I am highly interested on hearing new Anthrax music. The last album, I believe is some of the greatest work out of the band. Learning that they lost Rob to Volbeat, I was devastated! Then learning that john Donias from Shadows Fall will be a permanent member of the band got me exited!!! I personally love SF, been a fan since the beginning, and feel john has been very underrated. Hope this enhances his rep and bring him some well deserved respect. The last release for Shads was great, in my opinion. The dvd madness in milana a long awaited live release that is honorable.
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I am pretty pumped, Scott is saying it has more of an 80's vibe, and it's thrashier. \m/
I am worried about Shadows Fall though. Bands from that era seem to be dropping like flies (God Forbid being the most recent casualty) I think Trivium, Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage are going to be the only bands from that "new wave of american heavy metal" to survive. Chimaira seems to be doing well with their new lineup too.
I am worried about Shadows Fall though. Bands from that era seem to be dropping like flies (God Forbid being the most recent casualty) I think Trivium, Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage are going to be the only bands from that "new wave of american heavy metal" to survive. Chimaira seems to be doing well with their new lineup too.
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Shadows Fall is so up and down recently. Their last album was garbage compared to Retribution. They honestly had lost me along the way after The War Within, but Retribution brought me back for sure as it was just solid album they needed to make. Plus "Crushing Belial" is one of the best NWOAHM songs from that era hands down.
But yeah the last Anthrax album smoked!
But yeah the last Anthrax album smoked!
SF Metal Man
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Worship Music was just fantastic, dare I say maybe even their best album. Certainly the best since Persistence of Time. Hope the new stuff is just as good.
Jasonic
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That's a massive freakin stretch.....
Though I suppose it depends on what about ANTHRAX you find appealing.
For me, it was the NYHC catchiness they brought through on Among the Living that really made them stand out.
Though they were solid enough, Fistful, Armed and Dangerous, and even Spreading were mediocre US thrash releases at best.
Worship Music was acceptable enough given the amount of complete garbage they had been putting out after Sound of White Noise.
labrekk
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I enjoyed most of Worship Music, and even thought 3 or 4 songs were excellent.
My fave album remains Spreading The Disease, followed by Among The Living.
Didn't care for most of the Bush era (even though I love John's voice), save for Sound Of White Noise.
I hope the new album will follow the style of WM.
My fave album remains Spreading The Disease, followed by Among The Living.
Didn't care for most of the Bush era (even though I love John's voice), save for Sound Of White Noise.
I hope the new album will follow the style of WM.
Among the Living is actually my favorite album to drive to. Worship Music was one of their best and they did pretty great covers on Anthems. I didn't know Jon Donais will be their new permanent guitarist, though. High hopes for the new album though.
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Justin G
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I loved the last album, but then again I loved the ones that came immediately before it. We've Come For You All is every bit as good as Worship Music.
Then again, Sound of White Noise is my favorite Anthrax album by far, so what do I know?
Then again, Sound of White Noise is my favorite Anthrax album by far, so what do I know?
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I think comparing Anthrax's earlier work to their classic material is impossible. There's no way to separate out the nostalgia factor or that very special place and time for the genre as a whole. Spreading the Disease and Among the Living will go down as Metal classics. Worship Music is a really strong album and especially impressive from a band at this late stage of their career. However, in the big scheme of things, it's just a really good Metal album, not one that will be remembered as being special or important to the genre.
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Among The Living was a seminal album and helped thrash mature into what it became in the 90s and remains today, similar to Megadeth's Rust In Peace, Testament's The New Order, Slayer's South of Heaven, and everything by Metallica before they decided to spend the next 25+ years mailing it in.
Worship Music is a great album, but it stayed in that comfortable space that Anthrax realizes is their niche.
Worship Music is a great album, but it stayed in that comfortable space that Anthrax realizes is their niche.
Jasonic
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Among the Living also came out during the initial wave of crossover in the US, which I was a big fan of. So even when I was getting out of metal in the late 80s and into punk and hardcore, Anthrax were still a staple band for me.
Jasonic
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It's a good album and I can certainly see why anyone would claim that to be their fav for sure.
Jasonic
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Armed & Dangerous and Spreading The Disease are probably my 2 fave Anthrax discs...
You are just saying that to show off how old you are!!!!!!!
I kid, I kid........
SF Metal Man
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It is really hard to for most people to call a newer album from a band that has as many albums as Anthrax as their favorite. The nostalgia factor is too high. Putting on "Among the Living" takes you back in time to when you first heard it, and that's part of the appeal. Push comes to shove, I'd probably call "Persistence of Time" my favorite, by I still think "Worship Music" is right up there. When I heard "Worship Music" for the first time my first thought was that it might be the album of the year for me. Now the "surprise factor" might be part of that, as I was never blown away by the Bush albums other than "Sound of White Noise," so I honestly wasn't expecting something so good, but safe or not I think "Worship Music" was great and I hope they keep it up. Looking through this thread I think it is interesting that over half of Anthrax's albums are listed by somebody as one of their favorites.
God Forbid done, really? That is a shame, they were really progressing, but then doesn't surprise me, once the guitar player left (forgot his name) left to join Misery Index (awesome band) I didn't have faith in the band to continue because he was the lead song writer.
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