Contrarian, featuring George Kollias (Nile), complete Second full-length ‘To Perceive Is To Suffer.’ Spearheaded by guitar player and tech death mastermind Jim Tasikas, alongside George Kollias (Nile) simultaneously handling drum and vocal duties, Contrarian is not a super group, but a unit of like-minded musicians that coincidentally converged on a vision of what a metal band should sound like. With their latest output ‘To Perceive Is To Suffer,’ Contrarian have refined their forward-thinking approach, and have crafted a release that is organic sounding, yet aggressive and melodically complex.
“The writing process and production of Contrarian’s “To Perceive Is to Suffer” was a complicated and detailed process, to say the least! With regards to compositions and arrangements, while being a bunch of Generation X metal heads, we wanted to ensure that the music reflected our natural linear memory of metal riffs over the past four decades! In other words, we wanted the riffs to be authentic and original! We even collaborated to ensure that the production would sound as organic as possible. This collaboration took place in four different studio locations and in two countries! We also felt that the production needed to be turned upside down on its head. We took a more rounded out, analog and vintage approach to the final mix. We hope that the end result will leave all metal listeners excited and enthusiastic!” comments guitar player Jim Tasikas.
“To Perceive Is To Suffer” will be available on July 28, 2017 via Willowtip records.
Contrarian is:
Jim Tasikas – Guitars
Brian Mason – Lead Guitar
Ed Paulsen – Bass
George Kollias – Drums/vocals
George’s Recording Gear:
Drums: Pearl Rererence Pure #103 Piano Black
22” x 18” Kick
22” x 18” Kick
08” x 07” Tom
10” x 08” Tom
12” x 09” Tom
13” x 10” Tom
14” x 12” Tom (left side)
14” x 14” Floor Tom
16” x 16” Floor Tom
14” x 6, 5” Snare
12” x 5” Snare
Cymbals: Sabian
HHX Power Hats 14”
HHX Fierce Hats 10”
HHX Evolution Splash 7”
AAX Metal Ride 20”
HHX Evolution Mini Chinese 14”
AAX X-treme Chinese 17”
AAX Dark Crash 17”
HH Max Stax 8”
HHX Evolution Splash 10”
AAX Studio Crash 17”
AA Mini Hats 10” (half open)
AA Mini Hats 12” (closed)
HHX X-Plosion Crash 18”
AAX Metal Ride 22”
HHX Chinese 18”
AAX X-treme Chinese 19”
HHX Power Hats 13”
HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash 18”
Drumsticks: Vic Firth
Vic Firth SGK – George Kollias Signature
Drumheads: Evans
EQ2 Clear on Kicks
HD Dry Coated on 14” Snare.
HD Dry Coated on 12” Snare
G2 Clear on 8”, 10”, 12” and 13” Toms
G2 Clear on 14” and 16” Floor Toms
Hydraulic Glass on 14” Left Tom
G1 Clear on all Toms/Floor Toms as bottom heads
Hazy 300 on both Snares as a bottom
Pedals: Axis Percussion
Axis George Kollias Signature (x2) on Kicks
Axis George Kollias Signature on Electronic Kick
Axis George Kollias Signature on Foot Snare
Axis George Kollias Signature on Ribbon Crasher
Hardware: Pearl
DR-503C, DR-501C and RJ-50 complete Rack System
H-2000 Eliminator Hi Hat Stand
RH-2000 Eliminator Remote Hi Hat Stand
CLH-1000 Hi Hat Arms
S-2000 Snare Stands
B-900 Boom Stands
CH-2000S Boom Arms
PCX-100 and PCX-200 Pipe Clamps
D-1000 Roadster Throne
TH-2000I and TH-2000S Tom Holders
OptiMount Suspension System for all toms
AX-20, AX-25 and AX-28 Adapters
UX-80 Universal Clamp
Electronics:
Extreme Isolation Headphones (model EX-29 and EX25)
Axis E-Kit Kick Triggers
Roland KD-7 Kick
Alesis DMpro Trigger Module
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