Kontra return to the stage with free liveshow

Are you already making plans what to do in the upcoming days / evenings? Where can I go to see bands playing live and have a good time? Well, then maybe I've got good news for you.  :-)

Kontra will mark their return to the stage on 16th of July 2015 at the Hades Pub (Via Gemito, 20) in Naples! The thrashers are confirmed to be the opening act on this evening. Heavy Metal formation Last Frontier, also based at Naples will be the headliner.

The start for the show is set for 22.30h. The best comes at the end of this article: There will be no entrance fee taken on this evening! So please show up with as many people as you can and give both bands a great time on stage and make this a moment in your lifetime to be remembered.

Go to the official event page on Facebook to keep track on this so Facebook will notify you when the event is taking place and make sure to invite as many of your friends as possible. If you'd like to check out the venue first you can take a look on the Facebook page of the Hades Live Music Club.

(c) by Kontra, used with kind permission

Italian thrashers Kontra reveal new band line-up

After communicating in March the news of their reunion, Kontra officially present their new line-up.

Next to the only original member Marco Barraco, singer and rhythm guitarist of the thrashers, now there are: Luigi Di Meglio on lead guitar, Luca Buonanno on bass guitar and Francesco Verrazzo on drums (former drummer of Manach Seherath). A first picture of the new formation has been uploaded by the band, too.

The new band line-up 2015. (c) by Kontra, used with kind permission

Kontra is currently rearranging all the old songs and has for the next months a surprise for the fans in store. Stay tuned with them via their official Facebook profile so you won't miss out on that.

Legendary thrash metal band Kontra from Italy reunites

I love Thrash! Yeah, legendary thrahsers Testament printed this saying once on one of their band T-Shirts. I'm very happy to be able to say there is a active underground scene alive these days that constantly provides us with fresh stuff from the heavier and straighter side of Heavy Metal.

Recently I've received a message that one of the legendary thrash underground acts from Naples, Italy did reunite.

They are called Kontra and did exist from 1999 to 2007. The band influenced both by Bay Area Thrash and by German Thrash Metal now has a new line-up of 3 members which the only original one is the singer/rhythm guitarist and founder of the band Marco Barraco.

(c) by Kontra, used with kind permission

Kontra played live on many stages in Naples and suburbs producing also 2 demos: “Strike Zero” in 2003 limited to only 100 copies,and ‘’Demo 2005’’ never published because the band splitted up. The band has been influeneced by acts like Metallica,Slayer,Kreator,Sodom,Destruction, Venom,Sepultura (the old ones), and Motörhead.

I'm looking forward to see what the band will do next and keep you guys out there updated on the further progress. In the meantime you can also hold an eye on Kontra's Facebook page by hitting the famous like button on their site.