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2 unusual facts about anathema


Daniel Cavanagh

Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh (born 6 October 1972) is an English guitarist and singer who formed the British band Anathema in 1990 with his brother Vincent Cavanagh.

Cavanagh has been involved in other projects including Leafblade, an acoustic & Celtic rock band, (guitars and vocals), and Antimatter, the former band of ex-Anathema member Duncan Patterson.


Amorous Anathema

Amorous Anathema (1997) is the first full length album by Embraced.

Beirut Rock Festival

The first Beirut Rock Festival took place in Forum de Beirut (Karantina) on the 11,13,14 of November 2009 with international bands such as Anathema, To/Die/For, Peter Murphy, Agua de Annique, Yann Tiersen and local bands such as Eileen Khatchadourian, Tristmoon and Weeping Willow.

Creation's Tears

British author, radio DJ and journalist Malcolm Dome has classified the band as "Brit Goth", akin to a fusion of Lacuna Coil and Anathema.

Letters to a German Princess

The Marquis de Condorcet's translation, made during the Age of Enlightenment, was notable for its omission of Euler’s theological references which Condorcet found as "anathema" to teaching science and rationalism.

Mark Kelson

During 2011, Mark worked with Duncan Patterson (ex-Anathema, ex-Antimatter) to create a debut album called 'The Brink' for Duncan's new band.

Pope Agapetus I

His first official act was to burn, in the presence of the assembled clergy, the anathema which Boniface II had pronounced against the latter's deceased rival Dioscurus on a false charge of simony and had ordered to be preserved in the Roman archives.

Sorrowful Angels

Until 2002, they manage to land some more high-profile gigs, most notably the Chania Rock Festival in Crete where they shared the stage with Anathema, U.D.O., Crossover and Deviser.

The Silent Enigma

The album was originally titled Rise Pantheon Dreams, a title later used by White for his post-Anathema project The Blood Divine.

Tritheism

The term has been sporadically used to spearhead heresy accusations, especially when employed against Christian sects promoting allegedly anathema conceptions of the Trinity.

Vincent Cavanagh

Vincent took over as Anathema's vocalist following the departure of Darren "Daz" White from the group after the Pentecost III EP.

Welcome to Carcass Cuntry

The instrumentation is performed by notable heavy metal musicians, including Faith No More’s Billy Gould, H.I.M.‘s Ville Valo, Anathema’s Danny Cavanagh and Carcass members Bill Steer and Ken Owen.


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