Antigama

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Antigama
OriginWarsaw, Poland
GenresGrindcore
Years active2000–present
LabelsSelfmadegod, Relapse
Websitemyspace.com/antigama
MembersLukasz Myszkowski
Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz
Sebastian Rokicki
Sebastian Kucharski
Past membersMacio Moretti
Michał Pietrasik
Szymon Czech
Michał "Mike" Zybert
Patryk Zwoliński
Krzysztof Bentkowski
Jose Alons
Michał Zawadzki

Antigama is a Polish grindcore band.

Biography[]

Antigama formed in Warsaw, Poland in 2000 by guitarist Sebastian Rokicki and drummer Krzysztof Bentkowski and later joined by Lukasz Myszkowski on vocals and Macio Moretti on bass guitar.[1] Their first full-length album, was released in early 2002 by . Following its release Antigama toured with multiple bands including , , and Nefas.[1] They released multiple split EPs with bands such as and . Macio Moretti left the band and was replaced by Michal Pietrasik on bass--who would later leave the band as well. The band recorded their second full-length album for , entitled , which was released on April 15, 2004.[1] Antigama performed at 2004's Obscene Extreme Music Festival in the Czech Republic.[1]

Less than a year later Antigama recorded their third full-length studio album: entitled , for .[1] Along with the release of Zeroland, Selfmadegod also re-released Discomfort with a bonus song and music video for the song "Flies".[1] The band released more splits in 2006 and 2007 and toured to different countries, making appearances at multiple festivals: including Metalmania in Katowice, Poland and the Grindcore Syndicate Tour in Germany.[1]

The band signed with Relapse Records in May 2006.[2] Their fourth full-length album Resonance was recorded in December of that year at studio X in Olsztyn, Poland by producer Szymon Czech. The album was released on May 15, 2007 in the U.S. and May 21 internationally. Antigama hosted a record release show in their hometown on June 17, 2007 at the Aurora Club in support of the album.[3] The band toured again after its release and performed at the 2007 Mind Eaters Tour.[4]

In June 2008 vocalist Lukasz Myszkowski left the band and was replaced by ex-Blindead vocalist Patryk Zwolinski.[5]

Antigama recorded their fifth album entitled Warning--also released by Relapse on March 3, 2009.[6] The band was part of the first European edition of Relapse Records' Contamination Tour alongside Origin, Skinless, Obscura, and Man Must Die.[7]

In late 2009 it was announced that Zwolinski had been replaced by previous vocalist Lukasz Myszkowski.[8]

Personnel[]

Current members[]

  • Łukasz Myszkowski – vocals (2000–2008, 2009–present)
  • Sebastian Rokicki – guitar (2000–present)
  • Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz – drums (2012–present)
  • Sebastian Kucharski – bass guitar (2014–present)

Live members[]

  • Cyprian Konador – bass guitar (2013–2014)

Former members[]

  • Krzysztof Bentkowski – drums (2000–2012)
  • Macio Moretti – bass guitar (2000–2002)
  • Michał Pietrasik – bass guitar (2002–2007)
  • Szymon Czech – bass guitar (2007, 2009–2010)
  • Michał "Mike" Zybert – bass guitar (2007–2008)
  • Jose Alonso – bass guitar (2008–2009, 2010–2011)
  • Patryk Zwoliński – vocals (2008–2009)
  • Michał Zawadzki – bass guitar (2011–2014)

Timeline[]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Intellect Made Us Blind (, 2002)
  • Discomfort (, 2004)
  • Zeroland (, 2005)
  • Resonance (Relapse Records, 2007)
  • Warning (Relapse Records, 2009)
  • Meteor (Selfmadegod Records, 2013)[9]
  • (Selfmadegod Records, 2015)[10]

EPs[]

  • Sweet Little Single (self-released, 2001)
  • Promo Rehearsal (self-released, 2003)
  • Stop the Chaos (Selfmadegod Records, 2012)[11]
  • Depressant (Selfmadegod Records, 2017) [12]

Splits[]

  • Siekiera / Destination Death with Jan AG (, 2003)
  • Blastasfuck with Openwound (, 2004)
  • East Clintwood / Human Shit with Deranged Insane (, 2004)
  • The World Will Fall Soon and We All Will Die with Third Degree and Herman Rarebell (Selfmadegod Records, 2004)
  • Radiation Sickness / Thirteen Stabwounds with Bastard Saints (Antiself Records, 2005)
  • Roots of Chaos with Deformed (, 2006)
  • Antigama / Drugs of Faith (Selfmadegod Records, 2007)
  • Slimewave Series Vol.3 with Rot (Relapse Records, 2007)
  • Pig Destroyer / Coldworker / Antigama (Relapse Records, 2007)
  • Antigama / Nyia (Selfmadegod Records, 2007)
  • First Kill Under a Full Moon with Anima Morte (Selfmadegod Records, 2016)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g [1] Archived October 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Antigama Sign To Relapse Records - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Antigama Announces Record Release Show - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Antigama: Polish Tour Dates Announced - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Antigama Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Antigama: Entire New Album Available For Streaming - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Origin, Skinless, Obscura, Man Must Die, Antigama To Team Up For European Tour - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Antigama: New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  10. ^ "The Insolent – Antigama". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
  11. ^ "Antigama - New Song Online - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  12. ^ "ANTIGAMA: THE PREMIERE OF "NOW" AND A REVIEW OF "DEPRESSANT"". Nocleansinging.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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