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Anacrusis

Metal band from St. Louis, MO · formed 1986

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Releases
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Last show
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About

Anacrusis is a band from St. Louis, MO, formed in 1986, tagged progressive metal, thrash metal by its sources. No dated shows are on record.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

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Where they play

No rooms on record.

Releases

No releases on record.

Discography

15 releases, 1986–2020
  • 2020An Evening With Anacrusis: Live at Delmar Hall 2019Live

    [no label]

  • 2011SilverCompilation

    [no label]

  • 2010HindsightAlbum

    [no label]

  • 2010Hindsight, Vol 1: Suffering Hour RevisitedAlbum

    Anacrusis

  • 2010Hindsight, Vol 2: Reason RevisitedAlbum

    Anacrusis

  • 2010Hindsight: Suffering Hour & Reason RevisitedAlbum

    Engineer, Producer, Mixed By: Kenn Nardi; Mastered By: Maor Appelbaum

  • 2009Annihilation Complete: The Early Years AnthologyCompilation

    Stormspell Records · SSR-DY23

  • 1993Screams and WhispersAlbum

    Metal Blade Records · 9 45245-2

  • 1991Manic ImpressionsAlbum

    Metal Blade Records · 9 26616-2

  • 1990ReasonAlbum

    Active Records · ATV 9

  • 1989Excerpts From ReasonRelease

    Metal Blade Records

  • 1989Quick to DoubtAlbum
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  • 1988Suffering HourAlbum

    Axis Records · AXIS LP4 · Engineer: Jeff Johnson; Producer: Anacrusis; Producer: Jeff Johnson

  • 1987Annihilation CompleteAlbum
  • 19861st DemoEP

    [no label]

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • John Emery
  • Kenn Nardi
  • Kevin Heidbreder
  • Mike Owen
  • Chad Smith
  • Paul Miles

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • John EmeryOriginal memberbass guitar1987–1993
  • Kenn NardiOriginal memberguitar, lead vocals1987–1993
  • Kevin HeidbrederOriginal memberguitar1987–1993
  • Mike OwenOriginal membermembranophone1987–1990
  • Chad Smithmembranophone1990–1992
  • Paul Milesmembranophone1992–1993

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Cruel April (via Kenn Nardi), G//Z/R (via Chad Smith)

Shares members with: Bedlam (via Paul Miles), King Gambrinus (via John Emery), Megalith (via Paul Miles)

Photos, art and posters

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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Anacrusis (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Years active
1986–1993, 2009–2013
Genres
Thrash metal, progressive metal, technical thrash metal
Labels
Metal Blade Records
Past members
Kenn Nardi, Kevin Heidbreder, John Emery, Mike Owen, Chad Smith, Paul Miles, Mike Henricks

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