Anathema - All Faith is Lost (Demo) (192)

Line Up :

Darren White - Lead vocals
Jamie Cavanagh - Bass & vocals
John Douglas - Drums
Danny Cavanagh - Lead guitars
Vincent Cavanagh - Rhythm guitar

Recorded from the 17th to the 20th of May 1991 at M.A. Studios, Liverpool.
Artwork by Ian Stead for Bio-Mass Art.

To the memory of Graham Emanuel

Review :

Anathema has been labeled many things over the years. From their humble Thrash/Death demos to their more famous Doomdeath offerings to their current bid for the position of Pink Floyd. Anathema has always been changing their sound and their first recordings should have been an early indicator.

In the Demo ‘All Faith is Lost’ we hear up-tempo Thrash/Death Metal that will surprise one who has only heard Anathemas’ “proper recordings”.

The production is a little thin, though a million times better than any of the early Paradise Lost demos. The guitars are heavy and the drums are fast. The vocals are straight forward Death Metal (perhaps the only constant from their pre-signed days) as well as a faster version of “They Die” that was later seen on the ‘Crestfallen’ EP.

The lyrics are poetic and delivered passionately (what would you expect from two of the most prolific song writers who were honing their craft.) Again the production is the only let down here as the over recording is very good.

Over all there isn’t much to say about this aside from the fact it’s simply a cool piece of Heavy Metal history and should be sought after by Anathema fans as well as Death/Thrash Metal-heads.

1.	Crestfallen	07:36	[view lyrics]
2.	At One With the Earth	05:30	[view lyrics]
3.	All Faith is Lost	06:46	[view lyrics]
4.	They Die	05:57	[view lyrics]
Total playing time		25:49

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