Anathematize

Anathematize was a young Thrash Metal band hailing from Bristol, England. The band formed in 2006 in the ashes of lead guitarist Ade Porwal's previous project Bit the Bullet. The original line-up consisted of Ade Porwal (Lead Guitar), Jak Noble (Rhythm Guitar), Sam 'Woody' Woodgate (Bass) and Ollie Coghill (Drums). The band called themselves Cerulean Sky. During 2006, the band practiced heavily and tried out vocalists. They inducted Andy Coutts into the band in early 2007 and began considering playing shows. After a disgreement with the band however, Coutts left and the band decided that Noble should assume the role of Vocalist, as well as Rhythm Guitar. Shortly after this the band changed their name to Anathematize. The band's first live performance came on July 5th 2007 at their school's Summer Chamber Concert. The performance left many old women stunned. From 2007 to the summer of 2008, the band played various shows across Bristol and Bath including various shows at Bristol's famous Croft and a Battle of the Bands in Bath. It was at this show, when the band suffered a bad performance and meagre crowd reception, that the members began to part. In August 2008, Coghill left the band. However, due to the fact that he had created a 'name' for the band (by advertising them heavily), he was allowed to keep the band name. Coghill then inducted local shredder Dan Anderson into the band and asked Noble to rejoin the group to lend his vocal talents. After a few months of downtime, Coghill began working with a new band named Floodsearch and Noble rejoined Porwal and Woodgate to create a new band titled Jenkins Theory.