CONTRAST THE WATER

                              BAND BIOGRAPHY 

The idea for Contrast The Water began brewing in vocalist Barry’s mind about a year before it’s inception in March 2006. Grant, a good friend of Barry’s was approached, and he was reluctantly coerced into becoming the first bass player for CTW, and one of the founding members.

 When the idea was broached, Barry being an `old school’ Hardcore Punk, insisted on  CTW being not only an extreme band, but a band that is honest, has integrity, and above all to be socially conscious, and used as a vehicle to bring attention to any socio-political wrong doings.

 One of the major obstacles to overcome was to get the S.A. Music Industry to take an extreme metal band seriously, and this was broached by obtaining a manager who is devoted to the band, and the metal scene in general, and who accepts perfection as the only solution…. Enter CTW’s manager Delia.

 Barry and Grant began scouting for muso’s, one of the bands prerequisites was to get Anthony De Souto as their drummer, he is an incredibly gifted pervayour of Death Metal drumming, and a reluctant metal head, who brought a strong diversity to what would later be CTW’s music.

 The next two members of CTW, where literally scooped up out of the gutter’s at the notorious Winston Pub in Durban. Enter Lead Guitarist Allen Brink, and Rhythm Guitarist Chris Bredenkamp.

 At CTW’s first rehearsal, a strange thing happened, a gathering of like minds and the forging of an intense brotherhood, which melded CTW into a family, and a very close knit one at that.

 Delia instantly cracked the whip, and within one month, CTW where ready for their first gig!!! And they have never looked back!!!

 There have been a few reshuffles and member changes that come with every band, and for two years Anthony had to be absent from the band as he had to restructure his life to accommodate what has now become a full time job, and has recently returned to take his rightful place in what he helped create CTW. His time out of the band was taken up by Raymond Heeson, who also added a lot to CTW. Grant had to leave due to work obligations, but is still very involved in all that is CTW. Enter Aaron Saunders, who took over Rhythm Guitar from Chris, and Chris fulfilling his life long ambition became CTW’s bassist with a difference.

 Contrast The Water is:

Barry (Baz) Drewett: Vocals

Allen (Weed) Brink: Lead Guitar

Chris (Bo-Foot) Bredenkamp: Bass Guitar

Colin (Frank the Tank): Drums

Aaron ( Baked) Saunders: Rhythm Guitar

 Contrast The Water has become a household name in S.A. Metal, and quickly became known as a gateway metal band, although playing an extreme genre of metal, they have fans ranging from mainstream punters, punks, hardcore, and all the genres of metal.

CTW calls it’s brand of metal: True South African Groove Driven Death Metal.

Barry: ‘We write music and lyrics that are honest, and are representative of our reality here in our Beautiful F**cked up country!!!’

Creating music that is a representation of you life makes writing a lot more simple as you merely convey an emotion that is already resident within you!!!”

 CTW was swiftly signed to Witchdoctor Records and released an album “Forge Of Rage” in 2008, witch has been selling very well nationally and internationally.

 CTW are well known as one of S.A.’s premier live Metal acts and have performed at all the major events in S.A. and are very well known for the very tight bond they have with their supporters, and are renowned as having S.A.’s largest and most vicious Circle mosh pits, and S.A.’s largest wall of death.

 Highlights in CTW’s career was most definitely being on the line-up for the Blind Guardian Show, and performing with these legends of metal, but their major achievement was to be the opening band for Carcass when they performed at Witchfest 2008.

 Where have CTW performed:

About every Alternative Venue available:

London Calling, Assylams, Winston Pub, Doors, Burn, Mercury Live, Squirrel Inn, ROAR, Tempo’s, Red Door, Zepplins, Café Arc, Black Dahlia, Stones and tons more!!!

 Festivals:

Splashy Fenn (recognized as the band of the festival, getting front page recognition in KZN news puplications, and proudly the only ever Death Metal Band to grace a Splashy Fenn Stage)

Ramsfest: Twice, and as 2009’s Metal Stage Headliners.

Thornefest: Twice as Headline Metal Band

Mother Fudd

Metal 4 Africa three times as a headline band

Whiplash once as a headline band.

Witchfest opening for Carcass

Eagle Records Festival as special guest Headline Band.

Coffin Fest as headline band

Grimfest all of them as a headline band.

Summoning all of them as a headline band

From The Dark two as a headline band.

Thornfest The Camp – Headline

Seasons Wither

CTW has done countless other shows for charity, human rights, animal abuse etc.

 Contrast the water has had air time on Barney Simons show, Mark Vass show, Midrand Radio, Radio 2000(believe it or not, during mainstream listening, and until station management put an end to it!!!)

 Contrast The Water Web Media:

Contrast The Water Official Group FB: 3145 members

Fan Group: 2732CTW To Come To Canada(group started by our Canadian Fans): 661

www.myspace.com/contrastthewater: 12 088 hits

Child Soldier Video on youtube over 550+ views.

CTW has toured extensively across S.A., and is now recognized as one of S.A.s premier Metal acts.

CTW will always remain proudly South African

‘Land of my heart,

Land of my soul,

Land of my skull!!!’

Suid Afrika Oor Alles!!!

Contrast The Water!!!!         

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