Stomp 442
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| Studio album by Anthrax | ||||
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Publication |
October 24, 1995 |
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| Label (s) | Elektra Records | |||
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
50min 43s |
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Anthrax, Butcher Brothers |
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Stomp 442 is the seventh studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax . It was released by Elektra Records in October 1995 and, in contrast to previous albums in Europe, was only able to reach number 77 in the British album charts and number 36 in the Finnish album charts , and it reached number 47 on the Billboard 200 .
useful information
After completing a tour and breaking up with their manager Jon Zazula, the band began songwriting in October 1994 . Shortly after the studio recordings began in the spring of 1995, guitarist Dan Spitz left Anthrax on the advice of his bandmates because, in their opinion, he was no longer sufficiently committed to the band. His guitar recordings were done in the studio by drummer Charlie Benante , Dimebag Darrell ( Pantera ) and the guitar roadie Paul Crook. The brothers Joe and Phil Nicolo acted as producers under the pseudonym Butcher Brothers , who had already worked for Cypress Hill , Aerosmith and Urban Dance Squad . The record cover shows a spherical sculpture formed from scrap. The performing artist Storm Thorgerson only used parts from American cars because Anthrax is an American band. The sculpture was the size of a house.
After a promotional campaign with radio interviews and the release of Fueled as a promo in September 1995, the album was released in October. In November 1995 Anthrax went on tour with the support bands Life of Agony and Deftones . The album turned out to be not as successful as the major label Elektra had hoped for, it only sold 100,000 copies in the USA. The label then hardly advertised the album and refused to provide any further financial support for the tour, so that both parties agreed to terminate the existing record deal.
In 2003, the German label Nuclear Blast re-released the album, including the music videos for Fueled and Nothing as bonus tracks .
Track list
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence - 4:02
- Fueled - 4:02
- King Size - 3:58
- Riding Shotgun - 4:25
- Perpetual Motion - 4:18
- In a zone - 5:06
- Nothing - 4:33
- American Pompeii - 5:30
- Drop the Ball - 4:59
- Tester - 4:21
- Bare - 5:29
Reviews
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic sees the album as a continuation of the downward trend and attributes this in part to the lack of long-time band members such as Joey Belladonna and Dan Spitz. Instead of realigning the band, the album shows uncertainty about the direction in which the band wants to develop. The "hard riffs , the thundering drums or the hip-hop experiments" no longer ignited, the album was a disappointment for the fans of the band. Thomas Kupfer from Rock Hard, on the other hand, attests the album “the potential ... to become a classic of the Thrash profession”, the guitar riffs and the vocals of John Bush complement each other perfectly. The music magazine Kerrang! Stomp 442 calls it “dull and boring for a long time”, the album cover without the traditional band logo is a symbol of the album's lack of character. The online magazine Satan Stole my Teddybear sees the album as a slow return to the strengths of the band after the weak predecessor Sound of White Noise . Unfortunately, the album could not maintain the quality of titles like Random Acts of Senseless Violence and Fueled for long stretches , the melodies lack the necessary power to advance the songs. All in all, the album is lackluster, but it forms the foundation for the band's work in the 1990s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ finnishcharts.com: Chart history Stomp 442 , accessed June 8, 2010.
- ↑ Michael Rensen: Anthrax: Tuten and bubbles in Angel City . In: RockHard . No. 101 , October 1995.
- ↑ a b Holger Stratmann (Ed.): RockHard Encyclopedia . Heel Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-9805171-0-2 , pp. 24 .
- ↑ Darryn King: Storm Thorgerson - Interview Part 2 and Art Gallery. (No longer available online.) TheVine, December 5, 2008, formerly the original ; accessed on June 8, 2010 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Buffo Schnädelbach: Anthrax: Saved by Howard Stern . In: RockHard . No. 136 .
- ↑ Steve Knopper: Anthrax Makes Good On Its Metal Threat On Ignition Bow . In: Billboard Magazine . June 20, 1998, p. 16 f .
- ↑ Thomas Kupfer: Anthrax: Stomp 442 . In: Rock Hard . No. 102 .
- ↑ ANTHRAX - Where to Start With. Kerrang !, accessed June 8, 2010 .
- ^ John Chedsey: Anthrax: Stomp 442. (No longer available online.) November 1999, archived from the original on January 9, 2010 ; accessed on June 8, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Stomp 442 at Allmusic (English)
- Stomp 442 on MusicBrainz