I still listen to the classic 80's era Anthrax albums weekly. This thread however deals with their 1996 masterpiece Stomp 442 which is their best album to date in my opinion, and yes I have and am in love with We Have Come For You All but it will not overtake Stomp 442.
The sheer confidence that the band displayed on that album was their highest point ever, and the best transition from a successful and complete thrash carreer to a new era in rock metal. (I hate to bring it back up, but) to have had that much heart and pride invested in an album and for it to be completely ignored by the label and underappreciated by cold-blooded critics has changed the face of Anthrax forever. Lightning obviously did strike twice with Volume 8, a great album in its own right, but how can the band have gone from the incredible, creatively-patterned and ultra-cool edged Stomp 442 to the much toned-down rock Volume 8 without some kind of break in confidence. With the huge hard music collection that I possess (thanks journalism) John Bush's portfolio with Anthrax is [for me] akin to a bible, though Stomp 442 was my favorite era. (and ultimately, the most neglected)
I believe Anthrax will achieve some much-deserved commercial success from this We Have Come For You All campaign and deservedly so, I am already labelling it album of the year and making everyone I know memorize the US street date regardless of whether they have ever heard of the band or not, metal fan or not. Still, the question begs to be asked: How would things have been different had Stomp 442 taken over the world like it should have?
The sheer confidence that the band displayed on that album was their highest point ever, and the best transition from a successful and complete thrash carreer to a new era in rock metal. (I hate to bring it back up, but) to have had that much heart and pride invested in an album and for it to be completely ignored by the label and underappreciated by cold-blooded critics has changed the face of Anthrax forever. Lightning obviously did strike twice with Volume 8, a great album in its own right, but how can the band have gone from the incredible, creatively-patterned and ultra-cool edged Stomp 442 to the much toned-down rock Volume 8 without some kind of break in confidence. With the huge hard music collection that I possess (thanks journalism) John Bush's portfolio with Anthrax is [for me] akin to a bible, though Stomp 442 was my favorite era. (and ultimately, the most neglected)
I believe Anthrax will achieve some much-deserved commercial success from this We Have Come For You All campaign and deservedly so, I am already labelling it album of the year and making everyone I know memorize the US street date regardless of whether they have ever heard of the band or not, metal fan or not. Still, the question begs to be asked: How would things have been different had Stomp 442 taken over the world like it should have?
Grunt and click is sweet.The covers ain't to good tho.