Sound of white noise

Sound of white noise
Studio album by Anthrax
Publication (s)	May 25, 1993
Label (s)	Elektra Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	11
running time	56 min 56 s (original edition) 74 min 08 s (republication)
occupation	Singing : John Bush Guitar / vocals: Scott Ian Guitar: Dan Spitz Bass / vocals: Frank Bello Drums : Charlie Benante
production	Dave Jerden, anthrax
chronology Persistence of Time (1991) Sound of white noise Stomp 442 (1995)

Sound of White Noise is the sixth album by the US thrash metal band Anthrax . The album was released on May 25, 1993 via Elektra Records .

Emergence

The album Sound of White Noise marks a turning point in the band's career. The former and now again Armored Saint singer John Bush took over the vocal position from Joey Belladonna . Musically there is also a slight change. The band's classic Thrash Metal was joined by slight references to grunge . The album was produced by Dave Jerden (including Alice in Chains ) and the band. The song Poison My Eyes , which was used for the soundtrack of the film Last Action Hero , was created during the recording .

The title of the song C ₁₁ H ₁₇ N ₂ O ₂ S Na refers to the chemical substance thiopental . "Potter's Field" is a cemetery in New York City where the remains of aborted children are buried.

reception

Sound of White Noise entered the US album charts at number seven. This is the highest chart entry for the band to date. For over 500,000 units sold in the US , the album received a gold record from the RIAA . Metallica singer James Hetfield once described the song Only as the "perfect song".

Versions

The album was released on CD and LP . There was also a limited CD version with a skull on the jewel case. The Japanese version contains the songs Noisegate , Cowboy Song ( Thin-Lizzy cover version), Auf Wiedersehen ( Cheap-Trick cover version) and Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun ( Beastie Boys cover version). Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun was also used for the sampler The Beavis and Butt-Head -Experience .

Track list

1. Potter's Field - 5:00 am
2. Only - 4:56
3. Room for One More - 4:54
4. Packaged Rebellion - 6:18 am
5. Hy Pro Glo - 4:30
6. Invisible - 6:09
7. 1000 Points of Hate - 5:00
8. Black Lodge - 5:22
9. C ₁₁ H ₁₇ N ₂ O ₂ S Na - 4:24
10. Burst - 3:35
11. This is Not an Exit - 6:49

All songs were written by Frank Bello , Charlie Benante , John Bush and Scott Ian . Angelo Badalamenti also took part in the song Black Lodge .

Republication

In 1998 Elektra Records deleted the album from their catalog. As a result, the album was no longer available for several years. After the great success of the album We've Come for You All , Nuclear Blast acquired the rights to Sound of White Noise and its successor Stomp 442 in 2003 . The four bonus songs were originally used as the B-sides of the singles.

Track list

1. Potter's Field - 5:00 am
2. Only - 4:56
3. Room for One More - 4:54
4. Packaged Rebellion - 6:18 am
5. Hy Pro Glo - 4:30
6. Invisible - 6:09
7. 1000 Points of Hate - 5:00
8. Black Lodge - 5:22
9. C ₁₁ H ₁₇ N ₂ O ₂ S Na - 4:24
10. Burst - 3:35
11. This is Not an Exit - 6:49
12. Goodbye ( cheap trick cover version) - 4:25
13. Cowboy Song ( Thin-Lizzy -Coverversion) - 5:06
14. London ( The Smiths cover version) - 3:33
15. Black Lodge (Strings Mix) - 3:10

There is also a bonus CD with the video clips for Only , Room for One More , Hy Pro Glo and Black Lodge .

Web links

• Sound of White Noise at Allmusic (English)
• Sound of White Noise on MusicBrainz