A Fine Day to Exit is an album by the British

United Kingdom

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Anathema

Anathema (band)

Anathema are an English band from Liverpool primarily known for their ever evolving sound. Beginning as pioneers of the death/doom metal sub-genre, their later albums have been associated with genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, art rock, new prog, and post-rock.-History:Anathema...

. It was released on October 9, 2001 through Music For Nations

Music For Nations

Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....

.

The album is a major stylistic departure from Anathema's previous releases. Alex Henderson, writing for AllMusic, described it as an album that has nothing to do with metal

Heavy metal music

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, instead sounding like the alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Radiohead

Radiohead

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 and the classic rock bands Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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 and Beatles. This definitive break from metal completes a process which can be traced back to the Eternity album, in which progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 influences were blended with the band's former doom metal

Doom metal

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 style.

The drummer John Douglas came up with half of the songs. He wrote "Pressure", "Looking Outside Inside", "Panic", the title track and the hidden acoustic track at the end of "Temporary Peace" called "In The Dog's House".

Track listing

1. "Pressure" (John Douglas) – 6:44
2. "Release" (Danny Cavanagh) – 5:47
3. "Looking Outside Inside" (Douglas) – 6:23
4. "Leave No Trace" (Vincent Cavanagh
   Vincent Cavanagh
   Vincent Cavanagh is an English singer and guitarist best known as a co-founder of British art rock band Anathema. Vincent took over as Anathema's vocalist following the departure of Darren "Daz" White from the group after the Pentecost III EP...
   
   ) – 4:46
5. "Underworld" (D. Cavanagh, V. Cavanagh) – 4:09
6. "Barriers" (D. Cavanagh) – 5:53
7. "Panic" (D. Cavanagh, Douglas) – 3:30
8. "A Fine Day to Exit" (Douglas) – 6:49
9. "Temporary Peace" (D. Cavanagh) – 18:46

Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks:

1. "Pentecost III
   Pentecost III
   Pentecost III is an EP by the British doom metal band Anathema. It was recorded in 1994 but, due to a merging between labels Peaceville Records and Music For Nations, was not released until 1995. By this time, Darren White had been ousted from the band, whose remaining members were already working...
   
   "
2. "Memento Mori
   Memento mori
   Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die". It names a genre of artistic work which varies widely, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality...
   
   "

Credits

• Vincent Cavanagh
  Vincent Cavanagh
  Vincent Cavanagh is an English singer and guitarist best known as a co-founder of British art rock band Anathema. Vincent took over as Anathema's vocalist following the departure of Darren "Daz" White from the group after the Pentecost III EP...
  
   – Vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Danny Cavanagh – Guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing vocals
• Les Smith
  Les Smith
  Les 'Lecter' Smith is an English keyboard player. He originally did session work on keyboards for the British band Anathema on their 1996 album Eternity before joining extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. During his time in Cradle of Filth , his stage persona consisted of wearing a custom Vicar...
  
   – Keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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  , programming
• Dave Pybus
  Dave Pybus
  Dave Pybus .Pybus's first band was called Anul Death which later changed its name to Darkened.From 1990-1994 Dave worked at Peaceville Records as a graphic designer...
  
   – Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• John Douglas – drums
  Drum kit
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• Additional vocals by Lee Douglas

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	34
French Albums Chart	124
Polish Albums Chart OLiS OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV....	22