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Anathema - The Silent Enigma
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Release date: 17 August 1995
Style: Death doom metal

Rating:
8.6 | 412 votes

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22 want it
1 trades it


01. Restless Oblivion
02. Shroud Of Frost
03. ...Alone
04. Sunset Of The Age
05. Nocturnal Emission
06. Cerulean Twilight
07. The Silent Enigma
08. A Dying Wish
09. Black Orchid
10. The Silent Enigma [orchestral version] [remaster bonus]
11. Sleepless 96 [remaster bonus]

[bonus DVD: A Vision Of A Dying Embrace]
[Promos]
01. Sweet Tears
02. Mine Is Yours
03. The Silent Enigma
04. Hope

[Live (Krakow 1.3.96)]
01. Intro
02. Restless Oblivion
03. Shroud Of Frost
04. We The Gods
05. Sunset Of Age
06. Mine Is Yours
07. Sleepless
08. The Silent Enigma
09. A Dying Wish

Review
Lyrics (9)


Line-up
Vincent Cavanagh - vocals, guitars
Duncan Patterson - bass
Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh - guitars
John Douglas - drums

Session musicians:
Deryk Fullwood - spoken part on "Shroud Of False"
Rebecca Wilson - vocals on "...Alone"


Additional info
All tracks recorded at Lynx Studios, Newcastle except "...Alone" recorded at M.A. Studios, Liverpool.
Engineered by Kev Ridley. Produced by Anathema. Executive producer: Hammy.
Mixed at the Academy, Dewsbury by Mags.

All songs written by Anathema, orchestral arrangements by Daniel Cavanagh.

Front cover picture: "Lady In Milton's Comus" by J. Wright used by kind permission of The Board Of Trustees Of The National Museums And Galleries On Merseyside (Walker Art Gallery).
Horsehead Nebula picture: Royal Observatory, Edinburgh/AATB/Science Photo Library.
Photography by Simon Mooney. Band picture by Meany.

Guests:
Spoken part on "Shroud of Frost" by Derek Fullwood.
Vocals on "...Alone" by Rebecca Wilson.

The Peaceville 2003 re-release contains the following bonus tracks:
10: The Silent Enigma (Orchestral) (4:12)
11: Sleepless 96 (4:31)

The first pressing incorrectly lists track 4 as "Sunset of the Age". This has been corrected on later versions.

Staff review by
DerRozzengarten

Rating:
9.5 		After the wonderful and emotionally fortified doom/death metal debut album "Serenades", Daren White, singer of Anathema, leaves the band not the peaceful way. This is the moment when one of the two guitarists of Anathema, Vincent Cavanagh, will replace Wight on the microphone. The vocals of Vincent are, in my opinion, more intense than Wight's and they pace wonderfully with the lyrics and the music of "The Silent Enigma".

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published 17.10.2004 | Comments (8)

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Roro - 09.05.2010 at 17:03  
  I have a lot of memories whenever i listen to this album...
garmling - 10.06.2011 at 15:20  
Rating: 10 Essential Atmospheric Doom metal record!!!
NocturnalStalker - 29.04.2012 at 16:15  
Rating: 9 This is still my favourite Anathema album. The music is beautiful, but, at the same time, heavy and intense. And I really like Vincent's vocals on this record.
Fritillaria - 30.04.2012 at 01:14  
Rating: 9 This album never gets old for me, every time I listen to the album it always sounds great .
Góral - 18.07.2012 at 11:35  
Rating: 10 This album has made me another man. Perfect.
Marcel Hubregtse - 18.07.2012 at 11:42  
  Such a shame the band went so immensely downhill after this masterpiece.
!J.O.O.E.! - 18.08.2012 at 16:55  
 
Written by Góral on 18.07.2012 at 11:35

This album has made me another man. Perfect.

How many men do you have?
disarray - 18.08.2012 at 17:26  
Rating: 7
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 18.08.2012 at 16:55

How many men do you have?

Is that some sort of a silent enigma?
Góral - 09.10.2012 at 02:07  
Rating: 10
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 18.08.2012 at 16:55

How many men do you have?

I had so many of them that I can not count
ThunderAxe1989 - 20.10.2012 at 07:41  
Rating: 7 Not bad.
Dentura - 28.03.2013 at 00:19  
Rating: 10 This album is amazing, I would probably say that this is my favorite Anathema album, even though I love their other albums as well. So beautiful and enchanting, yet so crushing and desolate at the same time.
BloodTears - 28.03.2013 at 21:04  
Rating: 9 This album is a succession of hits. I feel like listening to it now.

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