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The Downward Spiral: Nine Inch Nails’ Defining Album 5039_album_art
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The Downward Spiral: Nine Inch Nails’ Defining Album

Neil Johnson 7 January 2025
Released on 8 March 1994, Nine Inch Nails' Downward Spiral revolutionized industrial rock with its intense energy...
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Machina: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bold Return to Rock 4732_album_art
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Machina: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Bold Return to Rock

Chris Baldwin 7 January 2025
The Smashing Pumpkins' "Machina/The Machines of God," released in 2000, blends alternative rock with introspective themes, marking...
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Recovering The Satellites: Counting Crows’ Introspective Journey 8255_album_art
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Recovering The Satellites: Counting Crows’ Introspective Journey

Neil Johnson 7 January 2025
Released in 1996, Counting Crows' "Recovering The Satellites" followed their debut, delving deeper into themes of success...
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The Legacy of the MPC: Transforming Music Production Akai_MPC60
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The Legacy of the MPC: Transforming Music Production

Neil Johnson 7 January 2025
The MPC (Music Production Center), created by Akai Professional in the late 1980s, revolutionized music production and...
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The Story of Ableton: Revolutionising Music Production and Performance people at concert
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The Story of Ableton: Revolutionising Music Production and Performance

Chris Baldwin 7 January 2025
Ableton, founded in 1999, revolutionized music production with its software Live and hardware Push. Known for user-friendly...
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JUCE: The Framework Powering Modern Audio Development JUCE_Logo
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JUCE: The Framework Powering Modern Audio Development

Chris Baldwin 7 January 2025
JUCE is a transformative C++ framework for cross-platform audio application development, created by Jules Storer in 2004....
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The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album faith_no_more-the_real_thing
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The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album

Neil Johnson 7 January 2025
Introduction Released on June 20, 1989, The Real Thing by Faith No More marked a pivotal moment...
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Insomniac: Green Day’s Intense Punk Rock Evolution 4553_album_art
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Insomniac: Green Day’s Intense Punk Rock Evolution

Neil Johnson 6 January 2025
Green Day's "Insomniac," released on October 10, 1995, marked a significant evolution in the band's sound, showcasing...
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August and Everything After: Counting Crows’ Timeless Debut 8250_album_art
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August and Everything After: Counting Crows’ Timeless Debut

Neil Johnson 5 January 2025
August and Everything After, released on September 14, 1993, by Counting Crows, significantly impacted alternative rock, merging...
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Welcome to Riffology, where a GenX and a Millennial talk about the albums from their youth. Itโ€™s more fun than it soundsโ€ฆ

RIFF064 – Anthrax – Sound of White Noise
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Anthrax pivot hard into the โ€™90s on Sound of White Noiseโ€”first with John Bush, last with Dan Spitzโ€”and somehow make it feel inevitable rather than mid-life crisis. We dig into why the songs land (drier drums, thicker guitars) and how a label switch put a new sheen on the chaos. Along the way: Dan Spitzโ€™s surprise second act as a master watchmaker and a brief โ€œItโ€™s-a-me Marioโ€ detour while trying to say โ€œBadalamentiโ€ like adults.

Timestamps

  • 00:00:00 โ€” Cold open: the โ€œjourney into soundโ€ sting.
  • 00:09:56 โ€” Joey out, John Bush in; grungier, growlier vocal shift.
  • 00:10:43 โ€” Switch from Island to Elektra; Dave Jordan connection.
  • 00:18:22 โ€” Only flagged as the big single.
  • 00:18:26 โ€” Production chat: dry drums; darker โ€™90s tone.
  • 00:50:54 โ€” First with John Bush; last with Dan Spitz.
  • 00:51:26 โ€” Dan Spitz leaves to become a master watchmaker (!).
  • 00:56:44 โ€” Black Lodge co-written with Angelo Badalamenti; Twin Peaks nod.
  • 00:56:12 โ€” โ€œItโ€™s-a-me Marioโ€ pronunciation detour (Badalamenti).
  • 01:04:52 โ€” โ€œBiscuits in that snareโ€โ€”a brief St. Anger tangent.
  • 01:06:31 โ€” Only hailed as a key Anthrax single.
  • 01:19:30 โ€” Wrap-up and polite plea to like/subscribe.

Credits

  • Released 25 May 1993 on Elektra (bandโ€™s first on the label).
  • Line-up shift: first with John Bush, last with Dan Spitz.
  • Producer: Dave Jordan (linked here with Janeโ€™s Addiction, Alice in Chains).
  • Singles: Only; Black Lodge (called out as a big single).
  • Black Lodge co-written with Angelo Badalamenti; explicit Twin Peaks reference.
  • Peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

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RIFF063 – Anthrax – Persistence of Time
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RIFF062 – Soulfly – Soulfly
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RIFF061 – Sepultura – Beneath the Remains
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RIFF060 – Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters
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RIFF059 – Stereophonics – Performance and Cocktails
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RIFF058 – Carcass – Heartwork
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RIFF057 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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RIFF056 – Oasis – Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
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