ANTHRAX — Persistence Of Time (review)

ANTHRAX — Persistence Of Time album cover Album · 1990 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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"Persistence Of Time" is the 5th full-length studio album by US, New York based thrash/heavy metal act Anthrax. The album was released through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records in August 1990. It´s the successor to "State Of Euphoria" from 1988 and features the exact same lineup who recorded the predecessor and the band also again opted to hire producer Mark Dodson, in spite of the sound production on "State Of Euphoria (1988)" often being criticized. It would be the last Anthrax album to feature lead vocalist Joey Belladonna in the lineup (he would return to Anthrax in 2010), as he was subsequently fired and replaced by Armored Saint singer John Bush.

Stylistically Anthrax take a darker and heavier turn on "Persistence Of Time", and more or less leave the humour of the early releases behind (the cover of Joe Jackson´s "Got The Time" is an exception and a light moment on an otherwise relatively dark album). Dodson has created a powerful and heavy sounding production, which is a perfect fit for the material. The album features several strong tracks, and nothing is sub par or unremarkable. Even tracks like "H8 Red" and "Discharge", which aren´t often mentioned, are quality material.

"Persistence Of Time" features high level musicianship on all posts. The band are a strong unit delivering sharp rhythms and riffs, blistering guitar solos, and Joey Belladonna´s distinct sounding voice and vocals in front. It´s not always easy to write vocal melody lines on top of aggressive and heavy music, but Belladonna manages to incorporate enough melody and catchy phrases to make the music memorable, but not too much to make it less thrashy and raw. Upon conclusion "Persistence Of Time" is a high quality thrash metal release by Anthrax and a 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.
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