Artist page · 03/07/2026
About
Six vinyl albums blending black metal, grindcore, and industrial metal with strong collector interest.
Anaal Nathrakh emerged from the West Midlands metal scene in 1999, building a distinct sound that combines black metal's rawness with grindcore's speed and death metal riffs. The duo incorporates programmed drums and industrial samples to forge a dense, apocalyptic sonic landscape. Their visual style contrasts with traditional black metal norms, favoring simple clothing over corpse paint or medieval aesthetics.
The band's lyrical focus evolved from nihilism and human devastation toward more pronounced apocalyptic reflections, drawing on philosophical themes such as those from Nietzsche and Hobbes. Anaal Nathrakh has released six vinyl albums spanning labels like Metal Blade and Candlelight, with ongoing activity and vinyl reissues highlighting sustained collector interest.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Metal Blade Records · 2020
Metal Blade Records · 2018
Metal Blade Records · 2016
Metal Blade Records · 2014
Candlelight Records · 2012
Candlelight Records · 2011
Candlelight Records · 2009
Feto Records · 2007
Season Of Mist · 2006
Season Of Mist · 2004
Mordgrimm · 2003
Mordgrimm · 2001Playlist
The tracks that sum up Anaal Nathrakh's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
A 2018 release from Metal Blade blending black metal, grindcore, and industrial influences across 10 tracks with intense lyrics and varied tones.
2012 Black Metal album issued on vinyl in original UK pressing with 10 tracks that navigate themes of mortality and darkness.
2011 album featuring grindcore and black metal styles, available as limited test pressing and white label in UK vinyl editions.
Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
"We decided to mix grindcore vocals with death metal riffs and industrial bat, embracing a style some call Necro Metal."— Band statement, 2004
Anaal Nathrakh formed as an extreme metal act in 1999 in Birmingham, UK, combining black metal with grindcore and industrial elements to create a unique sonic identity.
Their lyrics focus on themes of nihilism, human devastation, and apocalypse, with inspirations drawn from Nietzsche and Thomas Hobbes’ ideas of universal conflict.
The original LP pressing of 2018's A New Kind Of Horror released in USA and Europe by Metal Blade Records includes catalog number 3984-15602-1 and remains actively traded on vinyl markets.
In The Constellation Of The Black Widow was pressed in 2009 on LP for the UK market by Feto Records, with scarce limited editions reaching prices up to €50 for certain versions.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Anaal Nathrakh formed in 1999 in Birmingham, UK, emerging as a fusion of black metal, grindcore, and industrial styles.
The band blends black metal, grindcore, death metal, and industrial metal, incorporating programmed drums and samples.
Six key vinyl albums include A New Kind Of Horror (2018), Vanitas (2012), and Passion (2011), among others with multiple editions.
The original 2018 LP pressing of A New Kind Of Horror on Metal Blade and certain UK limited editions of their albums are sought-after.
Vinyls from Anaal Nathrakh are available from European distributors and can be found in specialized metal shops throughout France.
UK pressings from labels like Back On Black and Feto Records are widely traded and available in shops and online vinyl marketplaces in the UK.
Look for test pressings, numbered limited editions, and white label variants to find the rarer Anaal Nathrakh vinyl editions.
Tracks like "Forward!", "Forging Towards the Sunset", and "In the Constellation of the Black Widow" are frequently played and recognized.
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