They Die - Anathema

to the E.P. s original ten, which is far more suited to this 7" form. Both of these songs are early classics, Crestfallen in particular, but obviously the release of the longer E.P. itself renders it unnecessary to all but the most dedicated, completist A Anathema fan with a large eBay fund. Biomass Art concocted a fairly random logo for the band at this early stage and began the theme of penitent angels adorning the album covers, but otherwise it s a very rough and raw release that perfectly captures this band s tomb-like doom metal dirges. 1. They Die 2. ...

A Fine Day To Exit - Anathema

A Fine Day to Exit was A Anathema s first all-out atmospheric rock album, and is unwavering in its devotion to the new sound. These piano-led songs are long, lethargic and spaced-out, and while old-time fans of Anathema as a metal band may feel alienated, it s a great place for fans of depressive rock to take the plunge, even if it ends up dragging you in completely. The main problem with this album is a lack of energy, but listening to it in the required mood, it could be just about the best thing going. Apart from the band s earlier, better stuff, obviously. I was disappointed when first hearing/seeing Pressure on music channels upon its release, as it seemed to ...

Pressure - Anathema

Here s another oddity in the A Anathema discography, a single compiled and pressed by Music For Nations that ended up being canned due to lack of promotion, though even weirder it somehow ended up in the dooyoo database around that time (maybe that s where the promoters went wrong...) This single was supposed to collect the radio edit of Pressure with the full album version that s just over a minute longer. The edit was accompanied by a cheap music video of singer Vincent Cavanagh driving along and singing at night, which websites claim was only ever aired once on VH1 but which I know for a fact was doing the rounds on the rock music channels for at least a couple of ...