Anaal Nathrakh
自1999年成立以来一直都保持着两人的基本阵容Irrumator(Mick Kenney)负责所有的乐器演奏,V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (Dave Hunt)则专心于演唱。从1999年同名小样作品到2004年的《Domine Non Es Dignus》;再到2006年10月份发行的《Eschaton》,所有作品可以说张张精彩。ANAAL NATHRAKH之所以存在只为一个目的,那就是创造出世界末日最终之战的颂歌,但有所不同的是,ANAAL NATHRAKH所奏出的是恶魔之音,是赞颂邪恶、仇恨、暴力的圣曲,所赋予其音乐本身的也只是惨无人道的魔音。由于他们音乐中的现代感,也成为新一代极端金属乐迷追捧的对象。曾连续夺得英国权威金属杂志TERRORIZER的年度最佳黑暗金属乐队。 英国的伯明瀚总是不乏有开创性的乐队,从当年的BLACK SABBATH、NAPALM DEATH 到现在的ANAAL NATHRAKH。黑暗金属和现代工业金属的融合,继承了黑暗金属的精神、态度,嚣张的失真音色,弥漫如黑色狂沙的吉他音墙。鼓就好象是远处开来了一列火车,频率急快地喷吐气体,又低又密,但是颗粒清晰。时间已经到了21世纪,新的黑暗金属浪潮涌来。无疑,ANAAL NATHRAKH是走在时代前列的乐队,他们给尘封已久的黑暗金属带来了新的音色、新的概念,以及新的表达方式。 Created in 1999 with the sole purpose of providing the soundtrack to Armageddon, Anaal Nathrakh is actually a side project for Englishmen V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (aka Dave Hunt, vocalist with Benediction and Mistress) and Irrumator (aka multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney, of Aborym, Frost, Mistress, and owner of Necrodeath Studios). Taking their founding cues from Norwegian black metal leviathans such as Mayhem, Burzum, and Darkthrone, the duo recorded two demos before delivering their first full album, The Codex Necro, in 2001. Judging from the mostly positive reviews, the wait was worth it, and subsequent efforts When Fire Rains Down from the Sky, Mankind Will Reap As It has Sown (a 2003 EP) and Domine Non Es Dignus (2004) have advanced Anaal Nathrakh into ever more technical and diverse -- but always vicious and nihilistic -- black metal realms, and have yet to disappoint.