Persistence of Time rivals Among the Living as Anthrax's best album and might even be a clear-cut favorite if some of the songs had been trimmed a bit.
The more cartoonish side of the band is missing here, trimmed in favor of a dark, uncompromising examination of society's dirty underbelly -- nearly every song rails against hatred and prejudice, but without an excess of optimism.
The standout track is, once again, a cover -- Joe Jackson's "Got the Time" -- but the rest of the album is strong enough to hold its own.
This is the album for those who want Anthrax's serious side without any of the pop culture references and tributes; others might miss those elements, particularly since there has always been a sort of clumsiness to some of the more intellectual lyrics.
However, Persistence of Time is their most lyrically consistent album, and the music simply rages.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TimeJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 49 MB |
| 2 | BloodJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 07:14 | 16 MB | 51 MB |
| 3 | Keep It in the FamilyJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 07:08 | 16 MB | 50 MB |
| 4 | In My WorldJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 48 MB |
| 5 | Gridlock | Anthrax | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Intro to RealityJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Belly of the Beast | Anthrax | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Got the Time | Anthrax | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | H8 RedJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | One Man StandsJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 11 | DischargeJoey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz | Anthrax | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 58 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 420 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waring Abbott | Photography |
| 2 | Anthrax | Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Michael Barbiero | Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer |
| 4 | Joey Belladonna | Composer, Vocals |
| 5 | Frank Bello | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 6 | Charlie Benante | Composer, Cover Art Concept, Cymbals, Drums, Guitar |
| 7 | Troy Boyer | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Troy Boyer | Guitar (Bass) |
| 9 | Don Brautigam | Artwork, Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 10 | Marie Bryant | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Paul Crook | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 12 | Mark Dodson | Engineer, Producer |
| 13 | Rick Downey | Lighting, Management |
| 14 | Jim Dunlop | Guitar |
| 15 | Maria Ferrero | Management |
| 16 | Walter Gemeinhardt | Guest Artist |
| 17 | Walter Gemenhardt | Drums |
| 18 | George Geranios | Sounds |
| 19 | Greg Goldman | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Scott Ian | Composer, Guitar |
| 21 | Ed Korengo | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 22 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 23 | Bill Pulaski | Band |
| 24 | Murray Richman | Management |
| 25 | Art Ring | Management |
| 26 | Brian Scheuble | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Dan Spitz | Composer, Guitar |
| 28 | Mike Tempesta | Guest Artist, Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 29 | Steve Thompson | Mixing |
| 30 | Jon Zazula | Executive Producer, Management |
| 31 | Marsha Zazula | Executive Producer, Management |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |