ANATHEMA Confirmed For Holland's BEVRIJDINGSFEST

British metallers ANATHEMA been invited to perform at this years Bevrijdingsfest (Liberation Day Festival),set to take place May 5 in Wageningen, Holland.

Each year on the fifth of May, all throughout the Netherlands, Liberation Festivals (Bevrijdingsfestivals) take place to commemorate the liberation of The Netherlands from Nazi Germany on May 5, 1945.

The festival in Wageningen has something special to it, because Wageningen is the city where the peace pact was actually signed in 1945.

The festival in Wageningen is held in the inner city and consists of multiple stages, featuring all kinds of music and performances for free.

Kabaal am Gemaal is one of the main stages in the city and is remarkable because of its alternative line up, and the input of a lot of volunteers.

For more information, visit www.kabaalamgemaal.nl .

As previously reported, ANATHEMA will release three new songs on April 18 via iTunes to coincide with their tour supporting Finnish goth rockers H.I.M. The three tracks that will be released are as follows:

01. One Day
02. Everything
03. Angels Walk Among Us

ANATHEMA are currently unsigned as a result of having been dropped by BMG/Zomba after their previous label, Music For Nations, was folded into parent company Zomba Records Group (the world's largest independent music group).

Commented the group in a posting on their web site: "As the band is without a record deal and without any financial backing to record an album, we respectfully ask all our fans to go to the iTunes site and pay for the songs. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT as you will be directly supporting the band at a difficult time, and your money will go towards paying for ANATHEMA to record an album this year. We need your help. If you want to be a true fan and help the band directly, instead of helping record companies... do not copy these songs from your friends! Go to iTunes on April 18th and buy them. The price is very cheap!"

ANATHEMA's previously announced U.K./Irish tour as the support act for H.I.M. — originally scheduled for January — has been postponed until April.

ANATHEMA are currently writing and recording new material at Sewerside Studios in Yorkshire, U.K. Other songtitles set to appear on the band's upcoming CD include "Voodoo", "A Simple Mistake" and "No One is Free". The band recently issued a DVD, "Were You There?", containing a full live show recorded on ANATHEMA's "A Natural Disaster" tour, an acoustic concert performed with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, plus videos, live clips and other extra features. The artwork and menu designs have been conceived by Travis Smith.