Guitarist Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh has posted the following update on the official Anathema website:

Porcupine Tree have kindly asked Anathema to support them on their full European tour in the autumn... This tour is still in the planning stage and will cover alot of territories.

Anathema have decided that - rather than rushing into the studio to finish the album in time for the tour, (and not being able to work with the producer we would like) - it will actually benefit the band and the new album to play the new songs live before recording them.

So you can expect to hear songs like 'Angels Walk Among Us', 'Paradigm Shift', 'Hindsight', 'Get Off, Get Out' 'Lightning Song', 'One Day', 'Summernight Horizon', 'Further', 'A Simple Mistake' and others on the tour with PT...

Our new american manager is helping to put everything in place for us to record and release this ambitious music. He is negotiating deals in the USA and advising us on our best way to go. The response from record companies has been very positive. We intend to record approximately 85 minutes of music for this album and at least 14 songs. The idea AT THE MOMENT is to release a double album called simply..

'Paradigm Shift'

Again this is not confirmed, PLANS CAN CHANGE.

A double album WILL NOT mean it will be a huge, overbearing, very long album... It may only be two groups of seven songs, split over two CD's in order to be easily digested by the listener. It definately will not be a self indulgent album and it's not a 'concept album'. Themes of life, healing and unity will run through some of the songs...

The recent shows we have played this year have been great. We had some great nights, some great audiences and great laughs. Thanks for everyone who helped make it happen. Special thanks must go out to Derek and Alx at the agency, Mick Reed, Milly Evans, Raymond, Ian, Loz, Ozzy and Hans for making it all work. We have loved playing. We look forward very much to introducing this intense, passionate new music to the public on tour with porcupine tree. We then look forward to recording what i personally think will be a wonderful record after the tour. It is the first album we have made that will be truly complete. It will change lives. Hopefully beginning with ours.

Wishing you all the best.

Danny.

PS: A full tour of TURKEY has been confirmed for october. Dates will be online very soon..

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Guitarist Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh has posted the following update on the official Anathema website, in the diary section:

Sunlight fails but only for a while...
The album is coming along very nicely.

We are well aware that for one reason or another, it has taken a long time for Anathema to get to this place, but now we are ready. The album tracklist is decided. The rehearsals are going very well.
Everything, quite literally, is falling into place.
What i love about this record is the character it seems to have. The songs belong together. There is purpose and focus. And it shines. Brightly.
The message is one of hope. of the absolute certainty that there is a better way. There is always a better way. There is always a solution, a purpose. It only remains for us to be open to it. To bring ourselves back into harmony with a larger system.
That harmony begins by bringing ourselves back into balance within ourselves. All the ancient sages and wise people have said it. Change starts with the individual.
Some of these songs are a little more melancholy, and some of them are euphoric. They all have one thing in common in that they are all very much from the heart, and they are dripping with emotion. This is the greatest record we have ever made. I know it in my heart. All we need do now is find the right engineer/producer and the right studio? And to remain focussed.
To this end, we have decided to hire a house in the country for the first month of next year to 'live' this record before we record. We will play everyday and we will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of brilliance. Of a new way to express these feelings.
I put my faith that the greater mind can bring everything into place for us to make this record. A record that will certainly affect some people. I do not wish to sound pretentious but i know it will change lives. This is what music does. It moves people in a way no other form of art does.
Because our inspiration is of a pure source, and because our intentions are genuinely to reach people and open them up to new ways of feeling and thinking, i have every faith that whatever we need to make this happen will come to us.
The final tracklist is this.

Anathema - Everything

01. Thin Air (Ann Further)
02. Bricks (working title)
03. Lightning Song
04. Sunlight
05. Get Off. Get Out. (working title)
06. Angels Walk Among Us
07. Everything
08. A Simple Mistake
09. Voodoo (working title)
10. No One Is Free (working title)
11. Paradigm Shift

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There have been big changes to the South American dates this October. Confirmed dates are as follows:

06 Oct - Brasilia, Ginásio Da Aruc, Brasil
07 Oct - Sao Paulo, Led Sley, Brasil
10 Oct - Santiago, Teatro Caupolican, Chile
11 Oct - Buenos Aires, ND Ateneo, Argentina
12 Oct - Buenos Aires, ND Ateneo, Argentina
14 Oct - Mexico City, Circo Volador, Mexico

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Anathema show August 25 concert at Amman Al Ahleyeh Areana in Jordan has been officially concelled. The band has posted the following message on their homepage:

"Anathema are very sad to announce the cancellation of the concert in Jordan on 25th august. The band and promoter have received notification from the Jordanian security services (Mukhabarat) that there has been a security alert and they are not prepared to let the show go ahead on grounds of public safety". The band writes in the statement. "These circumstances are completely beyond the bands control and we have no option other than to cancel the show."

"We would like to express our own deep personal disappointment at this situation and to pass on our heartfelt thanks to all the people in the region who have shown us such fantastic support. If there was any possible way that this show could have gone ahead then rest assured we would now be on our way. We shall try to re-schedule the show for sometime in the future when the safety for all at the event can be guaranteed.

Peace."

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Doomists Anathema have posted a second new song on their official website. The first song was called "Everything" and this new one is called "A Simple Mistake." The band have said that :A Simple Mistake" is still a work in progress, but they've posted it online to give fans an idea of their new material. They've also said that they've progressed and this song is again different. As well as that, Anathema will be playing their new songs at their upcoming concerts.

You can download the two songs in the "Multimedia" section of Anathema's official website.

Here is a comment by the band: "This song is still a work in progress, but we feel it is right to release this version online, to give you an idea of some of the musical 'colours' we are painting in these days. It is not the way of anathema to go on repeating past successes. It is our intention to take the road less travelled and to push the boundaries of what we are doing with each new chapter in our career. We feel it is our duty to reach out for new ideas and new ways to express those ideas."

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The band has announced the dates for the South American Tour in October in their official website:

"We can now finally confirm the tour dates for Mexico and South America! They are as follows:
OCTOBER
6th Circo Volador, Mexico City, MEXICO
10th Caupolican, Santiago de Chile, CHILE
11th ND Ateneo, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
13th Direct TV, Sau Paulo, BRAZIL
14th Opera 1, Curitiba, BRAZIL
15th Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, VENEZUELA

ARGENTINA TICKETS http://www.ticketek.com.ar
CHILE TICKETS http://www.ticketmaster.cl

Ticket links for the other shows will follow as fast as possible
We are working on more shows right now and will let you know right away if we can confirm any more."

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Anathema have announced their first-ever appearance in Jordan. The concert will take place on August 25 at the Al-Ahlyyiah Amman University Arena in Amman.

In other news, Anathema have added a third date to their upcoming Russian tour, which is scheduled to take place in September. The details are as follows:

Sep. 22 - Tochka Club - Moscow, RUS
Sep. 23 - Port Club - St. Petersburg, RUS
Sep. 24 - Youth Hall - Ekaterinburg, RUS

As previously reported, Anathema will be embarking on a full South American/Mexican tour in October. The trek will include stops in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico. A UK tour will take place in early September.

Metal Mind Productions released a new Anathema DVD, entitled "A Moment in Time", on June 19. The main part of DVD was recorded in Poland at the famous Metal Mania Festival 2006 (the biggest hard rock/metal festival in Eastern Europe). The set list included their best songs plus a cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". The guest performance was done by a string quartet. Bonus material includes live video footage, video clips, and a documentary. The DVD will be available also in a limited edition with bonus audio CD.

Anathema are currently unsigned as a result of having been dropped by BMG/Zomba after their previous label, Music For Nations, was folded into parent company Zomba Records Group (the world's largest independent music group).

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English Metallers Anathema have announced their plan to tour Britain and Russia. Their Russian tour will be their first ever to the large country. They plan to tour there in September this year. Here are the first confirmed dates:

Fri 22 - Tochka Club, Moscow
Sat 23 - Port Club, St Petersburg

Their UK tour last month with HIM went so well that they've decided to tour again. They will be playing longer sets, and will be playing about 20-30 new tracks. They will also be joined by some as yet unannounced guests. Here are the UK dates, also set for September:

Tue 12th - Cathouse, Glasgow
Wed 13th - Academy 3, Manchester
Thu 14th - Scala, London

Anathema also plan to do a full South America tour in October. They will be playing in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico. Dates for that particular tour are yet to be announced.

Also, tickets for the UK tour are available for purchase on Anathema's official website.

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Anathema has announced a South American Tour in October in their official website:

"Anathema are proud to announce a full south american tour in october. The countries we will play in are CHILE, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA AND MEXICO. The dates will be put up here on this site later on. We hope it will be a great tour. We are looking forward to it!"

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News for immediate release!!!

Metal Mind Productions is very proud to announce that on 29th of May 2006 the label will release a new Anathema DVD - "A Moment in Time".

The main part of DVD was recorded in Poland at the famous Metal Mania Festival 2006 (the biggest hard rock/metal festival in Eastern Europe). The set list included their best songs plus a cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". The guest performance was done by a string quartet. Bonus material - live video footage, video clips, documentary. DVD will be available also in a limited edition with bonus audio
CD.

The artwork to "A Moment In Time" DVD was done by Travis Smith famous for his artworks for Anathema, Skinlab, Nevermore, Devin Townsend, Riverside and others.

Anathema has a cult status on the world's rock music scene. Coming out of underground metal scene they easily transformed in to the best alternative rock outfit. Every day brings them new followers around the world. Friday, 29th April is their last day of very succesful UK & Ireland tour supporting HIM. The best is yet to come for Anathema.

ANATHEMA - A MOMENT IN TIME

DVD Cat. Nr: MMP DVD 0075
DVD+CD limited digipack edition Cat. Nr: MMP DVD 0076

Label: Metal Mind Records

Distribution: Metal Mind Productions

Format: DVD-5, NTSC, Region 0

Genre: Alternative rock

DVD total running time: approx. 100 minutes
DVD+CD total running time: approx. 180 minutes

TRACK LIST:

Metalmania 2006 - Live:

01. Shroud of False
02. Fragile Dreams
03. Balance
04. Closer
05. Lost Control
06. Empty
07. Natural Disaster
08. Inner Silence
09. One Last Goodbye
10. Judgement
11. Panic
12. Flying
13. Angelica
14. Comfortably Numb

+ bonus features (tbc soon)

LINE-UP

Vincent - vocals, guitar, vocoder
Danny - guitar, vocals, keyboards
Jamie - bass
Les - keyboards
John - drums

WEBSITE

http://www.anathema.ws

More information to follow soon!!!

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Anathema have posted the following message on their official website :

"Here we present a brand new Anathema song called 'Everything'.

It has been recorded and mixed by the band, independent of any record company. We decided to give this song directly to the public as soon as it was finished, as a thank you to all those people who have kept faith with anathema and what we are doing.

Anathema presently has no record deal. For this reason we have included a Donate Option, where you can help the band by donating a small amount to the process of recording this new record.
In return, we will present more songs for you to download over the coming weeks and months. These versions will be exclusive and not available anywhere else.

Here is an opportunity for people to support a band directly, instead of filling the pockets of anonymous businessmen.

The sentiment of this song is one of hope. Of truth. We are very proud of it. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it."

Download the song here.

Source : http://www.anathema.ws

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From official website www.anathema.ws

'Were You There' DVD finally to be released on the 15th of November!!!

We are pleased to announce that our DVD will be finally coming out! The date is set for the 15th of November! Sorry about the wait... it was out of our control. We finished it ages ago but now it's finally coming out.

The DVD will contain a full live show recorded on the recent 'A Natural Disaster' tour. An acoustic concert performed with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus extra features. The artwork and menu designs have again been designed by the very able Mr. Travis Smith.

The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Intro: Childhood Dreams
2. Balance
3. Closer
4. Pressure
5. Release
6. Forgoten Hopes
7. Destiny Is Dead
8. Are You There?
9. One Last Goodbye
10. Pulled Under At 2000 Metres A Second
11. Parisienne Moonlight
12. A Natural Disaster
13. Judgement
14. Panic
15. Temporary Peace
16. Flying
17. One Last Goodbye (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
18. Temporary Peace (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
19. Flying (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
20. Pressure (Promo Video Clip)
21. Release (Live In London, Nov 2002)
22. A Natural Disaster (Live In Hamburg)

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According to a statement from the official homepage of the band:
"The release date for the DVD 'Were You There' has unfortunately been put back just a few weeks. This is due to unforseen circumstances which we will explain as soon as the details can be finalised. We will have an official release date for you as soon as we can.
The DVD will contain a full live show recorded on the recent
'A Natural Disaster' tour. An acoustic concert performed with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus videos, live clips and other extra features".

Source:	anathema.ws
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The U.K.'s ANATHEMA will play a special acoustic gig with a string quartet on Friday, February 27 at The Picket music club in Liverpool. The group will be playing a few selected songs on acoustic guitars and pianos with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, according to a post on the band's web site. The evening is part of the "Save Our Culture" campaign for Liverpool's Quiggin's alternative shopping center.

In other news, ANATHEMA have confirmed three shows in Greece in April.

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