Anaal Nathrakh Explained

Anaal Nathrakh
Origin:Birmingham, England
Years Active:1999–present
Label:FETO, Season of Mist, Mordgrimm, Candlelight, Metal Blade, Earache
Associated Acts:Mistress, Fukpig, Make Them Die Slowly
Current Members:Mick Kenney
Dave Hunt
Past Members:Leicia

Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham by multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney and vocalist Dave Hunt. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. The band's name is Irish for snake's breath (anál nathrach) and was taken from Merlin's Charm of Making in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. The band recorded two demos in 1999, which were later released as an album.

The band has released eleven studio albums, one EP, and one compilation album. The band has been praised for mixing elements of grindcore, black metal, death metal, industrial, and other genres.

History

The band took their founding cues from Norwegian black metal bands such as Mayhem, Burzum, and Darkthrone. The duo recorded two demos before delivering their first full album, The Codex Necro, in 2001,[1] that, according to The A.V. Club, "set a standard of blackened death that still hasn’t been equaled".[2] In 2004, Anaal Nathrakh released their second full-length album, Domine Non Es Dignus, on the French label Season of Mist.[3] In 2006, the group's third album, Eschaton (commonly referred to as the "end of the world" or "end times"),[4] was released.[5] The album featured guest appearances by Shane Embury of Napalm Death[5] and Attila Csihar of Mayhem.[6] The album Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here was released through the band's new record label, FETO Records, in October 2007.[7] The album features guest appearances from Joe Horvath of Circle of Dead Children.[8]

In 2009, Anaal Nathrakh announced that they signed to record label Candlelight Records for their release of In the Constellation of the Black Widow.[9] Commenting on the signing, V.I.T.R.I.O.L. stated, "Candlelight have shown a strong belief in Anaal Nathrakh and looking at some of the acts on their roster both past and present it seems they are capable of backing up their good intentions. With their help we hope we can finally get the planet cracked in half", and "Constellation will be faster, more insidious, more ominous, more musically dexterous and wilder than ever before. The album will feature a curve ball guest appearance from Zeitgeist Memento of Mexican extremists Repvblika."[10]

Anaal Nathrakh released their sixth full-length album, Passion, in 2011,[11] and their seventh, Vanitas, in 2012. The band finished recording for their eighth full-length album, Desideratum, in February 2014, and released the album on 28 October 2014.[12] Desideratum was the band's first album release since signing to Metal Blade Records in June of the same year.[13]

The band's ninth album, The Whole of the Law, was released on 28 October 2016.[14] On 20 May 2018, it was revealed that they were going to release their tenth studio album, titled A New Kind of Horror. The album was released on 28 September 2018.[15]

In early 2020, the band recorded their eleventh album, Endarkenment.[16] The album was released on 2 October 2020.[17] [18] Metal Hammer named it as the 31st best metal album of 2020.[19]

Musical style

Critics have said that the band fuses elements of symphonic black metal,[20] black metal, death metal, grindcore, and industrial.[21] They are mostly described as extreme metal, industrial death metal,[22] [23] industrial black metal,[5] [23] black metal, grindcore,[24] [25] and blackened death metal.[26] [27]

Band members

Current members

Additional live members

Past members

Past live members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Demos

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh - Biography & History - AllMusic. AllMusic. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819010905/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/anaal-nathrakh-mn0000750857/biography. 19 August 2018. live.
  2. Web site: The decade's best metal. Leonard. Pierce. 18 November 2009 . 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051246/https://music.avclub.com/the-decade-s-best-metal-1798220832. 19 August 2018. live.
  3. Web site: Domine Non Es Dignus - Anaal Nathrakh - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011210/https://www.allmusic.com/album/domine-non-es-dignus-mw0000262073. 19 August 2018. live.
  4. News: BBC - Religions - Christianity: End Times . . 2011-07-19 . 2017-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216195359/http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/endtimes_1.shtml . 16 February 2018 . live.
  5. Web site: Eschaton - Anaal Nathrakh - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011217/https://www.allmusic.com/album/eschaton-mw0000736714. 19 August 2018. live.
  6. Web site: ANAAL NATHRAKH Hard at Work on New Material. 18 June 2007. 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182323/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anaal-nathrakh-hard-at-work-on-new-material/. 19 August 2018. live.
  7. Web site: ANAAL NATHRAKH: New Song Posted Online. 14 September 2007. 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182327/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anaal-nathrakh-new-song-posted-online/. 19 August 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Freeman . Phil . Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here . Allmusic . 19 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011214/https://www.allmusic.com/album/hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-here-mw0000582701 . 19 August 2018 . live.
  9. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh in the Constellation of the Black Widow Review - Review of in the Constellation of the Black Widow by Anaal Nathrakh. 14 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314035130/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/a/fr/anaalnathrakh-intheconstellationoftheblackwidow.htm. 14 March 2012.
  10. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115097 "Anaal Nathrakh Signs With Candlelight Records"
  11. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154418 "Anaal Nathrakh: New Song Available For Streaming"
  12. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh - Desideratum (staff review) - Metal Storm. Metal Storm. 24 October 2014. 1 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708152848/http://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=12949. 8 July 2017. live.
  13. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh Signs To Metal Blade Records. 24 June 2014. 24 June 2014. Blabbermouth.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702055741/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anaal-nathrakh-signs-to-metal-blade-records/. 2 July 2014. live.
  14. Web site: ANAAL NATHRAKH To Release 'The Whole of the Law' Album in October. 18 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh's New Track Takes the Band "Forward!" - MetalSucks. 18 July 2018. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014459/http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/07/18/anaal-nathrakhs-new-track-takes-the-band-forward/. 21 July 2018. live.
  16. Web site: Mick Kenney's official homepage - discography. 9 June 2020. 9 June 2020. 15 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210815170253/https://www.mickkenney.com/discography. dead.
  17. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh. Metal Blade Records. 16 August 2020.
  18. Web site: NEWS: Anaal Nathrakh detail eleventh album, 'Endarkenment'! . Morgan . Tom . 2020-08-08 . DEAD PRESS! . 2020-08-16 . en-UK . 8 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208004333/https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-anaal-nathrakh-detail-eleventh-album-endarkenment/ . dead .
  19. Web site: The 50 best metal albums of 2020 . . . March 12, 2021 . January 8, 2020.
  20. Web site: ANAAL NATHRAKH To Release A New Kind of Horror Album in September; "Forward!" Single Streaming. bravewords.com. 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005730/http://bravewords.com/news/anaal-nathrakh-to-release-a-new-kind-of-horror-album-in-september-forward-single-streaming. 20 August 2018. live.
  21. Web site: The Codex Necro - Anaal Nathrakh - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051142/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-codex-necro-mw0000408739. 19 August 2018. live.
  22. Web site: ANAAL NATHRAKH Announces New Album A New Kind of Horror. 21 May 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630025040/http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/anaal-nathrakh-announces-new-album-a-new-kind-of-horror. 30 June 2018. live.
  23. Web site: Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here - Anaal Nathrakh - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011214/https://www.allmusic.com/album/hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-here-mw0000582701. 19 August 2018. live.
  24. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh Debut Militant 'Forward!' Single, Detail New Album. Loudwire. 18 July 2018 . 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817125257/http://loudwire.com/anaal-nathrakh-forward-single-new-album/. 17 August 2018. live.
  25. Web site: Anaal Nathrakh: Vanitas Album Review - Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. 19 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180819214223/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17319-vanitas/. 19 August 2018. live.
  26. Book: Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. William. Phillips. Brian. Cogan. 20 March 2009. ABC-CLIO. 9780313348013. Google Books.
  27. Web site: CD Review: Anaal Nathrakh - Passion. 9 June 2011. 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220553/http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/cd-review-anaal-nathrakh-passion. 3 March 2016. live.

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