Release
date: Sometime Later in 2016. Label: Self Released. Format: DD
Deny
Everything – Tracklisting
Human
Buzzsaw
Snake
Goat
Altered
Beast
The
Gorgon
Humanoid
Therapy
Son
Of Beast
Bottom
Feeder
One
Hundred Hand Slap
Dr
Goldfoot
Shrimp
Cocktail
Band
Members:
Aaron
– Drums
Adam
– Guitar/Bass
Chris
– Guitar
Larry
- Vocals
Review:
Contra
are a Sludge/Stoner Metal band who create heavy slabs of Punk Rock
infused carnage with a dash of classic Rock and Roll. Their debut
album – Deny Everything - promises one wild ride of heavy riffs.
Contra isn’t playing anything new but they do have a talent for
writing highly infections Sludge/Stoner Rock anthems with a sly
playful attitude.
The
vocals are what you expect from an album such as this. Not too
polished but not sloppy either. They have the right amount of
hard-rocking vibes with a subtle style of their own. The lyrics could
have done with more work but that shouldn’t stop you enjoying this
record as it includes ten superb songs to fully enjoy time and time
again.
Contra
has delivered an album that is built on riffs and BOY do they deliver
with conviction. The songs all follow the same structure, heavy
sludge/stoner riffs built around a hardcore punk groove with intense
vocals. From the opening moments of first track – Human Buzzsaw –
Contra create riffs with a NOLA vibe running through out and the
songs that follow the opening track carry on the same style of heavy
fast paced atmosphere.
Contra
slow things right down on the excellent fifth track – Humanoid
Therapy – which has a cool Thin Lizzy vibe running through out.
It’s perhaps where Contra impress the most on the album as it
allows them to show off their musical skills with both vocals and
instrumental work.
From
this point forward, Contra carry on the same style of heavy
sludge/stoner rock with other great songs to check out such as Son Of
Beast, One Hundred Hard Slap, Dr Goldfoot and the excellent final
track – Shrimp Cocktail. All in all, Contra have delivered a superb
and exciting debut album. Check it out as Contra are definitely worth
your time. Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Contra for the promo. Deny Everything will be released later this
year. Details will be announced at a later date. Though it will be
well worth the wait.
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