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Liverpool, Merseyside, England (1990 – present)

There is more than one artist with the name Anathema.

1) Anathema is a band from Liverpool, Merseyside, England primarily known as one of the pioneering and leading acts, incorporating growling, poetic lyrics and complex arrangements into the traditional doom riffage. Later in their career, beginning with “Eternity”, they moved away from this sound into more melodic, .

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 with the release of their second demo entitled “All Faith Is Lost”, resulting in a four-album deal with Peaceville Records. Their first release under the label was “The Crestfallen EP” in November 1992. They took the material from that album on the road, touring with Cannibal Corpse.

Serenades, Anathema’s debut LP, attracted a lot of mainstream attention, propelling their “Sweet Tears” music video onto the MTV playlist.

Anathema’s first European tour was in 1994, and was closely followed by gigs at the Independent Rock Festival in Brazil.
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  • datCometchen

    Anathema is Anathema and not 'old-doomy anathema' and 'new one'... get your pigeonholing fixed.

    1 hour ago

  • zhmur

    silence is raging!

    1 hour ago

  • krzesay

    does anyone here worship old-doomy anathema? cause i got the feeling its already forgotten, everyone talking about new albums only, duh.

    2 hours ago

  • franciska_af

    Yeah, we get it, you like the new album, stop ruining it for us and let us wait for it in peace. Goodness.[2] Happy now? :)

    7 hours ago

  • DragonBottles

    Yeah, we get it, you like the new album, stop ruining it for us and let us wait for it in peace. Goodness.

    7 hours ago

  • SynthetikBreed

    My interpretation: Untouchable Part 1: And I feel you like I knew you before And I guess that you can't hear me through this song And my love will never die And my feelings will always shine And my love will never die And my feelings will always shine And i know that you just wanted me to lean on And I guess that now I'll just be moving on I'd never betray your trust I'd never betray your faith I'll never forsake your heart I'll never forget your face There's a feeling that I can't describe There's a reason that I can not hide I've never seen the light that's so bright the light that's shines in your eyes I can't see, there's a light, it's what you mean to me When I dream, I dream of you, then I wake, tell me what can I do? I had to let you go, to the setting sun I had to let you go, find a way back home I had to let you go, to the setting sun I had to let you go, find a way back home

    10 hours ago

  • SynthetikBreed

    In the harmonies of The Gathering of the Clouds you can hear him chanting "And we're here cause we're here." So amazing that they mention their previous album!

    10 hours ago

  • McFearless835

    @Tim_19 really? could've sworn it was much earlier than that. oh well, guess i'm wrong.

    10 hours ago

  • franciska_af

    Great ones :) I liked this one, there's the full band now :) http://www.lastfm.es/music/Anathema/+images/74793614

    yesterday evening

  • Dairine_N

    promo pics by Rod Maurice - Le Hiboo from Paris. http://www.kscopemusic.com/anathema/promo

    yesterday evening

  • franciska_af

    Nice pics, where you got them? :)

    yesterday evening

  • the_crestfallen

    http://www.last.fm/music/Anathema/+images/74790558

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  • the_crestfallen

    http://www.last.fm/music/Anathema/+images/74790458

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  • the_crestfallen

    http://www.last.fm/music/Anathema/+images/74790342

    yesterday evening

  • SynthetikBreed

    Untouchable part 1 is one of their greatest songs ever and definitely the best track on the new album!

    yesterday evening

  • franciska_af

    One never can be patient with Anathema releasing a new promising album so soon <3 :P

    yesterday evening

  • alesorius

    guys, be patient. ;p

    yesterday evening

  • ShortSonata

    The Beginning and the End is very promising.

    yesterday afternoon

  • aeglenchild

    im ecstatic over new album news:)

    yesterday afternoon

  • Vorathiel

    Cause SILENCE IS RAGING! [8] ;p

    yesterday afternoon
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UK TOUR STARTS TONIGHT!

8 Feb 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/weareanathema

ANATHEMA kick off their UK tour TONIGHT playing 'an evening with' at Durham Live Lounge! Purchase your tickets in advance HERE. For the full list of shows visit our tour …

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