Bio
Brighton based ANACONDAS formed back in 2010 from the ashes of acclaimed English band Johnny Truant who had blazed their way through the noughties with their frenetic, forward-thinking take on modern metallic hardcore. During the final breaths of Truant, Stuart Hunter (guitars) initially conceived a much more stripped down, instrumental based project; dense and progressively sludge driven, balancing immense heaviness and delicate melody in equal measure. Re-united with brother and co ex truant James Hunter (bass) and with mutual friend Tim Newman on drums, the project became a fully realised band with all three now sharing vocal duties in barbarous harmony. This is ANACONDAS. Huge riffs, provoking resonant passages and driving rhythms draw influence from bands such as Cave-In, Pelican, Alice In Chains and Meshuggah yet with a distinctly British edge which to these ears reminds somewhat of a post-metal Swervedriver, which can only be a good thing. Once the power trio had solidified, ANACONDAS began recording what would become their debut album, ‘Sub Contra Blues’, in a local studio in Brighton and enlisted British producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death) to master the sessions. Upon completion the band began promoting the recordings themselves, garnering extensive press support on their own from the likes of Metal Hammer UK, Rocksound, Terrorizer and a plethora of online media. Already developing as a potent live force, ANACONDAS have been premiering their ‘Sub Contra Blues’ set live alongside Torche and Earthtone9 amongst others. The ‘Sub Contra Blues’ recordings immediately caught the attention of Prosthetic Records who signed the band in the Summer of 2013.
Links
Get a word with the band personally;
www.facebook.com/AnacondasBrightonBand
Checkout the Prosthetic catalogue;
www.prostheticrecords.com
Get in contact with Prosthetic records themselves for more information on ANACONDAS and the rest of their roster;
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/AnacondasBrightonBand
Checkout the Prosthetic catalogue;
www.prostheticrecords.com
Get in contact with Prosthetic records themselves for more information on ANACONDAS and the rest of their roster;
[email protected]
News
This may be slightly belated now but hey we have only been running since November so fuck off! Anyway in August 2013 ANACONDAS were signed a multi-album, international deal with Prosthetic Records with their debut album ‘Sub Contra Blues’ set for international release in the October of that year.
Stuart Hunter, guitarist and joint vocalist of the band commented, “We are very proud to announce that we have just signed to Prosthetic Records and that our album ‘Sub Contra Blues’ will be being released worldwide later this autumn. We're excited to be working with such a great label who have put out albums from some of our favourite bands throughout the years and thanks to all the people that have supported us and made this possible.”
The album was released in October and even hit the U.S.A.
Stuart Hunter, guitarist and joint vocalist of the band commented, “We are very proud to announce that we have just signed to Prosthetic Records and that our album ‘Sub Contra Blues’ will be being released worldwide later this autumn. We're excited to be working with such a great label who have put out albums from some of our favourite bands throughout the years and thanks to all the people that have supported us and made this possible.”
The album was released in October and even hit the U.S.A.