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ANATA were formed by Robert Petersson (drums), Fredrik Schälin (lead guitar/vocals), Mattias Svensson (guitar) and Martin Sjöstrand (bass) in Sweden, in 1993. The band was initially formed as a thrash/death crossover project, but soon ANATAs music changed into the more brutal direction, to be heard on their first demo, "Bury Forever the Garden of Lie" (1995). During the first years ANATA played quite some gigs with local bands, but also with DISSECTION, LAKE OF TEARS, BESEECH, among others.

In 1996, two original members (Mattias Svensson and Martin Sjöstrand) left ANATA. Now bass player Henrik Drake joined the band. With him the second demo "Vast Lands of My Infernal Dominion" (1997) was released.Hereafter, another guitarist (Andreas Allenmark) was added to the line up and ANATA signed to Season of Mist.

Two years after their debut "The Infernal Depths of Hatred" Season of Mist released the new album "Dreams of Death and Dismay". Today Anatas music can be described as death metal with influences from both the American and Swedish scenes. The result of this is brutal, very rapid, intense and somewhat harmonic death metal. After the recording of "Dreams of Death and Dismay" drummer Robert Petersson left ANATA. He was replaced by Conny Pettersson.

Anata

Genre(s)

Technical Death Metal

Lyrical theme(s)

Anti-Christian, Philosophical, Abstract

Origin Formed in Current label Status

Sweden (Varberg) 1993 Earache Active

Current line-up

Fredrik Schälin - Vocals, Guitar (1993- ) (Immemoreal, RotInjected)

Henrik Drake - Bass (1996- ) (RotInjected)

Conny Pettersson - Drums (2001- ) (Beseech, Eternal Lies, Trendkill (Swe), RotInjected, Justified, Revengia)

Former/past member(s)

Robert Petersson - Drums (1993-2001)

Martin Sjöstrand - Bass (1993-1996)

Mattias Svensson - Guitar (1993-1996)

Andreas Allenmark - Guitar, Backing Vocals (1997-2008) (RotInjected, Cipher System, Exhale (Swe))

Additional notes

Anata was an egyptian goddess of war and secured people from animal attacks. She was brought to Egypt from Syria by Hyksos in the beginning of 17. century B.C.

Left-to-right: Henrik Drake, Conny Pettersson, Andreas Allenmark, Fredrik Schälin.

Henrik Drake studied towards a PhD in Geology at Göteborg University and had four papers published.

Discography

Bury Forever The Garden Of Lie Demo, 1995

Vast Lands Of My Infernal Dominion Demo, 1997

The Infernal Depths Of Hatred Full-length, 1998

WAR Vol. II - Anata vs. Bethzaida Split, 1999

Dreams Of Death And Dismay Full-length, 2001

Under A Stone With No Inscription Full-length, 2004

The Conductor's Departure Full-length, 2006

Video 'Entropy Within'

Fredrik Schalin - Vocals/Guitar

Conny Pettersson - Drums

Henrik Drake - Bass/Vocals

ANATA discography:

- The Conductor's Departure - 2006 -
- Under a Stone with no Inscription - 2004 -
- Dreams of Death and Dismay - 2001 -
- WAR vol. II - ANATA vs. BETHZAIDA - 1999 -
- The Infernal Depths of Hatred - 1998 -

ANATA
Death Metal / Metal / Progressivo

ANATA - Death metal

Varberg, Halland
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