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Unraveling Slave to the Grind: Skid Row’s Metal Evolution Slave to the Grind
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Unraveling Slave to the Grind: Skid Row’s Metal Evolution

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
Introduction In the vibrant tapestry of rock music history, Skid Row’s “Slave to the Grind” stands as...
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The Making of Use Your Illusion II – Guns N’ Roses’ Ambitious Classic guns_n_roses-use_your_illusion_ii
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The Making of Use Your Illusion II – Guns N’ Roses’ Ambitious Classic

Neil Johnson 17 September 2024
Introduction In the vibrant and tumultuous landscape of early 1990s rock, Guns N’ Roses emerged as a...
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The Offspring’s Smash: Punk Rock’s Unstoppable Force the_offspring-smash
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The Offspring’s Smash: Punk Rock’s Unstoppable Force

Neil Johnson 15 September 2024
Introduction In April 1994, The Offspring unleashed “Smash” and rewrote the rules for punk rock. Before this...
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Unveiling Arise: Sepultura’s Thrash Metal Evolution sepultura-arise
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Unveiling Arise: Sepultura’s Thrash Metal Evolution

Neil Johnson 15 September 2024
Introduction In the early 1990s, amidst the burgeoning thrash and death metal scenes, a Brazilian band emerged...
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Seasons In The Abyss: Slayer’s Defining Thrash Evolution slayer-seasons_in_the_abyss
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Seasons In The Abyss: Slayer’s Defining Thrash Evolution

Neil Johnson 12 September 2024
Introduction Released on October 9, 1990, Seasons In The Abyss marked a pivotal moment in Slayer’s illustrious...
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The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic the_offspring-ixnay_on_the_hombre
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The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic

Neil Johnson 9 September 2024
Introduction In the realm of punk rock, few albums have left as indelible a mark as The...
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Iron Maiden’s Conceptual Triumph iron_maiden-seventh_son_of_a_seventh_son_(2015_remaster)
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Iron Maiden’s Conceptual Triumph

Neil Johnson 7 September 2024
Introduction Iron Maiden’s “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” stands as a landmark in heavy metal history....
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Follow The Leader: Korn’s Iconic Nu-Metal Revolution korn-follow_the_leader
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Follow The Leader: Korn’s Iconic Nu-Metal Revolution

Neil Johnson 6 September 2024
Introduction In the summer of 1998, the music world witnessed a seismic shift with the release of...
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Symbolic: Death’s Revolutionary Metal Legacy death-symbolic
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Symbolic: Death’s Revolutionary Metal Legacy

Neil Johnson 5 September 2024
Introduction In the vast tapestry of metal music, few albums stand as resolute and influential as “Symbolic”...
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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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RIFF060 – Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters
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RIFF057 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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