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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Damn! - nice sounds!!, 28 April 2005
By A Customer
From the opening track of Crush you know Anthrax haven't chilled out in their old age (in fact the opposite is true!) - I rate this as one of their best (alongside Sound Of White Noise and Persistance Of Time) - Also, check out 'Toast to the Extras' - it shows they still have their cool sense of humour. :o)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anthrax's HIGHEST point!, 29 Feb 2008
This is certainly an album that splits the vote. The only certainty is that it's the one that crept under the radar; the early Anthrax material is very well known; Persistence of Time, Stomp 442 and Sound of White Noise signalled a revival in musical respect after the excesses of image that rather overshadowed their efforts in the late 80's. But "Threat"? Off the radar.
When I bought this way back in 98, it was almost under duress. I quit Anthrax along with Belladonna, viewing the whole thrash scene as tired, derivative and dominated by growlers. Boring. A friend of mine raved about the record, so I bought it eventually, slapped it on, and was hooked - maybe not from "Crush", which is a respectable opening but nothing outstanding; maybe not from "Catharsis" which was a good rocking number and certainly boded well; but from the pounding energy of "Inside Out", yes! "PnV", top notch metal number with a killer chorus! "Toast to the Extras", not typical Anthrax, granted, but so what? Have some fun from time to time! "Harm's Way", includes acoustic and slide, some top notch vocals, and is the outstanding track on the album (plus the bonus, "Pieces" - makes you wonder why Anthrax don't venture more into ballad territory, cos they can certainly hack it there). I don't want to go through the track list verbatim, suffice to say that when I listen to this, I never cherry-pick the best tracks; I stick it on and listen to every one because there isn't one I want to miss.
Yes, there are nods to other acts of the time, particularly Pantera. So what? There are no rip-offs, just a band introducing aspects of something that has influenced them into their own sound - just as bands like Pantera were influenced by Anthrax. This is reinforced by Dimebag's appearance on "Inside Out".
If there is a down-side, it's the fact that as a result of hearing "Threat" first, I've never really got the big buzz about "Stomp" and "White Noise" - top records both of them, but "Threat" is better. Also, I guess, that they weren't able to follow it up; "We've Come For You All" was a dog of an album. Anyway, I digress. I think it's an excellent record. Some say it isn't. I reckon you should buy it and make up your own mind.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
often overlooked monster of an album, 29 Jun 2005
By A Customer
This clearly isn't as hard metal as some of their other albums, but Anthrax produced an absolute epic album with 'volume8' that doesn't get nearly enough credit.
The first four tracks are brilliant, in particular 'Inside Out'. 'Toast to the extras' is a bit... erm... interesting, but 'Born again idiot' & 'Killing box' pick up the pace again. 'Harms way' is a brilliantly powerful ballad and is a definate highlight. The trend of great hard rocking songs continues til the end, while the closer 'Pieces' is a full on acoustic ballad.
The bonus tracks arent especially anything to rant about, one of which is 'the bends' - Anthrax doing a cover of Radiohead was not a good idea.
Ignoring that however, this is a great album and instantly likeable - easily better than the overrated 'Sound of White Noise'
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