Volume 8: The Threat Is Real

Occupation

• John Bush: Voice
• Scott Ian: Guitar
• Frank Bello: Bass
• Charlie Benante: Drums

Volume 8: The Threat Is Real is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released in August 1998 Ignition Records.

Formation

After separation from the major label Elektra Records, the band was taken in late 1997 by the newly established and specializes in rock music label Ignition Records, which was one of Tommy Boy Entertainment. The distribution of the label was at Alternative Distribution Alliance, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The recordings took place in Krusty's Fun House, Yonkers, New York, instead. Guest musicians worked with Phil Anselmo (vocals Killing Box) and Dimebag Darrell ( lead guitar at Inside Out and Born Again Idiot ).

With the album, the funk and rap influences completely disappeared from the music, instead let Anthrax inspired by the publications of Led Zeppelin in the early 1970s. In the play, Inside Out is an acoustic guitar used toast to the extras shows by the harmonica - use elements of country songs and the drum solo in Born Again Ididot is a tribute to John Bonham be. At the end of the album is with the folk ballad Pieces an atypical for Anthrax hidden track. It is a composition by bassist Frank Bello, in which he processed the murder of his brother and that he originally did not want to publish.

In May 1998 Inside Out was released as the first single and received airplay on some radio stations in several U.S. states. The album sold despite extensive promotion even worse than its predecessor Stomp 442 in the first half of the year after the publication of only 59,000 units were sold in the United States. In February 1999, the band went on another tour, therefore, to promote the album.

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Reviews

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic writes that the album of creative free fall of Stomp 442 could be stopped and highlights the variety of new influences in the music produced. He noted that it was the band not yet fully succeeded to recover from the creative depth, the exciting new elements are only superficial and bottom line contains the album does not really remarkable pieces. Thomas copper from Rock Hard hand is apparent from the album enthusiastically, in his opinion Anthrax sound rare " as compact, but always varied " and says that the album disappoint second to none. Adrian Bromley from the online magazine Chronicles of Chaos writes in his review that the veterans slowly ran out of ideas and is particularly critical of the one-dimensional vocal performance by John Bush. It was a good album, but the lack the voltage that most fans expect from the band. John Chedsey of Satan Stole my Teddy Bear, however, certified the album to be just what Anthrax needed to get back to its former prestige.