The idea of the band was born in late summer of 2007 when UNBORN SUFFER's guitarist/vocalist Damian "Sfenson' Bednarski and ENEMY DIVISION's vocalist Krzysztof "Grim" Nowicki (both being abroad in Ireland back then) spontanously decided to form a band together after going back to their homeland Poland. It was then decided that the band will play with a drum machine. So the band needed only a bassist to fill in the line-up. Sfenson's first (and last) suggestion was ENEMY DIVISION's bassist Lukasz "Piehoo" Pieszczynski. Sfenson and Piehoo already talked several times before about forming a project, so they decided now's the time to go with it. Grim And Sfenson came back to Poland in October/November and
the band was ready to rehearse. The most important problem was the name of the project. Grim said, he didn't want the band with double-barelled name, but just one strong word to define the band. It was more difficult, but finally, Piehoo, after browsing through the scientific-technical dictionary at his working place, suggested the word "CONTAGION'. But, Sfenson found few bands already called like that, however they decided to stay with this name, they changed only C letter onto K one.
3 tracks were written and made quickly for a first EP. The recording of the EP took place in February 2008 in DREAM FACTORY
studio in Bydgoszcz (studio in which UNBORN SUFFER and ENEMY DIVISION recorded their albums). Mixing nad mastering was taken care by Przemek "Smiechu" Staszak. The EP was simlpy entitled "!".
After that KONTAGION started writing material for full-lenght album, but later on some problems appeared and the whole idea was put on hold for nearly 4 months. In July ENEMY DIVISION deprated. Grim and Sfenson started talking about continuing KONTAGION. At the beginning of september 2008 Sfenson and ex UNBORN SUFFER drummer Jakub "Qba" Siemiatkowski decided to play together as KONTAGION. KONTAGION ressurected developing from a project to a real band. Bassist Piehoo didn't want to participate in the band no more because of his commitment in a new band NIHIL QUEST, so his place was taken by UNBORN SUFFER's bassist Piotr "Malpa" Lukasik. Jakub "Qba" Siemiatkowski took the position of drummer. Right now we are in the process of writing material for a debut album.
KONTAGION - Slaves Of Our Deceit (live)
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