Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham, England. The bands name is Irish for snakes breath (anl nathrach) and was taken from Merlins Charm of Making in John Boormans 1981 film Excalibur. The band recorded two demos in 1999, which were later released as an album. The band has released ten studio albums, one EP, and one compilation album. The band has been praised for mixing elements of grindcore, black metal, death metal, industrial, and other genres. The band was created in 1999 by multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney and vocalist Dave Hunt. 2009, Anaal Nathrakh announced that they signed to record label Candlelight Records for their release of In the Constellation of the Black Widow. Constellation will be faster, more insidious, more ominous, more musically dexterous and wilder than ever before. The album will feature a curve ball guest appearance from Zeitgeist Memento of Mexican extremists Repvblika.Anaal Nathrakh released their sixth full-length album, Passion, in 2011, and their seventh, Vanitas, in 2012