Sound Of White Noise - Anthrax

Much as been made of the introduction of John Bush into Anthrax, and the 'grungeification' of their sound. Piffle. John Bush ended up being twice the singer Joey Belladonna ever was, and on this , Anthrax sound like a hungry young band again. Opener 'Potters Field' kicks like a mule (Industrial band Ministry eventually remixed an even harder version of the song), the first single 'Only' (Which most of the grunge comments were aimed at) is one of the melodically strongest the band has ever recorded Whilst the speed which was evident in the early part of their career has diminished, they have replaced it with a more muscular edge, evident on chunky ...  Read the complete review

It was a disappointing inevitability that Anthrax would follow the trend of their thrash contemporaries in the early-to-mid nineties and drastically alter their sound to something less intense, more hard rock influenced and ultimately more in line with the popular grunge movement, but unlike other sell-out releases that still managed to be surprisingly good ('Metallica,' 'Countdown to Extinction,' 'The Ritual'), there really is nothing to praise about this album. 'Sound of White Noise' is competent nineties hard rock that never escapes sounding distinctly like a sub-par Alice in Chains or Stone Temple Pilots, and is the clear point of slump in the Anthrax discography ...  Read the complete review