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Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on August 21, 1990, through Megaforce Worldwide / Island Records and was nominated in 1991 for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category.
Aug 21, 1990 · Persistence of Time is Anthrax’s 5th studio album, and it was released on August 21st, 1990. Although the album was received very well and certified gold in 1991, the band experienced...
- Anthrax, "Got The Time"
- Anthrax, "Belly of The Beast"
- Anthrax, "In My World"
As Anthrax wrote Persistence of Timeand Ian presented lyrics to Belladonna, the vocalist approached the songs with the same sort of melodic drama he had applied to the band’s songs inspired by comic books and horror stories even though everyone else in the band felt that the new material called for a grittier, more aggressive vocals. The more Ian a...
In December, 1989, after spending the greater part of a year trying to get the songs to sound right, Anthrax entered A&M Studios in Hollywood, Calif., with producer Mark Dodson. In an effort to retain a tight grip on the songs Anthrax co-produced the album. In February 1990 ,they left the studio exhausted and frustrated. Although Belladonna didn’t ...
Joey’s dismissal came not long after Anthrax were invited to appear on the sitcom Married With Children for an episode that first aired Feb. 23, 1992. The band played “In My World” on the program and had a few lines of dialogue. Ian still regrets asking the band’s then manager Jonny Zazula to fire Belladonna, which he did with a swift phone call. B...
Aug 21, 2015 · Critics and fans took notice that Anthrax meant business, whether they fully accepted Persistence of Time's remorseless musical approach or not.
Aug 21, 2020 · Co-Produced by Anthrax. Basic tracks recorded at A&M Studios and Conway Studios in Hollywood, California. Re-recording at Soundtrack Studios in New York City, New York.
Sep 10, 2020 · Extremely Extreme Since 2004. Comes Like the Flood: Anthrax’s “Persistence of Time” Turns 30. September 10, 2020 Shawn Macomber. Featured, News, Retrospective, review 1990, 30th Anniversary, Anthrax, Editorial, Persistence of Time, thrash. Bile black the thoughts that run my head. There’s so much to be said. They’re so much living dead.
Persistence of Time is a dark horse in every sense of the phrase, literally putting in a darker attitude while making an understated case as one of Anthrax’s greatest outings. Hindsight lets one see it for the crossroad it served, culminating the band’s evolution while also asserting the inevitability of the changes ahead.
