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Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast

Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast

Welcome to Riffology, where a GenX and a Millennial talk about the albums from their youth. It’s more fun than it sounds…

Anthrax pivot hard into the ’90s on Sound of White Noise—first with John Bush, last with Dan Spitz—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 Spitz’s surprise second act as a master watchmaker and a brief “It’s-a-me Mario” detour while trying to say “Badalamenti” like adults.

Timestamps

00:00:00 — Cold open: the “journey into sound” sting.
00:09:56 — Joey out, John Bush in; grungier, growlier vocal shift.
00:10:43 — Switch from Island to Elektra; Dave Jordan connection.
00:18:22 — Only flagged as the big single.
00:18:26 — Production chat: dry drums; darker ’90s tone.
00:50:54 — First with John Bush; last with Dan Spitz.
00:51:26 — Dan Spitz leaves to become a master watchmaker (!).
00:56:44 — Black Lodge co-written with Angelo Badalamenti; Twin Peaks nod.
00:56:12 — “It’s-a-me Mario” pronunciation detour (Badalamenti).
01:04:52 — “Biscuits in that snare”—a brief St. Anger tangent.
01:06:31 — Only hailed as a key Anthrax single.
01:19:30 — Wrap-up and polite plea to like/subscribe.

Credits

Released 25 May 1993 on Elektra (band’s first on the label).
Line-up shift: first with John Bush, last with Dan Spitz.
Producer: Dave Jordan (linked here with Jane’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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Blog & show notes: https://riffology.co/2025/09/08/anthraxs-sound-of-white-noise-the-1993-pivot-that-rewired-heavy-music/
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