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Ride The Lightning: Metallica’s Thrash Metal Revolution metallica-ride_the_lightning_(deluxe_remaster)
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Ride The Lightning: Metallica’s Thrash Metal Revolution

Neil Johnson 27 July 2024
Introduction Some albums do more than capture a momentโ€”they change the course of music. Metallicaโ€™s Ride The...
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All We Know is Falling: Paramore’s Iconic Debut paramore-all_we_know_is_falling
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All We Know is Falling: Paramore’s Iconic Debut

Neil Johnson 26 July 2024
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Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection ac_dc-back_in_black
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Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection

Neil Johnson 25 July 2024
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Alice Cooper’s ‘Trash’: A Glam Metal Revolution alice_cooper-trash
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Alice Cooper’s ‘Trash’: A Glam Metal Revolution

Neil Johnson 25 July 2024
Alice Cooper's album "Trash," released on July 25, 1989, marked a pivotal comeback in his career, blending...
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Unleashing Metallica’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’: A Thrash Revolution

Neil Johnson 24 July 2024
Released on July 25, 1983, Metallica's Kill 'Em All revolutionized the music scene, defining the thrash metal...
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Master Of Reality: Black Sabbath’s Game-Changing Album black_sabbath-master_of_reality
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Master Of Reality: Black Sabbath’s Game-Changing Album

Neil Johnson 21 July 2024
Introduction Some albums donโ€™t just reflect their time; they change the sound of music for generations. Black...
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Appetite For Destruction: Guns N’ Roses’ Timeless Debut guns_n'_roses-appetite_for_destruction
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Appetite For Destruction: Guns N’ Roses’ Timeless Debut

Neil Johnson 21 July 2024
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Cowboys From Hell: Pantera’s Metal Revolution

Neil Johnson 20 July 2024
Introduction When Cowboys From Hell crashed onto the scene in July 1990, the metal world changed forever....
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Discovering The New Order: Testament’s Thrash Evolution

Neil Johnson 15 July 2024
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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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