Alternative 4, by Anathema

Alternative 4

by Anathema

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TONY ZAGORAIOS The album that changed my whole life and defined my music taste and preferences, over 20 years now. If you havent heard "Alternative 4", im preety sure you are missing the origins of a whole music genre!! Favorite track: Shroud Of False.

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1.	Shroud Of False 01:36	buy track
2.	Fragile Dreams 05:32	buy track
3.	Empty 03:00	buy track
4.	Lost Control 05:49	buy track
5.	Re-Connect 03:52	buy track
6.	Inner Silence 03:08	buy track
7.	Alternative 4 06:17	buy track
8.	Regret 07:57	buy track
9.	Feel 05:28	buy track
10.	Destiny 02:15	buy track
11.	Your Possible Pasts 04:28	buy track
12.	One Of The Few 01:51	buy track
13.	Better Off Dead 04:22	buy track
14.	Goodbye Cruel World 01:40	buy track

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THE CLASSIC FOURTH ALBUM FROM THE UK MASTERS OF EMOTIONAL PROGRESSIVE ROCK & METAL

Anathema formed in Liverpool in 1990, initially under the name of Pagan Angel & grew from a heavy doom/death metal style act into a more progressive & melodic group, blending rock elements with strong atmospherics inspired by classic acts such as Pink Floyd & Radiohead. The band signed with Peaceville Records after recording the ‘All Faith Is Lost’ demo in 1991, and are known for being part of the Peaceville doom metal trinity in the early 1990’s (alongside fellow UK bands Paradise Lost & My Dying Bride).

Released in 1998, Alternative 4, Anathema's fourth studio album, quickly became the band's best-selling and most highly regarded release to date. Containing evocative atmospheric passages and emotional Rock anthems, Alternative 4 represented a giant progression from the band's previous work and hinted at the massive changes to come.

Displaying a more mature sound than the band's earlier recordings, this is the album that gave birth to the more conceptual approach, that the band took further on such albums as a A Fine Day To Exit and A Natural Disaster. Duncan Patterson was a major writing contributor to the album & this was the last album to feature the bassist (who went on to form Antimatter & then band Alternative 4).

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released January 1, 1998

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Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label founded in Dewsbury, England in 1987 - artists over the years include Katatonia, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost, Opeth, Cradle Of Filth, My Dying Bride and Anathema

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