)Anyway, I haven't heard much discussion about Anacrusis here... especially on their later output. What are the reasons behind that? Were they, infact, one of the precursors to all those american (un-)metal subgenres which I always had found it hard to make any sense out of (emo, Linking Park, Slipnot, rapcore, Korn, Marylin Manson...). To me it's still a blur of sounds (the lot, not the actual songs - I am not that old... - and sorry, Helm, I seem not to have learnt much...) seemingly aggressive in sound, but never really in execution or in composition, that suddenly switches of in another direction, be it full on pop choruses, rap or blatant maidenisms. Sort of the direction in which you could argue Anacrusis were going in throughout their recording carreer. Exemplified not necessarily by rap or Iron Maiden but present in their unregard for Heavy Metal tradition (if there were any): New Model Army, Hardcore vocals mixed with Pink Floydish/pop parts, emotions ranging from the extremely cold to extreme passion...
I haven't heard any of their albums for years (I guess I will play them very soon though) and the reason (sic!) for this may well be some subconscious feeling that despite my liking for what they did when they were active I do not support the direction in which they were heading. Should I be glad they aren't still with us?
So, what are your opinions on Anacrusis?
