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Anti-M is a Santa Barbara based mostly electronic rock band. The band had the fortune of working with Ronnie Montrose, who played guitar as a guest on Anti-M's second album, Positively Negative. [1]

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History and description

The band's discography includes No Waves in Hell, Positively Negative, and It H-Hurts, the Instrumentals. A remastered version of Positively Negative features two bonus track instrumentals that include guitarist Ronnie Montrose [1] who formed the band Montrose and starting the career of singer Sammy Hagar. The album Damage was released in 2008. It features a guest performance by bassist Tim Landers who has played with various talent including Tori Amos, Vince Neil, Stevie Nicks, Al Di Meola and Billy Cobham. Landers can be heard during the guitar solo on the title track. The style of the album is dark and gothic with a mix of influences from bands like Within Temptation, Evanescence and electronica like Depeche Mode. [2] In 2010 the band released the EP Damaged Little Things, an album of alternate takes and unreleased songs and demos [3]

Anti-M have provided music for several films. They include You Only Die Once, a direct-to-video James Bond spoof, Hawaiian Surf Stories (a series of surf films from North Shore Oahu), and "The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas", an award-winning animated short written and directed by Anti-M founding member John "Wedge" Wardlaw. [4]

A covers album titled Pieces was released in 2019. Like Damage the cover art is by surreal artist Ora Tamir. The album features guest musicians and vocalists including Dru Allen, Mirabilis, and Todd Simpson. Artists covered include Depeche Mode, Garbage, King Crimson, Delain, The Gathering, 'Til Tuesday, Berlin, and Fur Patrol. [5]

Members

Guest performers

Discography

Albums

YearTitle
1992No Waves in Hell
1995Positively Negative
2000It H-Hurts the Instrumentals
2008Damage
2009Damage — Instrumental Version
2009Positively Negative — Instrumental Version
2010Damaged Little Things EP
2019Pieces

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Anti-M History and Biography". Anti-M.com. 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. Product information for Damage at Amazon.com
  3. Product information for Damaged Little Things at Amazon.com
  4. "The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas". TopographicProductions.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. "Anti-M Discography Pieces a Covers album". Anti-M.com.