who cares what they get labelled.. it's better than still being associated with fucking goth-metal. I remember reading reviews of Eternity and Alternative 4 and there were even references to fucking Sisters of Mercy in there for fucks sake! Anathema deserve better than that. the point is, they need to break into the mainstream(not saying they should actually go mainstream or commercial) one way or another. I'm surprised that it hasn't happened so far.
what pisses me off more is the fact that people like Cradle of Filth whose music actually has no mainstream appeal whatsoever (who also were influenced by Anathema, opened for Anathema in early 90's, and even covered Sleepless) are signed to a major label and are rich now and Anathema are still stuck playin to goth tossers in mean fiddler, with an idiot always shouting shouting "Sleepless" throughout the whole gig.
also I remember seeing Inme supporting Anathema once, and then they got bigger as well thanks to being hyped up by Kerrang etc.
just how the fuck can the most stupid band in the world aka The Darkness go on the cover of Metal Hammer and Anathema's album gets 7/10 & includes a reference to "gothic-cloaked doom". god, I hate rock/metal press.. they don't know shit. even Terrorizer, which I used to respect for being open-minded, gave A Fine Day to Exit 7.5/10 and said it's too Radiohead or whatever (I actually know the reviewer, he works at my local music shop the fucker)
i guess nowadays to be popular you either need to wear catsuits and sing like a fag or you need to be black and jump around like a monkey talking gibberish.
