Sound of White Noise

Sound of White Noise is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in May 1993 on Elektra Records. It is the band's first album with Armored Saint vocalist John Bush, and also their last studio album with longtime lead guitarist Dan Spitz.

1 Overview
2 Notes
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 References

Overview

The album, produced by the band and Dave Jerden, includes the singles "Only", "Black Lodge", "Room for One More" and "Hy Pro Glo". This album marked a revision in the sound of the band, with the departure of lead vocalist Joey Belladonna and the introduction of grunge influences (Dave Jerden was the producer of Alice in Chains). The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 charts, Anthrax's highest ever chart position. Sound of White Noise was certified gold by the RIAA.

The album's closing track "This Is Not an Exit" is directly based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho. The lyrics through the song are in narrative towards the main character in the book, Patrick Bateman. This song also includes a sample from the 1991 movie "My Girl". A music video was produced for the song "Black Lodge", featuring actress Jenna Elfman in one of her first film appearances. The Black Lodge is a fictional location in the popular early 1990s television series Twin Peaks. Anthrax was able to persuade Twin Peaks' score conductor Angelo Badalamenti to help compose the song.

Notes

The song "Black Lodge" was omitted from the vinyl release due to time.

Anthrax also contributed a song from these sessions called "Poison My Eyes" to the Last Action Hero soundtrack.

The title "Hy Pro Glo" is a reference to a television commercial for Purina Hi Pro Dog Food.

The title "C₁₁H₁₇N₂O₂S Na" is the chemical formula for sodium pentothal, more commonly known as "truth serum".

Track listing

All songs written by John Bush, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Potter's Field"	5:00
2.	"Only"	4:56
3.	"Room for One More"	4:54
4.	"Packaged Rebellion"	6:18
5.	"Hy Pro Glo"	4:30
6.	"Invisible"	6:09
7.	"1000 Points of Hate"	5:00
8.	"Black Lodge" (Bush, Ian, Bello, Benante, Angelo Badalamenti)	5:24
9.	"C₁₁H₁₇N₂O₂S Na"	4:24
10.	"Burst"	3:35
11.	"This Is Not an Exit"	6:49

Bonus tracks (2001 remaster)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick cover)	Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson	3:33
13.	"Cowboy Song" (Thin Lizzy cover)	Phil Lynott, Brian Downey	5:06
14.	"London" (The Smiths cover)	Morrisey, Johnny Marr	2:54
15.	"Black Lodge" (strings mix)	Bush, Ian, Bello, Benante, Badalamenti	5:21

Bonus CD (Japanese edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Noisegate"		4:25
13.	"Cowboy Song" (Thin Lizzy cover)	Lynott, Downey	5:06
14.	"Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick cover)	Nielsen, Petersson	3:33
15.	"Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Beastie Boys cover)	Michael Diamond, Matt Dike, Adam Horovitz, John King, Mike Simpson, Adam Yauch	3:10

Bonus tracks (VICP60320 Japanese edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Pottersfield" (Al Jourgensen Remix)	Bush, Ian, Bello, Benante	4:45
13.	"Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Beastie Boys cover)	Diamond, Dike, Horovitz, King, Simpson, Yauch	3:10
14.	"Cowboy Song" (Thin Lizzy cover)	Lynott, Downey	5:06
15.	"Love Her All I Can" (Kiss cover)	Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons	2:31
16.	"Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick cover)	Nielsen, Petersson	3:33

Personnel

Anthrax

John Bush – Lead vocals^[3]
Dan Spitz – Lead guitar^[3]
Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Burst", lead guitar and harmony guitar on "Black Lodge" and "Packaged Rebellion", six-string bass, backing vocals^[3]
Frank Bello – Bass guitar, backing vocals^[3]
Charlie Benante – Drums^[3]

Additional personnel

Vincent Bell - Tremolo guitar parts on "Black Lodge"^[3]
Angelo Badalamenti - Synthesizers, orchestration and arrangement of synthesizers and additional guitars on "Black Lodge"^[3]
Kenny Landrum - Synthesizers^[3]
Terminator X - Scratching on "1000 Points of Hate"^[3]

Production

Produced By Anthrax & Dave Jerden^[3]
Mixed By Dave Jerden^[3]
Mastered by Eddy Schryer^[3]
Engineered By Bryan Carlstrom^[3]
Assistant Engineers: Mike Baumgartner, Annette Cisneros, Ed Korengo, Jennifer Monnar & Scott Ralston

References

^ Sound of White Noise at Allmusic
^ "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone Magazine. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anthrax/albums/album/125996/review/5940424/sound_of_white_noise. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Sound of White Noise album credits. Electra Records. 1993.

Anthrax

Scott Ian Charlie Benante Frank Bello Rob Caggiano Joey Belladonna Dan Lilker Greg D'Angelo Neil Turbin Dan Spitz Matt Fallon John Bush Paul Crook Joey Vera Dan Nelson

Studio albums	Fistful of Metal Spreading the Disease Among the Living State of Euphoria Persistence of Time Sound of White Noise Stomp 442 Volume 8: The Threat Is Real We've Come for You All Worship Music

Live albums	The Island Years Music of Mass Destruction Alive 2 Gigantour Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer)

Extended plays	Armed and Dangerous I'm the Man Penikufesin Inside Out Summer 2003

Compilations	Attack of the Killer B's Return of the Killer A's Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax The Greater of Two Evils Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)

Singles	"Soldiers of Metal" "Madhouse" "Indians" "I'm the Man" "Make Me Laugh" "Antisocial" "Got the Time" "In My World" "Bring the Noise" (with Public Enemy) "Black Lodge" "Hy Pro Glo" "Only" "Room for One More" "Fueled" "Nothing" "Bordello of Blood" "Inside Out" "Ball of Confusion" "Safe Home" "Taking the Music Back" "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" "The Devil You Know" " In The End"

Video albums	Music of Mass Destruction Alive 2 Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer)

Related articles	Discography Band members Stormtroopers of Death Nuclear Assault Armored Saint The Damned Things Clash of the Titans American Carnage Tour Supergroup

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