Anata's first demo, "Bury Forever the Garden of Lie", was recorded in June 1995. The recording was met with overwhelming success from the European press, and furthered the band’s visibility in the worldwide market. Yet, even with an acclaimed demo behind them and increasing interest from press and labels, guitarist Mattias Svensson and bassist Martin Sjöstrand left the band in 1996. In the same year, Anata found a new bassist in Henrik Drake. Ready for battle once again, Anata recorded their second demo, "Vast Lands of My Infernal Dominion" in 1997. The demo signaled a continued drive to venture faster into the depths of death metal, using the blueprint drawn and re-drawn by their American counterparts as a guide. By year’s end, the band found Andreas Allenmark to fill in as second guitarist.
The quality of "Vast Lands of My Infernal Dominion" landed in the hands of French label Season Of Mist, and only a year later Anata was in the studio recording their debut album. Titled "The Infernal Depths of Hatred", the album featured four songs from their second demo as well as four new tracks. Tracks like "Released When You’re Dead" and "Aim Not at the Kingdom High" ushered a move into thicker, bottom-heavy death metal while "Slain Upon His Altar" and "Dethrone the Hypocrites" maintained the band’s yearning for harmonic structure. As evidence of the album’s greatness, French magazine, Metallian, voted "The Infernal Depths of Hatred", "Album Of The Month".
The mounting praise from fans and critics alike didn’t stop Anata. Never one to rest on their laurels, Anata started writing for a second full-length. "Dreams of Death and Dismay" harnesses Anata's punishing songwriting abilities into 10 explosive songs of uncompromising, punch-you-in-the-throat aggressive death metal. Anata's fierce, all-over-the-fretboard riffing, however, never compromised the band's superb melodic sense. The seamless combination of musical elements and culmination of many years of experience shows that "Dreams of Death and Dismay" isn’t merely a death metal album with fantastic melodic purport, it’s an album that shows where the genre has been and where it’s headed. Anata is the future of intense, intricate metal.
In April 2001 drummer Robert Petersson left Anata and was replaced by Conny Pettersson, and the new line up signed to Wicked World in August 2002. Taking the best part of 2003 to record their latest album, the band eventually emerged from Studio Mega with the phenomenal "Under A Stone With No Inscription", released in January 2004. Having developed their sound into something genuinely unique, the band suddenly found themselves bracketed with the likes of Cryptopsy, Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah, so erratic and formula-free was the material on offer. Attracting praise from all quarters, the band set about embarking on their first UK tour with Decapitated, in March 2004, ending with a sold out show at London's Camden Underworld.
In July/August 2005 they entered StudioMega studios to record their most recent full-length release to date, "The Conductor's Departure" which was released in June 2006. While still mantaining the Anata's trademark death metal style uncompromised, the album featured a darker and gloomier sound. Conventional death metal rhythms and riffage alternate with atonal harmonics, resulting in an album which balances the concrete with the abstract in an intriguing manner.
On July 29th 2008, it was announced that guitarist Andreas Allenmark decided to leave Anata. A member of the band since 1997, it has been said that his passion for playing such technical music has been lost.
In his own words:
"Due to personal circumstances I have decided to leave Anata. This truly wasn't an easy decision to make and I really hope all the best for the other guys in the future.
I would like to thank all the fans for coming to the gigs and for showing great appreciation through all the years that I have been in the band, it has really meant a lot to me!!!
Best regards,
Andreas."
This did, however, not hinder the progress of the band's songwriting for the fifth full-length album with all guitar duties being taken care of by founder/guitarist/vocalist Fredrik Schälin. Their fifth full-length album, set to be called "Greed Conquers All", was recorded, mixed and mastered in 2008, but their current label Earache has refused to cover the production cost, resulting in the band not being able to release any new material until they get the economical support they ask for through a record deal.
Anata also means "You" in Japanese, but the band is named after an Egyptian Goddess of War who protected the people from Animal attacks. She was brought to Egypt from Syria by Hyksos in the beginning of 17. century B.C.
Official website: http://www.anata.se
Insurrection
Anata Lyrics
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You try to own me, possess my mind
Believing you can control my existence
Indoctrination, brainwash by lies
A nation I am
Sovereignty belongs to me
Deep inside infantry
Prepare for war
All armies unite for the battle
I'm in command
We march to the front
To recapture our land
Attack/Insurrection
Nothing may stand in our path
No prisoners shall we take
Annihilate
No enemy shall ever rise again
Nightfall
And twilight is followed by stillness of death
Count your dead
I let all grievance be branded
Into your mind
Gather hate, dominate
Enemies brought to account
If we shall meet any life
Exterminate, eradicate!
No allowances we make
We've slain your nation
Leveled with the ground
Lesson you have learned
Antagonists kneel or burn
We claim the highest throne
Our name is legion
The future is ours
My destiny is now in my control
The lyrics of Anata's song Insurrection talks about breaking free from the shackles of control and oppression. The song starts by addressing the person in power who has been there for too long and is trying to own and control everything including the mind of the people. The singer of the song is asserting their sovereignty and taking a stance against this tyranny. The chorus "Prepare for war, all armies unite for the battle, I'm in command, we march to the front to recapture our land" is about the singer readying themselves and their allies for a fight to take back what belongs to them, and no one can stand in their way.
The second half of the lyrics of Insurrection are about the aftermath of the fight, where the singer has emerged victorious, and the enemy has been eliminated. They claim the highest throne and become the ruling power, and their name is legion. The words "My destiny is now in my control" express the sense of empowerment that comes when one takes the reins of their life and destiny. The lyrics are written in a way that inspires the listeners to stand up for themselves against any oppressors and take hold of their destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
Too long on the throne, no resistance
The singer has been ruling for too long without any opposition
You try to own me, possess my mind
The listener is attempting to control the singer's thoughts and actions
Believing you can control my existence
The listener believes they have the power to determine the singer's entire life
Indoctrination, brainwash by lies
The listener is attempting to brainwash the artist with false information
A nation I am
The artist identifies themselves as a nation
Sovereignty belongs to me
The singer claims to have complete authority over themselves
Deep inside infantry
The singer has a group of loyal followers ready to fight for them
Gather for attack
The artist's army is preparing to engage in battle
Prepare for war
The artist is getting ready to fight a war
All armies unite for the battle
Several different armies are joining forces to fight together
I'm in command
The singer is leading the army into battle
We march to the front
The army is moving towards the front lines of the battle
To recapture our land
The army is fighting to regain control of their homeland
Attack/Insurrection
The army is launching an attack or insurrection to overthrow their oppressors
Nothing may stand in our path
The army is determined to overcome any obstacle standing in their way
No prisoners shall we take
The army will not take any prisoners during the battle
Annihilate
The army intends to completely destroy their opponents
No enemy shall ever rise again
The army wants to ensure that their enemies never have the ability to fight back
Nightfall
The sun has set
And twilight is followed by stillness of death
After sunset, there is a deadly calm in the air
Count your dead
The army is tallying up the number of their fallen soldiers
I let all grievance be branded
The artist is making sure all wrongs against them are remembered
Into your mind
The singer wants their opponents to remember what they have done
Gather hate, dominate
The artist is encouraging their followers to hate their enemies and gain power over them
Enemies brought to account
The singer is making sure their enemies are punished
If we shall meet any life
If the army comes across any living beings
Exterminate, eradicate!
The army intends to completely destroy anyone they come across
No allowances we make
The army will not make any exceptions or concessions
We've slain your nation
The army has successfully defeated and killed the enemy's nation
Leveled with the ground
The enemy's cities and towns have been destroyed
Lesson you have learned
The enemy has been taught a lesson
Antagonists kneel or burn
The enemy either surrenders or is killed in battle
We claim the highest throne
The artist and their followers are now in charge
Our name is legion
The artist and their followers are now a powerful group
The future is ours
The singer's group now controls the future
My destiny is now in my control
The artist now feels in control of their own life and destiny
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This is one of the most evil drummers ever. It's just insane the fills and beats he puts together to compliment the music. Top 10 drummer all time.