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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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The Making of Cause of Death: Obituary’s Death Metal Classic obituary-cause_of_death_(reissue)
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The Making of Cause of Death: Obituary’s Death Metal Classic

Neil Johnson 3 September 2024
Introduction In the realm of death metal, few albums have left an indelible mark quite like Obituary’s...
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Inside Megadeth’s ‘So Far, So Good…So What!’ megadeth-so_far,_so_good...so_what!
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Inside Megadeth’s ‘So Far, So Good…So What!’

Neil Johnson 2 September 2024
Megadeth's album "So Far, So Good...So What!", released in January 1988, is a defining thrash metal record...
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Oasis: The Legacy of Definitely Maybe oasis2016
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Oasis: The Legacy of Definitely Maybe

Neil Johnson 31 August 2024
Introduction In the pantheon of British rock, few bands have left as indelible a mark as Oasis....
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Annihilator’s Never, Neverland: Thrash Metal’s Hidden Gem annihilator-never,_neverland
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Annihilator’s Never, Neverland: Thrash Metal’s Hidden Gem

Neil Johnson 31 August 2024
Introduction Annihilator’s “Never, Neverland.” was released on September 12, 1990, this sophomore effort from the Canadian band...
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The Making of Nevermind: Nirvana’s Iconic Breakthrough nirvana-nevermind_(remastered)
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The Making of Nevermind: Nirvana’s Iconic Breakthrough

Neil Johnson 30 August 2024
Introduction In the early 1990s, the music world was on the cusp of a seismic shift. Emerging...
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Empire by Queensrรฟche: A Progressive Metal Evolution queensryche-empire_-_20th_anniversary_edition
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Empire by Queensrรฟche: A Progressive Metal Evolution

Neil Johnson 30 August 2024
Introduction Released on August 20, 1990, Queensrรฟche’s Empire propelled the band to new heights, showcasing their unique...
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Exploring the Impact of Tragic Kingdom: No Doubt’s Breakthrough no_doubt-tragic_kingdom
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Exploring the Impact of Tragic Kingdom: No Doubt’s Breakthrough

Neil Johnson 29 August 2024
Introduction Released on October 10, 1995, Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt stands as a monumental work in...
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Beneath the Remains: Sepulturaโ€™s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth sepultura-beneath_the_remains
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Beneath the Remains: Sepulturaโ€™s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth

Neil Johnson 28 August 2024
1) A world on the brink: setting the stage for Beneath the Remains (1989) By 1988โ€“1989, extreme...
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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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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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RIFF057 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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