2 Unlimited

They've contributed to Bemani music games via the songs "Twilight Zone (RC-Extended Club Mix)", "No Limit", "Tribal Dance", and "Maximum Overdrive". This album took experimenting a bit further showing that their biggest source of inspiration is Pink Floyd. Anita Doth is still touring clubs around Europe singing her old band's greatest hits and has expressed interest in recording some new material, which has promoted a fan petition to get 2 Unlimited to reform. But he came back to Anathema and in 2003 the band released A Natural Disaster and started an European Tour. Since then, remixes of "No Limit" and "Tribal Dance" have been moderate hits in the German charts and a DVD featuring all their videos is also available on ZYX Records. In March of 2002, Daniel Cavanagh announced his departure from the band, joining Duncan Patterson's band Antimatter. In 2002 the new 2 Unlimited also parted ways. He was replaced by touring bassist George Roberts and then by Jamie Cavanagh.

A new 2 Unlimited, with singers Romy van Ooijen and Marjon van Iwaarden was launched by De Coster and Wilde in 1998, but they did not reach the earlier 2 Unlimited's success. Shortly before the release of A Fine Day to Exit, Dave Pybus announced his departure from the band to join - ironically - Cradle of Filth. The duo are thought to have not spoken since. On the same year, Martin Powell switched positions with Cradle of Filth's, keyboard player Les Smith, who became an integral member of Anathema. Anita Doth started working for Dutch radio station Radio 538, and Ray Slijngaard tried to start a solo career, which was not commercially successful. However, the essence of the band was kept, as their songs continued to transpose a feeling of depression and more often than not desperation. They split up in 1996 over conflicts over the future direction of 2 Unlimited: Ray Slijngaard wanted to move more towards rap, whereas Anita Doth wanted the group to become an R&B-inspired group. This album marks Anathema's complete shift from the doom metal genre, focusing instead on slower and more experimental songs.

Three albums and a greatest hits compilation followed, but most people will always remember them for the enormous hit No Limit, which was a world-wide hit. In June of 1999, the album Judgement was released. Their first hit, Get Ready For This, came out in 1991 and took the Dutch hit charts by storm in an instrumental and a vocal version. Finally, John Douglas assumed (again) the drummer position. 2 Unlimited were the first commercially successful crossover between underground hardcore techno and mainstream pop. Martin Powell (who played keyboards in My Dying Bride previously) also joined the band. 2 Unlimited was created by the Belgian producer duo Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde, and its songs were performed by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. Bassist Duncan Patterson quit due to musical differences and was replaced by David Pybus, which was part of Duncan's side-band Dreambreed.

2 Unlimited was a Techno house project which existed 1991–1996. During this time the band underwent many line-up changes. Alternative 4 was released in 1998. He was replaced by the ex-drummer of Solstice, Shaun Steels. The second member to leave the band was drummer John Douglas in the summer of 1997.

An European tour followed. 1996 saw the release of Eternity, which relied more on atmospheric sounds and started the migration to clean vocals, which would be consolidated in Judgement. Most diehard fans consider this album the beginning of Anathema's metaphorical downfall. The album incorporated changes in the vocal style and introduced much heavier goth elements.

Later that year, the band released The Silent Enigma, which was a turning point in their career. This new formation debuted by touring with Cathedral on an UK tour. Rather than recruiting a new vocalist, the band decided that guitarist Vincent Cavanagh would assume the vocals. In May of 1995, vocalist Darren White quit the band.

1994 was the year of Anathema's first European tour, which was closely followed by gigs in the Independent Rock Festival in Brazil. A music video derived from it - Sweet Tears - even managed to reach MTV's parade. Serenades, their debut LP, attracted a lot of mainstream attention. Their first release under the label was The Crestfallen EP in November 1992. With the material from that album the band toured with Cannibal Corpse.

The band drew a lot of attention to itself with the release of their second demo - entitled All Faith is Lost - which got Anathema a four-album deal with Peaceville Records. Their initial demo caught the attention of a couple of bands from the English metal scene and Anathema then proceeded to do gigs with bands of more expression, such as Bolt Thrower and Paradise Lost. The switching of names occurred on the beginning of 1991. In November of that year, the band recorded their first demo, entitled An Iliad of Woes.

Anathema was formed in the year of the 1990 under the name of Pagan Angel. Anathema is an English band from the city of Liverpool, which together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride developed the doom metal genre. A Natural Disaster (2003). A Fine Day To Exit (2001).

Resonance (2001). Judgement (1999). Alternative 4 (1998). Eternity (1996).

The Silent Enigma (1995). Pentecost III (1995). Serenades (1993). The Crestfallen EP (1992).

Dave Pybus - Bass. Martin Powell - Keyboards. Shaun Steels - Drums. Duncan Patterson - Bass.

Darren White - Vocals. John Douglas - Drums. Les Smith - Keyboards. Jamie Cavanagh - Bass.

Vincent Cavanagh - Vocals and rhythm guitar. Daniel Cavanagh - Lead guitar.