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Artist: Contortion
Release: Cry Of The Vikings
Genre: thrash/death
Country: USA (Rochester, NY)
Bitrate: 320 kbps
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Debut demo by Contortion from 1994. The lead guitarist, George Miller, is the younger brother of Tim Miller, who played bass in Buried Beneath & Night Conquers Day. Also, the vocalist & bassist are brothers. The music is excellent thrash/death with more emphasis on the thrash. They were inspired by a mix of Overkill, Testament, Pantera and some early 90's death metal. The vocals are excellent higher pitched screamy type, not growls. There are some technical parts as well as some acoustic parts. The band photo in the demo booklet was taken by Ron "Evil Eye" Pappert (R.I.P.). Highly Recommended.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Contortion/76340
http://www.thethrashmetalguide.com/CH-CO.html

CONTORTION (USA)
"Based on the "Cry of the Vikings" demo, this act indulge in very good heavy dark thrash with more aggressive death metal elements including in the vocal department. The title-track offers something both more melodic and more technical recalling Infernal Majesty, and "The Follower" is a major crusher with intriguing bouncy rhythms and a few nice melodic embellishments. "Anti-Sanctimony" thrashes with might with steam-rolling riffs and more jarring dramatic decisions the band preserving their penchant to stay within the mid-tempo parametres by still keeping things interesting and not very predictable, another surprise being the brilliant closing instrumental "Parallels Of Malice", a fascinating combination of dreamy lyricism, ethereal balladics, and mellow speedy escapades."

Cry of the Vikings Demo, 1994
Empty Void Demo, 1996
New War for No War Demo, 1996
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1. Self-Infliction
2. The Follower
3. Immortality - The Becoming
4. Cry of the Vikings
5. Anti-Sanctimony
6. Parallels Of Malice (outro)

[porosimetal]

MIKAEL many thanx for providing yet again another very good demo!! Death style singing over raw, yet well delivered thrash!! Well described above, cannot add anything more, apart that its a nice add to the goodies list of all thrash maniax!! Again many thanx MIKAEL!! porosimetal

[Messendger80]

Does anyone know who was in this band besides guitarist George Miller? They have a follow-up demo, "Empty Void" from the New York label Watchmen Records that seems to be very rare as well.