PRESS
SPRUNG FROM, AND DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE INDEPENDENT
MUSIC COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE ANARCHIST AND ANIMAL
LIBERATION MOVEMENT OF GOTHENBURG, HERE'S SWEDEN'S
NEW HOPE; ANCHOR! RISING FROM THE RUINS OF SADLY MISSED
BANDS SUCH AS DAMAGE CONTROL AND SET MY PATH.

FORMED, NOT ONLY TO ENTERTAIN BUT ALSO TO PROVOKE
CRITICAL THOUGHT AND INSPIRE ACTION ANCHOR THREW THEMSELVES
INTO THE FRAY ON A 16 DAY PARADE THROUGH EUROPE
WITH GERMANY'S FINEST: RITUAL ONLY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE BAND'S BIRTH.

THE MUSIC WE MAKE CAN BE SEEN AS NATURAL EXTENSION
OF HOW ALL OF US ARE ACTIVISTS, IN ONE SENSE OR THE OTHER.
BE IT THROUGH PLAYING MUSIC, DOING FANZINES,
PROMOTING SHOWS OR GETTING ACTIVE IN LOCAL POLITICAL GROUPS.

ANCHOR'S FIRST RELEASE, A MCD/7" ENTITLED "CAPTIVITY SONGS"
MANIFESTS ABAND WITH AN ALARMING NEED, TO NOT ONLY BE CREATIVE
AND SCREAM AND SHOUT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY ALSO TO REACH OUT AND
COMMUNICATE IDEAS AND FEELINGS IN AN ADEQUATE WAY.
WE FEEL THAT VERY FEW BANDS CARE TO DO THIS NOWADAYS.

ALL OF THIS TOGETHER MAKES ANCHOR A BAND TO BE RECKONED
WITH FOR A LONG TIME IN THE FUTURE. REINSTATE YOUR HEARTS