• Anathema Discography

Anathema is an English band based in the city of Liverpool, associated with 'atmospheric' rock, as well as death/doom metal from their debut days. Current Members Vincent Cavanagh - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (1990-present) Daniel Cavanagh - Lead guitar, vocals (1990-2002, 2003-present) (Lid, Antimatter, Leafblade) Jamie Cavanagh - Bass (1990-1991, 2001-present) Les Smith - Keyboards (2000-present) (ex-Cradle of Filth, Antimatter, Ship of Fools) John Douglas - Drums (1990-1997, 1998-present) Lee Douglas - Vocals (2000-present) Anathema formed in 1990 as a doom metal band, initially under the name 'Pagan Angel'.

In November of that year, the band recorded their first demo, entitled An Iliad of Woes. This demo caught the attention of several bands from the English metal scene, allowing Anathema to play gigs with bands like Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost. At the beginning of 1991, the band adopted its current name, and gained a lot of attention. KSCOPE 2017 Audio CD $11.25 $11.60 (used) Extra tracks PEACEVILLE 2017 Audio CD $8.08 $5.84 (used) Import Sony Music Canada Inc. 2011 Audio CD $4.90 $6.74 (used) The End Records 2011 Audio CD $11.13 $9.99 (used) Import Sony Music Canada Inc. 2011 Audio CD $4.89 $3.90 (used) BMG/The End Records 2015 Vinyl $12.23 CD+DVD kscope / We're Here Music Ltd.

Anathema has performed at IIT Madras as part of the Saarang Rock Show on 12 January 2013. Anathema discography at MusicBrainz. Anathema - Discography Country: UK Genre: Doom/Death Metal (early), Progressive/Atmospheric Rock (later) Quality: Mp3,CBR 320 kbps (CDRip+Scans) Albums: 1993.

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Distant Satellites was by no means a bad album. It had even truly brilliant moments.

But its experimental parts were too vague and disoriented. And The Optimist is sadly a follow-up of all this.

We can hear a band trying to retrieve the alternative feeling of A Fine Day to Exit without achieving that, offering a monotonous and repetitive collection of songs unworthy of a band with this status. 32.63N 117.14W is just a brief introduction to Leave it Behind, which starts with the typical Anathema guitar, which automatically bring to mind the most alternative records of the band like the aforementioned A Fine Day to Exit or A Natural Disaster, despite its horrible electronic rhythm at the beginning of the song. But the song it's too repetitive to be considered a brilliant track, and the instrumental interlude is just awful. Endless Ways brings the much appreciated Lee's voice and the album automatically get better. In addition, the orchestral arrangements of the song are beautiful. Sadly this track is also too repetitive for my taste, but better than The Optimist nevertheless, which is a dull and absolutely not inspired song, despite its fine guitar melodies towards the end. Till this point the quality of the album is not good, but acceptable.

But then we find San Francisco. A piano melody which repeats itself during four minutes without any kind of progression or interest, apart from its U2-type guitars. What the hell is that? Are you trying to cheat us, guys? And Springfield is even worse, another swindle with absurd lyrics and repetitive melodies.

Because that's the main problem of this album. The melodies and compositions are Ok, but the repetition of the same melodies again and again in almost every song give an impression of vagrancy and lack of compositional work that deeply disappoints me coming from one of my favorite bands. Luckily, Ghosts is the best track of The Optimist. Very beautiful orchestral arrangements (this album is pretty symphonic) and vocal melodies from Lee, who sings a rather brief text. That's another interesting point of the album. The lyrics are pretty short in words and ideas. I don't really know the goal of this very minimalistic approach in the lyrics, but that's also a disappointment coming from a band with wonders like One Last Goodbye.

Can't Let Go is more lively and more guitar-oriented. Vincent's voice sounds very contained, like in the whole album. And that's also a shame, because his voice was so incredible in the previous albums! Nevertheless, it's a good song. In opposite to Close Your Eyes, another boring and insipid moment with uninspired lyrics. Only the final part with wind instruments which reminds me to Van Der Graaf Generator deserves a mention.

Wildfires is one of the lowest points of the album. Depressing, repetitive and with horrible vocal effects. I really don't know how a track like that could make it into the final record. Even the typical increase of intensity in its final part is foreseeable and lame.

But Anathema had mercy of us and they managed to put a decent song at the end of the CD named Back to Start, which contains good verses with a warm interpretation from Vincent and good piano melodies. The chorus is not so good and so is the final part, unnecessarily bombastic and pretentious. This could have been a good ending for a better album. But after the average or directly bad content of The Optimist, Back to Start is just utterly overblown. Conclusion: The Optimist would be an average release for a novel band.

But talking about Anathema, this record is their worst album, including their doom metal ones. A repetitive, uninspired and pretentious collection of songs with a worrying lack of ideas and direction. The attempt to retrieve the alternative rock of A Fine Day to Exit failed, and despite the orchestral arrangements the musicians don't shine like in other records of the band. I really hope that they make it better in their next album, because after the just decent Distant Satellites and this mediocre The Optimist, I am really not so optimistic about the future of the band. Best Tracks: Ghosts, Can't Let go, Back to Start.

My rating:. This review was originally written for ProgArchives.com.

After two rather similar (although fantastic) albums, Anathema tried to evolve their sound. But was it in the right direction? The album starts brilliantly with the powerful The Lost Song Part 1, which follows the patch of Weather System but with a cleaner production, leaving a bit the familiar wall of guitars from previous releases. And we can also hear how Vincent sings even better than before! The voice of this man has no limits.

The Lost Song Part 2 is one of my favorites here thanks to the very sweet Lee's vocals and precious arrangements. The magic of Anathema is still here and it continues in Dusk despite its cheesy lyrics.

This tune starts with the typical fast acoustic guitar and slowly increase its intensity towards and epic ending. This is pretty good, but maybe this Anathema formula sounds a bit old and overused here. Time for a change. And Ariel is not really a change, but it's breathtakingly beautiful nevertheless. Marvelous vocals, great piano melodies, and a prodigious guitar. This song is pure magic, and one of the highlight of the album and also in Anathema's career.

It's like that all that Anathema tried after A Natural Disaster came together in this very song. Just perfect! Sadly The Lost Song Part 3 brings nothing really new to the other two, despite its powerful bass lines. It tries to recover the most alternative moments of A Fine Day To Exit and A Natural Disaster, but it fails. It's not bad, but it pales in comparison to the four previous tracks. But then comes Anathema!

An autobiographic song which supposed a return to the Judgment's (and maybe Alternative 4) sound bit with an orchestral filter. Very intense and with great vocals from Vincent. And what the hell happened after this moment, guys? When I first listened You're Not Alone I thought 'Ok, it's just another experimental track. No luck this time.

Let's hear the next song' And the next song is a very insipid keyboard instrumental track named Firelight. 'Ok, the title track is of course better.' And what we found with Distant Satellites is a very ugly electronic rhythm for a very repetitive, not interesting and uninspired song. I just can't believe it! The album was very good till Anathema. And what's all this mess?

But Take Shelter starts good. And I thought 'This will be a good Anathema song'. The unnecessary electronic rhythms are back for a song which end in a pretentious and bombastic way, really inappropriate. It brings some melodies from the first songs back, but that's not enough to leave the listener really pleased with this very irregular album.

Conclusion: Distant Satellites is maybe the most irregular Anathema album. It has great songs like The Lost Song (Part 1 and 2) and Ariel, and some of their worst and more shameful moments (You're Not Alone, Distant Satellites) I think it's honorable, even necessary, when a band tries to evolve their sound. But the experiment that Anathema made in some of the songs included in Distant Satellites is just dull and wrong in my opinion. It's by no means a bad album. It has even unforgettable moments, but there are other I would rather forget.

Best Tracks: The Lost Song Part 1, The Lost Song Part 2, Dusk, Ariel, Anathema. My rating:. This review was originally written for ProgArchives.com. After their very welcomed comeback two years before, Anathema released an album just as good as We're Here Because We're Here. If not even better! Steve Wilson was not involved in the mixing of the album this time, but the production is also splendid, with a bigger predominance of strings and an even more variaty of moods and ambiences. The direction in this album is a bit more melancholic of in the previous effort, especially in the second half of the album, but not so dramatic like in preterits times.

Untouchable, Pt. 1 opens the album brilliantly, with an obvious continuation in style and mood. Sites to keygen of tatkal software for irctc. I think that Weather Systems was composed through the years along with We're Here Because We're Here, because the two albums are rather similar and they share too many points in common. Great guitars, beautiful melodies and intimate lyrics. Untouchable Pt.

2 is follows the same musical theme, but in a slower and very melodic way. Lee's voice is introduced in the second verse and in the second chorus Vincent and Lee offer a marvellous duet. Just marvellous!

The Gathering of the Clouds opens in a very dramatic way, with fast guitars and ominous piano chords and overlapping vocals in the style of Savatage. This song is some kind of introduction to Lightning Song, the best Anathema's song in my opinion and a moment of pure magic. Lee's voice is just disarming in this one, and so are the touching lyrics. I chose this song for the end of my wedding.

And the guests were really surprised. Sunlight comes with the voice of Daniel Cavanagh, and his warmth help to create another great song for this album. The Storm Before the Calm is just life Get Off Get Out, the experimental moment of the album. But luckily much better this time! The cold robotic voices are perfect for the lyrics, and the second half of the song is a return to the style of A Natural Disaster. The Beginning And the End is in my opinion another highlight of this album, with its marvellous piano keyboard, strong bass and the best Vincent's singing.

Just an almost perfect song! Sadly The Lost Child is a bit boring and repetitive, despite its classicism and fine orchestral arrangement. And Daniel's singing is also not so good in this one. Internal Landscapes follow the path is like a mix between Presence and Hindsight from the previous album, but better than both and with an outstanding central section in the purest Anathema's style. Intense and strong guitars, alongside a bit of prog and charming melodies. Conclusion: Weather System was not a big surprised compared to We're Here Because We're Here. Is like a second part of this album, but a bit better in my opinion.

The 2010 released had an outstanding first half, but a weaker second one. Weather System is regular and therefore more enjoyable as a whole, making it the third better Anathema album after Alternative 4 and Judgement. Sadly the band would not be able to achieve this great level on later releases. But that's another story. Best tracks: all of the, except the weaker The Lost Child.

My rating:.1/2 This review was originally written for ProgArchives.com. We had to wait seven years for Anathema to come back.

And they returned with one of their best albums! Taking the deep and mature sound of the underrated A Natural Disaster, Anathema developed their sound a steep further with the help of the mixing of Steven Wilson, achieving not only their best sounding release to date, but also their most homogeneous in terms of songwriting and quality. Thin Air opens We're Here Because We're Here energically, with beautiful lyrics and enough progressive moments to satisfy the most demanding fans of the band.

The general ambient of this song is a less dark and melancholic the in previous albums, offering a surprising change in the band's direction, a lot more optimistic and bright. Just like the cover of the album! Summer Night Horizon brings back the best moments of A Natural Disaster with mellow melodies but intense drums and a precious duet between Vincent and Lee, confirming that this album of 2003 was an advance of what the band would later do. Dreaming Light is even better, and a tremendous proof of how Vincent Cavanagh improved his voice through the years. Maybe the lyrics are a bit corny, but that's not so important while we are hearing the marvelous guitar and keyboard solo. Everything was a single that we heard years before We're Here Because We're Here was released, and a great song despite its obvious Coldplay influences.

It's also a very good act in live performances of the band. Angels Walk Among Us is my favorite song of the album.

Another sentimental lyrics with splendid guitar melodies in the background. Presence is musically a follow up of the previous track, but it contains some kind of philosophical speech in consonance with the mood of the album. A Simple Mistake is a bit more melancholic, a bit in the vein of Judgement but without reaching the best moment of this album. A good track nevertheless, with strong guitars towards the end. Get Off Get Out is the most experimental moment of the album, and also one of its lowest moment.

Is not a bad song, just anodyne? Luckily Universal is a better. A orchestral song with beautiful singing from Vincent and a very powerful second half. This should have been the ending of the album, because Hindsight is just pleasant, but not brilliant. And also a bit too long, making a good second half of the album, but not so outstanding as the first five songs. Conclusion: despite its weak moments, We're Here Because We're Here is a very good Anathema album. Sometimes even excellent.

It introduced a brighter and more optimistic stage for the band, which would encounter an excellent follow-up on Weather Systems. It has also a very competent production and mixing (the hand of Steve Wilson is there) and even the sometimes showy lyrics can't ruin the excellent songwriting that the band achieved during its almost seven years without releasing an album.

Best Tacks: Thin Air, Summer Night Horizon, Dreaming Light, Everything, Angels Walk Among Us. My rating:. This review was originally written for ProgArchives.com. A transition album never sounded so good! Because in my opinion, A Natural Disaster is a compilation of almost all the tendencies that Anathema showed since they were born in 1990. In this album you will find some of the deep melancholy of Alternative 4 and Judgement, alternative rock elements like in A Fine Day to Exit, and some tracks which give a glimpse of what Anathema would do in the future in albums like We're Here Because We're Here.

But despite this variety of sounds and influences, A Natural Disaster is one of the best Anathema's albums in my opinion, containing a lot of the band's true classics and with very few weak moments. The album starts with Harmonium, a strong alternative rock song with electronic touches, making a great intro for Balance, a Radiohead-influenced song with a nice vocals work, really intense. Then come Closer, an Anathema's live classic, really hypnotic and unique. Like unique are Daniel Cavanagh voices in Are You There?, a wonderful song, very intimate, wich introduces the dreamy and sentimental style of future albums. Childhood Dream is a little ambiental tune with a beautiful guitar and keyboard work, while Pulled Under at 2000 Metres a Second offer the harder side of the band, on the same vain of Panic from the previous band's efforth. A Natural Disaster is one of the best Anathema's songs, with a perfect interpretation of Lee Douglas. A song that could fit in Judgement, the true Anathema's masterpiece.

And Flying does not fall behind, because it's another almost perfect tune with an outstanding chorus and vocal work from Vincent. But my personal favourite of the album is Electricity, a very soft and mellow song also sung by Daniel with an interesting british feeling on it, in the vein of other british prog acts like the later Marillion. And Violence closes the album properly.

Maybe it's a bit repetitive, but the precious ending piano make up for it. Conclusion: A Natural Disaster shows a band searching for new paths while maintaining its personality. And this quest for a new style and audiences brought a few of the best Anathema's songs and a very solid, listenable and interesting album.

Afther this, Anathema would remain silent seven long years, before returning with the also excellent We're Here Because We're Here, recovering one of the most interesting british bands of the last decades. The rest is just history! Best Tracks: Closer, Are You There?, A Natural Disaster, Flying, Electricity. My rating:.1/2 This review was originally written for ProgArchives.com. 'A Moment In Time' - Anathema (5/10) First off, might I say that the rating for this work is not based on the music itself. 'A Moment In Time' is being rated here for what it is; a piece of visual media.

The songs themselves are amazing, and have been commended as such on other reviews. As far as being a vessel for such beautiful music however, this DVD really comes up short. There are so many errors that make it a sloppy creation, that could have been avoided and corrected had extra care been given. As far as the musical arrangement goes, things are really good. As well as the band performing, there is a string quartet that plays throughout, as well as a guest appearance from a talented female vocalist. The vocal passion I generally expect from Vincent Cavanagh is a bit lacking here, but that can be forgiven. There's a nice setup here, a beautiful selection of songs, so what could go wrong?

Throughout watching 'A Moment In Time,' I find myself increasingly agitated over the camera work. The camera is fixated on the vocalist, and fails to give a visual mention to either the bass player or rhythm guitarist almost at all! Another issue is the recording of the sound. For example, during the climax of 'Empty,' the vocals drown out completely for a few seconds. For a band that's had such a high standard of musical quality, my jaw dropped at how they could ever let a DVD release come out to the general public with that sort of negligence. Despite it's flaws and failure as a professional DVD release however, being an Anathema fan; it's hard to not at least find some enjoyment in it, and there's an CD counterpart included as well!

. (early). (early) Years active 1990–present Labels, Associated acts, Website Members Jamie Cavanagh John Douglas Lee Douglas Past members Anathema are a band from. The line-up consists of singers and guitarists and, their brother Jamie Cavanagh on bass, Lee Douglas as singer and drummer/keyboardist since November 2012. The band was founded as Pagan Angel in 1990 by the three Cavanagh siblings, drummer John Douglas, and singer, as a band.

At the time White was the only singer of the band. The following year, Jamie left and was replaced. Under this line-up, Anathema released their first EP, (1992), and their first album, (1993). However, White left in 1995; Vincent decided to act as Anathema's vocalist in addition to his guitarist function in the albums (1995) and (1996), which were going into a more direction.

In 1997, John left the band, and was replaced by for the album (1998). Both Patterson and Steels left the same year, replaced by and a returning John Douglas, while former keyboardist and violinist also joined the band (Daniel Cavanagh was also acting as the band's only keyboardist, and shared this position since). The only album released with this line-up was (1999): the same year Powell switched positions with 's keyboardist who joined Anathema, and Lee Douglas, John's sister, was added to the line-up as a backing and occasional lead vocalist. The band released their sixth album in 2001, turning to an sound.

Shortly after the release, Pybus announced his departure and was replaced by the band's original bassist, Jamie Cavanagh, reuniting the three brothers in the band for the first time since 1991. There were no new members for the next ten years, with the albums (2003) and (2010) all being recorded and released by the same line-up, with the sound turning even more towards; however, Daniel Cavanagh left Anathema in 2002 to join, returning in 2003. Smith left Anathema in 2011, and Vincent and Daniel both assumed the function of keyboardist for the band's ninth album, in 2012. The same year, Cardoso, the band's live keyboardist since 2011, joined as a full-time member. The band's tenth studio album, was released on 9 June 2014 via. Their eleventh album, won 'Album of the Year' at the 2017.

Brothers (above) and (below), both of them vocalists, guitarists and composers for the band. At the beginning of 1991, the band gained a lot of attention with the release of their second demo entitled All Faith Is Lost, resulting in a four-album deal with. Their first release under the label was EP in November 1992. They took the material from that album on the road, touring with., Anathema's debut LP, attracted a lot of mainstream attention, propelling their 'Sweet Tears' music video onto the playlist. Anathema's first European tour was in 1994, and was closely followed by gigs at the Independent Rock Festival in. In May 1995, vocalist parted with the band, eventually forming.

Rather than recruiting a new vocalist, the band decided that guitarist should assume White's role. This new formation debuted by touring with in the United Kingdom, and released soon after to rave reviews. It also showed the band starting to take a direction akin to.

Mid 1990s The next member to leave the band was drummer John Douglas, who departed in the summer of 1997. He was replaced by, formerly of, who would also later play drums for. The release of came in 1996, relying more on atmospheric sounds, and starting the transition to clean vocals; the album would later consolidate this style. A European tour followed the album's release.

Was released in 1998. During this time the band underwent many line-up changes. Bassist/songwriter quit due to musical differences and was replaced by of Dreambreed, a band which Duncan had played bass for during a short period, and not long after this (who had played keyboards and violin for My Dying Bride previously) joined the band for live performances. Finally, founding drummer John Douglas returned to the drums in place of Steels. In June 1999, the album was released, marking Anathema's complete shift from the doom metal genre, focusing instead on slower and more experimental songs. This new sound has been likened to artists such as, and to a lesser extent,. Their songs continued to express a feeling of depression and, more often than not, desperation.

Anathema in concert at Istanbul in 2005. In 2000 Martin Powell switched positions with 's keyboardist, who came to be an integral member of Anathema. Shortly before the release of, announced his departure from the band and later joined. He was replaced by touring bassist George Roberts, and later by Jamie Cavanagh. In March 2002, announced his departure from the band, joining Duncan Patterson's band. However, he later rejoined Anathema in 2003 for the release of, and started their European tour.

This accelerated the changes in Anathema's tone, towards the atmospheric and progressive, as exhibited in album tracks 'Flying' and 'Violence'. Upon the closing of their label after its purchase by, Anathema found itself without a record label, despite having completed an extensive tour of the UK with popular Finnish rock band in April 2006. During their search for a new label, the band have adopted a more ' approach to music release, embracing the internet and releasing songs via their own website, for which fans may donate a monetary sum of their own choice. Despite the obvious lack of label-based tour support, the band continues to play dates across Europe, guitarist also playing the odd low-key acoustic concert. Lee Douglas, John Douglas' sister, formally joined the band as a singer after some guest appearances. On 20 March 2010, Anathema announced on their website and Facebook page the release date of their next album.

Was released on 31 May 2010 on the label. John Douglas' sister Lee Douglas joined the band in the capacity of a vocalist during the recording of this album. She had previously performed on the two previous albums as a guest vocalist.

On 6 July 2011, it was announced on the band's official page that their album of re-interpretations, would be released on 5 September 2011. The album was a follow-up to and contained new orchestral versions of songs from the past, as well as a version of 'Everwake' featuring the vocals of. On 12 September 2011, Les Smith's departure due to 'creative and musical differences' was announced on the band's website. On 16 April 2012, the band's ninth studio album, was released via.

The album entered the UK album charts at No. 50 and the German album charts at No. On 8 November 2012, announced on Anathema's official website that was joining in a full-time permanent basis, as a key element of the band.

On 2 December 2012, Anathema announced their first concert in India. Anathema has performed at as part of the Rock Show on 12 January 2013.

The band's live album, named Universal, was released as a double vinyl album on 24 June 2013. The album is a recording of a special one-off gig at the of in 2012, where the band were joined by the. The set was released on Blu-ray, DVD and CD under the name Universal, with an alternate track order, on 17 September 2013. Henderson, Alex. Retrieved 20 March 2015. Kahn-Harris, Keith (2007).

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