Anorexia Nervosa (band)

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Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band from Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

1 Biography
2 Discography
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Biography

Anorexia Nervosa was born in the middle of the 90's on the ashes of a death metal band called Necromancia. The original lineup was the following: Stefan Bayle (guitar), Marc Zabé (guitar), Pier Couquet (bass), Nilcas Vant (drums) and Stéphane Gerbaud (vocals). They began by playing indus music mixed with their metal roots. They soon produced a demo called Nihil Negativum in October of 1995 and two years later their first album Exile. In 1998 the group changed its lineup to welcome RMS Hreidmarr (vocals) and Neb Xort (keyboard). The change reflected in their music: they developed a very violent and frantic style. They released an EP called Sodomizing the Archedangel and soon after their second album Drudenhaus. The subsequent tour, particularly some dates with Cradle of Filth gave them access to a larger audience. The lyrics are decadent, odd and consist of different languages (French, German, English, Latin). Their third album New+Obscurantis+Order (2001) was a bit different due to faster tempos, less hysterical but more violent. In 2004 they released their fourth album, Redemption Process, which was more epic with lyrics about finding redemption but still melancholic. On December 20, 2005, MR Hreidmarr quit Anorexia Nervosa.