 As one of the three British bands that popularized doomdeath in the early nineties, Anathema has come a long way indeed. The trio of Anathema, My Dying Bride, and Paradise Lost all played a similar style in their early careers, but have since diverged, with My Dying Bride sticking the closest to the original style, Paradise Lost wandering into more radio-accessible territory, and Anathema more or less taking the middle road. By the time of 1999's Judgment Anathema was less a doomdeath band and more a dark metal band, with mostly clean vocals but retaining some of the brooding, heavy riffing of the past. The succeeding albums have seen the band striking out into new territory, with A Natural Disaster almost completely non-metal of any kind, instead adopting a serene, ambient, introspective rock style (others have noted similarities to Radiohead and Pink Floyd). On its own merits, it's a beautiful album, though certainly those who only know the band from the Serenades days would be more than a little surprised with this new direction........... MEMBERS : Vincent Cavanagh vocals/guitars.. Daniel Cavanagh lead guitar (see also Lid)... Jamie Cavanagh bass ...Les Smith keyboards (see also Cradle Of Filth).... John Douglas drums
Former Members : Darren White vocals... Duncan Patterson bass.... Dave Pybus bass (see also Cradle Of Filth).... Shaun Steels drums (see also My Dying Bride, Solstice) ....Martin Powell keyboards/violin (see also Cradle Of Filth, My Dying Bride ...
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