The cover art of Anthrax's We've Come for You All depicts the band gripping a circle of hands, as a beam of light shines on them from behind. It can be taken two ways....
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Music of Mass Destruction captures a December 2003 Anthrax gig at Chicago's Metro. The band definitely hits on all cylinders during Mass Destruction's audio portion -- it...
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Less turns out to be much more on this album, especially in regard to "Pieces," a beautiful acoustic number written and performed by bassist Frank Bello....
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Ignored by all but diehards, Stomp 442 found Anthrax in creative freefall, shackled to ideas that had ceased to be interesting years ago. Apparently, the band realized they...
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This was the band's first gold album, a record considered by many to be their best work to date. One big change is the vocals: Belladonna tones down the sustained high notes...
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Generally considered the band's best album, Among the Living broadened the scope of Anthrax's subject matter with socially conscious lyrics addressing prejudice, violence,...
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This EP introduced new vocalist Joey Belladonna and new bassist Frank Bello, additions that not only improved the band's sound but also ultimately increased the number of...
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Before they started incorporating hardcore punk and rap into their thrash sound, Anthrax pumped out Iron Maiden-inspired metal that only hinted at their future. With the...
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Genius. Pure genius. Way before Rage Against the Machine, before Run-D.M.C.'s collaboration with Aerosmith, and before their infamous collaboration with Public Enemy,...
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The lyrics are laughable ("Got my foot pinned to the floor/ You can feel the engine roar/ I got thunder in my hands/ I'm metal thrashing mad, yeah/ Metal thrashing mad,...
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Anthrax's lineup had not yet solidified when they recorded their debut album, and neither had their style. Fans of the group's peak-period material are likely to find...
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The addition of John Bush, a grittier and more emotional singer than Joey Belladonna, allowed Anthrax to let their metal stance go slack. The album's varied textures and...
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Anthrax replaced longstanding vocalist Joey Belladonna with John Bush (of Armored Saint) and released the surprisingly melodic and predictably pummeling Sound of White...
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While previous Anthrax albums saw the band balancing their serious side with a sense of humor, this album was dark, grim and heavy. Whatever pissed them off, it worked. Some...
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Persistence of Time rivals Among the Living as Anthrax's best album and might even be a clear-cut favorite if some of the songs had been trimmed a bit. The more cartoonish...
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The addition of Belladonna, who had previously been in a Journey cover band (the horror!), allowed Anthrax to write stronger melodies and play at different tempos. Still,...
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Anthrax's first album with vocalist Joey Belladonna is a huge leap forward, featuring strongly rhythmic, pounding riffs and vocals that alternate between hardcore-type...
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This album pales in comparison to Among The Living, yet there are a few gems among the rubble (especially tracks like "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind," "Be All,...
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The proper follow-up to Among the Living was somewhat inconsistent...There are some good moments -- "Be All, End All" is one of the band's most melodic moments, and several...
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The proper follow-up to Among the Living was somewhat inconsistent...There are some good moments -- "Be All, End All" is one of the band's most melodic moments, and several...
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Return of the Killer A's is a somewhat puzzling retrospective, its selections skewed heavily toward Anthrax's later years when their popularity was generally on the wane....
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Why the release of one Anthrax hits collection (1999's Return of the Killer A's) so close to another (2001's Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax), you ask? Well, the answer's...
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Originally released in 1998, Volume 8: The Threat Is Real marked a return to form for Anthrax after the disappointing Stomp 442. Its metal was thicker, especially on the...
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