In the first televised anime series, he was depicted with prominent, sharp canines, possibly to heighten his resemblance to a vampire and make him a symbolic counterpart to Alucard, the "tame monster" of the Hellsing Organization. He also has a large, wedge-shaped scar on his left cheek. He has a Scottish accent in the English adaptations of the manga and anime series, but canonically his nationality is assumed to be Irish he lives in Italy, operating an orphanage outside Vatican City.Īnderson, like many of Kouta Hirano's characters, was recycled from one of Hirano's old hentai works called Angel Dust, where he is involved in a few action sequences and is depicted with black hair, as well as using assault rifles rather than his bayonet.Īlexander Anderson has short, spikey blond hair (grey in the manga), green eyes (blue in the manga), a heavy-set squared jaw, and constant stubble. He is a warrior priest or paladin monster slayer and purifier who works for the Iscariot Organization. Is a character from the manga/ anime Hellsing, acting as both an antagonist and anti-villain (acting as a foil to his nemesis, the anti-hero Alucard). This sets the tone generally for the remainder of the album, the pristine production lacking the grit and bite that could make “ Angel Dust & Cyanide” a more compelling listen.Read more about Alexander Anderson (Hellsing) at: Wikipedia Opener ‘ Lighthouse on Fire’ leads in with a long and mournful instrumental introduction, suggesting that something dark and foreboding is imminent, but surprisingly the song quickly shifts gear into a soundscape of softly strummed acoustic guitars, and the aforementioned flawless harmonies. The album flows gently with a modern, radio friendly pop-country feel that veers more towards the more accessible end of Americana. Hughes and Chandler’s voices blend seamlessly over the course of the eleven songs here.
Holing up in a converted chapel in a remote Welsh village they embarked on the writing and recording of the record that now sees the light of day, “ Angel Dust & Cyanide”.ĭespite the sinister, crepuscular title the album is spacious and airy, a collection of largely acoustic and simply melodic songs that reflect the peaceful, intimate environment in which they were conceived. Sian Chandler and Ray Hughes were on board and they touched down back home in the UK to find a very different world from the one they’d relentlessly toured for the four years since the release of the debut, “ Soaked To The Bone”. UK duo embrace the chaos of the last two years on their new album.Īs America was preparing to head into lockdown in 2020 there was just one flight left out of New York’s JFK airport.
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