Eternity
ANATHEMA

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Album · 1996

Filed under Doom Metal

Tracklist

1. Sentient (2:59)
2. Angelica (5:50)
3. The Beloved (4:44)
4. Eternity, Part I (5:35)
5. Eternity, Part II (3:11)
6. Hope (5:55)
7. Suicide Veil (5:10)
8. Radiance (5:52)
9. Far Away (5:30)
10. Eternity, Part III (4:43)
11. Cries on the Wind (5:01)
12. Ascension (3:36)
13. Far Away (acoustic) (5:22)
14. Eternity, Part III (acoustic) (5:05)

Total Time: 68:39

Line-up/Musicians

Vincent Cavanagh - Guitar/Vocals
Daniel Cavanagh - Guitar
Duncan Patterson - Bass
John Douglas - Drums

About this release

Released by Peaceville records on November 11th,1996.

Limited edition digipack includes two extra tracks:
13. Far Away (acoustic) (5:23)
14. Eternity Part III (acoustic) (5:06)
A 2003 reissue includes a live version of "Angelica".

Recorded at The Windings, Ffrwd Valley, Wales.
Produced & Engineered by Tony Platt.
Assistant Engineer - Martin Wilding.
Mastered at Battery Studios by Jan Anderson.
Keyboards by D. Cavanagh & Les Smith.
Female vocals by Michelle Richfield (Dominion).
Front cover artwork by Mez.
"Dawn" (by Farquaharson) & "Fantine" (by Hall) courtesy of Board of Trustees of
the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (Walker Art Gallery).
Optical image of stars in cloud courtesy of
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh / AATB / Science photo Library.
Band photography Porl Medlock.
All tracks published by Vile Music except
"Hope" published by Pink Floyd Music / Copyright Control.

The Roy Harper cover opens with the track Bad Speech and progresses then into
Hope; this reflects the way it was originally released on "Whatever Happened to
Jugula?" in 1985.

Thanks to Prog Geo for the updates

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Warthur
Of all the bands in the "Peaceville Three" of Anathema, My Dying Bride, and Paradise Lost - pioneers of both a death/doom hybrid sound and, later, gothic metal, Anathema are by far the group I enjoy the most. On Eternity they play an intriguing blend of doomy gothic metal with gothy indie rock which puts me in mind of The Chameleons - in particular, Vincent Cavanaugh's lead vocals put me in mind of the vocals of Mark Burgess of Chameleons fame, and both bands tend towards a similar "wall of guitars" sound. I think the reason I like Anathema more than the other two boils down to them showing real taste and discernment when it comes to the alternative rock and gothic rock influences they weave into their music; Eternity is a good case in point.
Phonebook Eater
Anathema's third studio album is the album that divides Anathema's two main periods: The deat Doom metal one, and the Alternative Rock (with Doom Metal influences) one. Said that, "Eternity" is still an immature album, with certainly some very nice moments in many parts, but the band obviously hasn't reached maturity yet; the vocals aren't really convincing, just like some moods in the songs.

Musically, the album has many Pink Floyd influences as well as still some metal winks here and there. The structure of the album isn't particularly well-built, but still respectable for a band that still had a lot to prove back then.

Some of the best moments are also the most dramatic; "Angelica"'s melancholic melodies, the first part of the title track's amazing, haunting, and very impactful atmospheres. Not to forget also the alarmed and creepy "Cries On The Wind", and the beautiful harmony of "Far Away".

An interesting effort, in conclusion, and definitely worth the listen if you like the band, since it it's a landmark album for them chronologically and musically speaking.

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