Coming from the small costal town of Lowestoft, Uk. Annotations of an autopsy formed in late 2006 with the purpose of writing aggressive low end death metal. Influenced by bands such as Devourment, Skinless, Goratory, deicide, hate eternal, Vile, circle of dead children and Nile, Mixing old and new school death metal to forge the sound that is heard today.
2007 Annotations released their debut ep ‘Welcome to sludge city’ which instantly made a mark in the online music scene finding its way to peoples ears throughout the world and off the back off it Annotations formed a huge fan base both this side of the Atlantic and across it. Annotations tour off the back of the ep throughout 2007 achieving glowing reviews and playing to huge audiences. At the end of 2007 Annotations signed a deal with Siege of amida records and Ferret records worldwide.
2008 after a few line-up changes Annotations released their debut album ‘Before the throne of infection’ and received glowing reviews and press off the back of it and has resulted in huge features in all the major metal magazines and have been describe as ‘’The first British death band to make a dent in the worldwide market since carcass’’. Annotations have since then toured continuously to promote ‘Before the throne of infection’ and have made their mark as one of if not THE most dominant force in the uk metal scene and a tight, aggressive live band, Tour alongside bands such as Suffocation, Despised icon, Acacia strain, Beneath the massacre, The black dahlia murder & Misery index.
After touring the UK & Europe for the past year in support of their album and after one more member change, Annotations are currently about to embark on their first ever American tour in support of job for a cowboy & Hate eternal. Upon return Annotations will be taking time off touring and working on their 2nd album, the follow up to 2008’s ‘Before the throne of infection’ the band had this to say on the future of Annotations. ‘We feel we now have the strongest line-up ever, there isn’t a single weak link within the band and we wouldn’t want anyone else, we feel we have some of the best musicians in the country in the band now and what we are about to create is going to shatter what everyone has heard before, its going to silence anyone who doubted us and show you that we really are one of the most dominant forces in the UK. This is death metal how it should be and this is what we feel Annotations should truly sound like. Prepare for something heavier, faster, more technical, epic, a cd that’s going to crush everything else and shatter the walls of extreme metal.’
MEMBERS: Steve Regan-Vocals/Lyrics_Jamie Sweeney-Guitar_Sam Dawkins-Guitar_Ross Davey-Bass_Lyn Jeff-Drums
Annotations will be releasing their new album in 2009 via Siege of Amida / Ferret records.
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Testimonials and Comments for ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY
can you kick my ash!!!
welcome to the sludge city is the bomb
keep it brutal :)
PHILIPPINES! BEST TO FUCKING AND SLAMING!
KEEP IT FUCKING EARGASM!
aaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!