''Vanitas'' is the seventh full-length studio album by British

extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...

band

Anaal Nathrakh 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'' ( anál ...

. It was released on 23 October 2012 on

Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is a British record label based in England and founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal ...

. The album was released in North America on 6 November 2012.

Track listing

Personnel

Anaal Nathrakh

* Dave Hunt (a.k.a. V.I.T.R.I.O.L.) –

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Mick Kenney Mick Kenney (born 18 January 1980) is a British musician and record producer. He gained popularity as the lead guitarist of the extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh, for which he performs under the stage name Irrumator. Career Kenney studied Il ...

(a.k.a. Irrumator) –

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, bass, programming, artwork,

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Additional personnel

*Dave Nassie – guitars ("In Coelo Quies, Tout Finis Ici Bas") *Steeve Hurdle – guitars ("Feeding the Beast") *Elena Vladi – additional vocals ("You Can't Save Me, So Stop Fucking Trying") *Robert "Bob" Mercier –

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("Feeding the Beast")

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanitas (Anaal Nathrakh album) Anaal Nathrakh albums 2012 albums Candlelight Records albums