Anata is a technical death metal band formed in Varberg, Sweden in 1993. To date, they have released two demo, four albums and a split album with Bethzaida. In 2005, they completed recordings for an album titled The Conductor's Departure, released on June 12, 2006 on Earache Records/Wicked World labels. Anata have toured Europe with death metal acts such as: Dismember, Decapitated, Rotting Christ and Psycroptic. In 2006 Anata played at Maryland Deathfest, Baltimore; their first US appearance to date. Anata have also performed at festivals in Europe such as Fuck the Commerce, Neurotic Deathfest and Gothenburg Deathfest. Musical style Their style employs significant and unique use of dissonance, including contrapuntal structures employing whole- and half-step harmony, as well as dissonant chords. As their music relies greatly on melody and counterpoint, in contrast to most death metal bands who focus more on moving c