---
title: "Anaal Nathrakh"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/anaal-nathrakh"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1999
---

# Anaal Nathrakh

**Anaal Nathrakh** is a black metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1999 to present.

Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham by multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney and vocalist Dave Hunt. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. The band's name is Irish for "snake's breath" and was taken from Merlin's Charm of Making in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. The band recorded two demos in 1999, which were later released as an album.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaal_Nathrakh

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Anaal Nathrakh |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Irrumator](https://themetalnet.com/musician/irrumator) | Drums (drum set), Guitar, Bass guitar | 1999 to present | Current |
| [V.I.T.R.I.O.L.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/v-i-t-r-i-o-l) | Lead vocals | 1999 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [The Codex Necro](https://themetalnet.com/album/9731ef75-19fa-325b-9aa1-694c97a2a35e) | Album |
| 2003 | [When Fire Rains Down From the Sky, Mankind Will Reap as It Has Sown](https://themetalnet.com/album/77e2efc8-b783-3960-a4f6-e54d76180c49) | EP |
| 2004 | [Domine non es dignus](https://themetalnet.com/album/f6d4cdfc-f0b3-324c-a0fe-1e59697c65dc) | Album |
| 2006 | [Eschaton](https://themetalnet.com/album/cbee9614-aa14-3722-b697-fb75909d5d45) | Album |
| 2007 | [Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d291c59-3f88-30ca-bb86-e707805286f4) | Album |
| 2009 | [In the Constellation of the Black Widow](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb328720-d694-43a0-afb7-96c6b3bdd8ae) | Album |
| 2011 | [Passion](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebcc92cd-9733-4623-9cbd-cf7dcff0c36f) | Album |
| 2012 | [Vanitas](https://themetalnet.com/album/2aa3a13f-f511-4390-be93-40673abb67b4) | Album |
| 2014 | [Desideratum](https://themetalnet.com/album/88eee5e7-86dc-4557-94d7-e62b81518dff) | Album |
| 2016 | [The Whole of the Law](https://themetalnet.com/album/a064521f-0d94-42ff-b13c-3174980ab2f2) | Album |
| 2018 | [A New Kind of Horror](https://themetalnet.com/album/752ffdd6-cd6d-4d02-ab6c-a1276a797a59) | Album |
| 2020 | [Endarkenment](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e35810f-2ff1-4b97-86e6-4f03363ef478) | Album |
| 2024 | [Apocalyptic Onanism](https://themetalnet.com/album/809cb66e-5ba7-4600-a6e6-32c0822fdc38) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Immortal](https://themetalnet.com/band/immortal) (listened together)
- [Satyricon](https://themetalnet.com/band/satyricon) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Enslaved](https://themetalnet.com/band/enslaved) (listened together)
- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Bloodbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Anaalnathrakhofficial
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vrrJ5YlL3I8XUrh1ktGJV
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3270
- bandcamp: https://anaalnathrakh.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anaalnathrakh/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCzxxTohibGjA4A2Dsdf1Qog
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/72869936
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Anaal_Nathrakh/1314
- x: https://twitter.com/ANOfficial

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/anaal-nathrakh](https://themetalnet.com/band/anaal-nathrakh). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt