Sound of White Noise

Description

As one of the Big Four of thrash,Anthraxhelped usher in a style of metal that not only dominated throughout the ’80s, but yielded the template for metal to come. Yet while their Big Four counterparts (Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer) were West Coast acts,Anthraxformed in New York City. It’s a distinction that set them apart from their peers and the group remains the most notable East Coast metal act of the era, infusing their music with some distinctly New York sensibilities not least a CBGB-indebted punk intensity. On top of that,Anthrax’sgrip on melody meant that, for all their aggression and astounding precision speed playing, they also wrote unavoidably hook-laden songs, making them a unique proposition among the thrash metal elite. 1993’s Gold-certifiedSound of White Noiseserved as the group’s first with vocalistJohn Bush(Armored Saint) and last with longtime lead guitarist Dan Spitz. Produced withDave Jerden (Jane’s Addiction, Alice In Chains), the equally melodic and menacing affair debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 charts on the strength of the powerful singles “Only,” “Room for One More,” “Black Lodge” and “Hy Pro Glo.”

1. Potters Field
2. Only
3. Room For One More
4. Packaged Rebellion
5. Hy Pro Glo
6. Invisible
7. 1000 Points Of Hate
8. Black Lodge
9. C H N O S Na
10. Burst
11. This Is Not An Exit