Band Line Up 2020

Anakim are a progressive death metal band from Dorset, UK. Founded in the summer of 2011, they released their debut album, ‘Monuments to Departed Worlds’ to rave reviews in April 2017 and are currently in the process of recording and finishing their second album 'The Elysian Void' coming soon in 2020. Heavy, rhythmical riffs, melodic layers and daring song structures have become the signature of Anakim’s sound. The lyrical themes are epic and diverse; ancient Mesopotamian mythologies merge with modern science fiction to sculpt a truly grandiose atmosphere.

Following the release of their debut album, Anakim went in search of a new vocalist and, in December 2018, proudly announced guttural machine Matt Small of The Drowning as their full time frontman. This development couldn’t have come at a better time, allowing Matt to take an active part in the vocal writing for the second album, making it a fully collaborative effort. Matt and the band – lead guitarist, Joe Ryan; guitarist, Carl Hunting; BTK drummer, Ewan Ross; and bassist, Ant Ridout – are raring to release this new material, which will be performed to our biggest crowd yet - Bloodstock 2020.

To open bloodstock, the greatest UK metal festival, performing on the Sophie Lancaster stage only a year after playing the New Blood Stage is an honour that we are struggling to put into words.  What we can denounce to all of you voyeurs of the death metal persuasion, is a commitment to provide the most guitar shreddingest, drums poundingest, bass thunderingest and gutturally vociferous performance to date. We are immeasurably looking forward to stepping up to the Sophie Stage, commencing the fest and generally fucking shit right up! Cheers Simon, the beers are on us!