Antigama
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Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
Genres | Grindcore |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Selfmadegod, Relapse |
Website | myspace.com/antigama |
Members | Lukasz Myszkowski Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz Sebastian Rokicki Sebastian Kucharski |
Past members | Macio 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[]
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g [1] Archived October 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Antigama Sign To Relapse Records - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Antigama Announces Record Release Show - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Antigama: Polish Tour Dates Announced - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Antigama Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Antigama: Entire New Album Available For Streaming - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Antigama: New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "The Insolent – Antigama". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
- ^ "Antigama - New Song Online - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "ANTIGAMA: THE PREMIERE OF "NOW" AND A REVIEW OF "DEPRESSANT"". Nocleansinging.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links[]
- Grindcore musical groups
- Relapse Records artists