Album: Serenades by Anathema (1993)
Genre: Progressive Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Peaceville Records
Format: Album

Description: Serenades is the debut full-length album of the British rock band Anathema. It was released in February 1993 through Peaceville Records.
It is the only album to feature singer Darren White. The band's guitarist Vincent Cavanagh replaced him as lead singer in the following albums.
Serenades expands on material from The Crestfallen EP, but features more experimentation and variation throughout. It was recorded between June and September 1992 at Yorkshire-based Academy Studios, the same place where The Crestfallen had been recorded one year prior.

Artist Background: Anathema are an English band from Liverpool. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock. Anathema formed in 1990 as a doom metal band, initially going by the name Pagan Angel. In November of that year, the band recorded their first demo, entitled An Iliad of Woes. This demo caught the attention of several bands and labels from the English metal scene. At th... Part of the Liverpool, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Antimatter, Riverside, Katatonia, Blackfield

Music Scene: Part of the Liverpool, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Progressive Rock, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album, Peaceville Records

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Serenades is the debut full-length album of the British rock band Anathema. It was released in February 1993 through Peaceville Records.
It is the only album to feature singer Darren White. The band's guitarist Vincent Cavanagh replaced him as lead singer in the following albums.
Serenades expands on material from The Crestfallen EP, but features more experimentation and variation throughout. It was recorded between June and September 1992 at Yorkshire-based Academy Studios, the same place where The Crestfallen had been recorded one year prior.

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