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The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy Innuendo (Deluxe Edition 2011 Remaster)
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The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy

Neil Johnson 23 September 2024
Introduction Released on 4 February 1991, Queen’s Innuendo stands as a monumental testament to the band’s enduring...
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Unveiling Slayer’s South of Heaven: A Thrash Revolution South Of Heaven
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Unveiling Slayer’s South of Heaven: A Thrash Revolution

Neil Johnson 18 September 2024
Introduction In the summer of 1988, Slayer unleashed their fourth studio album, South of Heaven, upon an...
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The Making of Post Orgasmic Chill – Skunk Anansie’s Bold Move Post Orgasmic Chill
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The Making of Post Orgasmic Chill – Skunk Anansie’s Bold Move

Neil Johnson 18 September 2024
Introduction Released in the vibrant musical landscape of 1999, Skunk Anansie’s Post Orgasmic Chill marked a pivotal...
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A Night at the Opera: Queen’s Iconic Album Unveiled A Night At The Opera (2011 Remaster)
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A Night at the Opera: Queen’s Iconic Album Unveiled

Neil Johnson 18 September 2024
Introduction In the rich tapestry of rock history, few albums have achieved the legendary status of Queen’s...
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Chaos A.D. – Sepultura’s Genre-Defining Album Chaos A.D.
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Chaos A.D. – Sepultura’s Genre-Defining Album

Neil Johnson 18 September 2024
Introduction In the world of heavy metal, few albums have made as significant an impact as Sepultura’s...
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Unveiling Anthrax’s State of Euphoria: A Thrash Metal Classic State Of Euphoria
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Unveiling Anthrax’s State of Euphoria: A Thrash Metal Classic

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
State of Euphoria, released by Anthrax on September 19, 1988, is their fourth studio album, showcasing their...
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Whitesnake: The Album That Defined Glam Metal Whitesnake (30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
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Whitesnake: The Album That Defined Glam Metal

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
Introduction In the world of rock music, few albums have achieved the iconic status that Whitesnake by...
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St. Anger: Metallica’s Raw Evolution St. Anger
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St. Anger: Metallica’s Raw Evolution

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
Metallica's 2003 album St. Anger represents a significant departure from their traditional sound, characterized by raw production...
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Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback Permanent Vacation
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Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
Introduction Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation stands as a landmark in the band’s illustrious career, representing a crucial turning...
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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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RIFF061 – Sepultura – Beneath the Remains
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RIFF057 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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