Drummer Alex Cohen and Progressive Death Metal Masters Contrarian will release Sage of Shekhinah, the band’s 5th album, on March 17 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Willowtip Records. The album’s first single, “In […]
Alex Cohen is perhaps one of NYC’s most prolific session drummers, having worked alongside artists ranging from Mac Miller to Malignancy. He also writes drum lessons and interviews for Drumhead and Sick Drummer Magazines. Alex […]
Bryce Butler is a drummer from Dallas, Texas. He is best known in the extreme music community for his work with Seeker, The Faceless, Abigail Williams, Contrarian, Circuit Of Suns, and now Shadow Of Intent. […]
Back in the mid-1990s, finding a drummer that could navigate technical and progressive death metal was a difficult thing. The nature of the death metal in that era contained a lot of organic nuances and […]
This video is George Kollias of Contrarian playing ‘Memory Eternal’ from Contrarian’s sophomore release, “To Perceive Is To Suffer.” George’s approach here showcases a liberation of sorts from the overdone blast beat of modern progressive and technical […]
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 […]