Anathema - Weather Systems

New Album

Tracklist:

01. Untouchable Part 1
02. Untouchable Part 2
03. The Gathering Of The Clouds
04. Lightning Song
05. Sunlight
06. The Storm Before The Calm
07. The Beginning And The End
08. The Lost Child
09. Internal Landscapes

Rating: 8.5 / 10
Release date: 16 April 2012

Genre: Atmospheric Rock

Label: Kscope Music

Line-up:

Vincent Cavanagh - vocals, guitars
Lee Douglas - vocals
Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh - guitars, vocals
John Douglas - drums
Jamie Cavanagh - bass

     Anathema released their last album, Wheater System, on April 16.The album was recorded in Liverpool, North Wales, Oslo and was produced and mastered by Christer-André Cederberg (had played with Animal Alpha, In the Woods... and Stille Opprør). 

     As one of my favorites bands, my expectations for this album were very high. Anathema is the only band that can make my brain go in his happy / melancholic place, and i love it..Damn, that sounds so cheesy, but this is what Anathema makes from me.

     Wheater Systems didn't impressed me so much at first listen, it seemed a little to much atmospheric for my taste. After another few auditions the album started to grow in me, and then stayed on repeat for a long time. The album adopted the same style as their last work, We're Here Because We're Here (2010), Atmospheric Progressive / Rock with many instrumental interludes. Lee Douglas' vocals are more frequent and the orchestra is more prominent. Anathema has changed their old sound quite a bit, but they still deliver the same feelings. 

     Daniel Cavanagh: ‘it feels like we are at a creative peak right now, and this album reflects that. Everything from the production to the writing to the performances are a step up from our last album.’ ‘This is not background music for parties. The music is written to deeply move the listener, to uplift or take the listener to the coldest depths of the soul.’

Best Tracks: Untouchable Part 1; The Storm Before The Calm; The Beginning And The End; The Lost Child

Sample:

Anathema - Untouchable Part 1

Anathema - The Beginning And The End

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