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Rust In Peace: Megadeth’s Defining Thrash Legacy megadeth-rust_in_peace
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Rust In Peace: Megadeth’s Defining Thrash Legacy

Neil Johnson 11 August 2024
Introduction Every so often, an album emerges that reshapes the boundaries of its genre. In 1990, Rust...
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Reign In Blood: Slayer’s Game-Changing Album Explored slayer-reign_in_blood
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Reign In Blood: Slayer’s Game-Changing Album Explored

Neil Johnson 11 August 2024
Introduction Every so often, an album comes along that doesnโ€™t just push boundaries but rips them apart....
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Master of Puppets: Unraveling Metallica’s Pivotal Album metallica-master_of_puppets_(remastered)
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Master of Puppets: Unraveling Metallica’s Pivotal Album

Neil Johnson 10 August 2024
Released on March 3, 1986, Metallica's Master of Puppets is a seminal thrash metal album recognized for...
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Unveiling Megadeth’s Peace Sells: A Thrash Metal Revolution megadeth-peace_sells...but_who's_buying?_(expanded_edition_-_remastered)
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Unveiling Megadeth’s Peace Sells: A Thrash Metal Revolution

Neil Johnson 10 August 2024
Megadeth's "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?", released on September 25, 1986, is a landmark thrash metal album that...
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The Evolution of Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind slipknot-we_are_not_your_kind
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The Evolution of Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind

Neil Johnson 9 August 2024
Introduction Few albums in the twenty-first century have shaken heavy music quite like Slipknotโ€™s “We Are Not...
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Extreme II: Pornograffitti – A Glam Metal Game-Changer extreme-extreme_ii_-_pornograffitti
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Extreme II: Pornograffitti – A Glam Metal Game-Changer

Neil Johnson 7 August 2024
Introduction In the landscape of early 1990s rock music, “Extreme II: Pornograffitti” by the band Extreme stands...
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Unveiling The Dark Side Of The Moon: Pink Floyd’s Timeless Classic pink_floyd-the_dark_side_of_the_moon
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Unveiling The Dark Side Of The Moon: Pink Floyd’s Timeless Classic

Neil Johnson 6 August 2024
Introduction Some albums seem to transcend their era, yet few have left a mark as deep as...
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The Making of Rancid: Punk’s Defining Album Rancid
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The Making of Rancid: Punk’s Defining Album

Neil Johnson 1 August 2024
Introduction Few debut albums have the raw force and restless spirit of Rancidโ€™s self-titled release. Dropping in...
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Unraveling Sabotage: Black Sabbath’s Iconic Album black_sabbath-sabotage_(2014_remaster)
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Unraveling Sabotage: Black Sabbath’s Iconic Album

Neil Johnson 28 July 2024
Introduction Black Sabbath stands as a towering figure, their music both groundbreaking and influential. Released on 28...
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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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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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