Friday, January 12: Anthrax, "Packaged Rebellion"
Sound of White Noise helped define ‘90s metal, and “Packaged Rebellion” encapsulated all of that for better and worse. Anthrax swung for the fences and crafted a tour de force of a track that nodded to their recent past but also very much functioned as its own thing. The blunt force trauma of the music, John Bush’s howitzer vocals and Dave Jerden’s anvil on steel production made it a pummeling force of nature even as Bush added nuances and dynamics throughout the pre-chorus, chorus and bridge. The lyrics, however, had it both ways: on one hand, the tone and dogma recalled the increasingly hectoring nature of Scott Ian’s wordsmithing on State of Euphoria and Persistence of Time, but although his and Bush’s words initially presented themselves as similarly political in theme “Packaged Rebellion” was ultimately about poseurs and fakes, which was as ‘90s as one could get. And although Anthrax couldn’t hide their sincerity even as they sometimes tried to be ironic, the combination of the musical beatdown, lyrical diatribe and Bush’s relentless roaring came close to being a major turnoff- at the very least, their rigidity verged on condescension: did we really need this kind of lecture from these guys? But all of that said, the power of the band’s attack was so intense as to be undeniable and unstoppable, and Bush’s way of creating sticky hooks was always underrated and certainly went a way towards making “Packaged Rebellion” as catchy as it was vicious, even if the lyrics were perhaps best deprioritized.
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12:19 AM EDT March 14, 2024:
Anthrax - "Hy Pro Glo"
From the album Sound of White Noise
(May 25, 1993)
Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm
File under: Change Your Vocalist, Change Your Life
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Anthrax - Black Lodge
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(274) Anthrax: Worst-to-Best
Disciples!! We did it – we got through the Big 4*! While we’re fans of all of the bands involved, just like the others – Anthrax has a lot of good albums, and some that are less-so. Hell – even the fans can’t agree. But Anthrax has one thing those others don’t – 2 different singers. (3 if you count Neil Turbin.) How will the releases stack up, and is ‘Fistful of Metal’ their best ever?Crank it up…
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Anthrax - Sound Of White Noise (May 25, 1993)
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does anyone have like an anti aesthetic. like something you look at and can recognize as a complete fashion/interior design/artistic movement and understand it but it makes you shudder seeing it. i am not talking like “its morally bad” “its poorly structured” like just sheerly devoid of joy for you actually invites a repulse response.
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Anthrax // Only
You would see if
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You hadn't taken things out of my hands
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You never wanted to understand
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My Music Corner: Album Battle - John Bush Edition - Symbol of Salvation (Armored Saint) vs. Sound of White Noise (Anthrax)
I’ve been busy! But I’ve wanted to work with John Clauser for a long time, so when Symbol of Salvation came up in his Armored Saint series, I asked to be included.
I almost bit off more than I could chew! In the same week I had Grab A Stack of Rock and an episode of Grant’s Rock Warehaus. Not to mention, studying up for the Anthrax/Armored Saint battle! After immersing myself in the music for…
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2:46 PM EST February 1, 2024:
Anthrax - "C₁₁ H₁₇ N₂ O₂ S Na"
From the album Sound of White Noise
(May 25, 1993)
Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm
It's Sodium Pentothal
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Anthrax - Noisegate
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I'm scrolling through some ambient noises to help me write, and it got me thinking. Y'know those white noise machines people use for sleeping?
Do you think there's a very specific brand marketed at Gothamites?
Like everyone else has rainy nights on the beach, whale song, the crackle of the campfire, and everyone's all-time favorite "rickety fan about to oscillate off your shitty ikea desk at four in the morning."
And then there's "The Sounds of Gotham," a nighttime ambiance made up of heavy thunderstorms interspaced with the wail of police sirens and the occasional smattering of gunfire.
If you upgrade to premium, you can get the added sound effect of "small vigilante child dropping onto your apartment roof followed by the heavy pitter-patter of their combat boots as they dropkick a criminal off the fire escape."
Mm. Cozy.
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