly breaks the cleanliness of the guitar.
The end of Predestined couldn't be more perfect , "Diogenes at Delphi" is indeed the perfect track to end such an album! the melodies, the bass lines, the drums all participated in making a "peaceful" awesome outro that blows the mind away!
Contrarian is one of those bands who were able to add a unique touch to their prog death metal without ruining it all! Everything about this EP is philosophical, the lyrics, the music... even the artwork!
if you're a fan of Avant-Garde Progressive Death Metal, DO NOT MISS IT! check it out!!!
Rating :9/10
