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Persistence of Time 
Studio album by Anthrax Released August 21, 1990 Recorded November 1989 - February 1990 at A&M Studios, Conway Studios, Hollywood, USA Genre Thrash metal Length 58:40 Label Megaforce Records, Island Records Producer Mark Dodson, Anthrax Anthrax chronology State of Euphoria
(1988)Persistence of Time
(1990)Sound of White Noise
(1993)Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on August 21, 1990 through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records. In 1991 the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Metal Performance.
The album includes the singles, "Got the Time" (a Joe Jackson cover) and "In My World" (which was performed by the band on the Married... with Children episode, My Dinner with Anthrax). This was the last album to feature Joey Belladonna on vocals until 2011's Worship Music
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Album information
Anthrax returned to the studio in the fall of 1989 with Mark Dodson (who produced the previous album, State of Euphoria) to start work on their fifth album. Recording of the album was difficult, with a large structure fire causing the band to lose more than $100,000 worth of gear and their recording studio in January 1990. Following their personal disaster the band moved to a different studio in late February of that year to finish work on the album.
The album's tone is decidedly more serious and mature than on prior Anthrax albums. Eschewing the humor and comic book references in prior albums, the lyrical focus of Persistence of Time is the need for tolerance and peace. The band also introduced a progressive side of the music which they hadn't tried earlier.
This is the last studio album to feature Joey Belladonna on vocals until his return to Anthrax in 2010 and the following album Worship Music released in 2011.
The introduction to the song "Intro to Reality" featured dialogue from an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Deaths-Head Revisited".
Keep It in the Family, In My World, and Belly of the Beast were later re-recorded with the John Bush/Rob Caggiano lineup for the album The Greater of Two Evils.
Reception
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linkSputnikmusic linkRolling Stone (favorable) link Persistence of Time was certified gold by the RIAA. Its highest Billboard Music Chart position was #24 on the Billboard 200 chart.
New York Times (11/18/90) - "..the music carries the exhilaration of a desperate struggle."
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Time" Anthrax 6:55 2. "Blood" Anthrax 7:13 3. "Keep It in the Family" Anthrax 7:08 4. "In My World" Anthrax 6:25 5. "Gridlock" Anthrax 5:17 6. "Intro to Reality" Anthrax 3:23 7. "Belly of the Beast" Anthrax 4:47 8. "Got the Time" Joe Jackson 2:44 9. "H8 Red" Anthrax 5:04 10. "One Man Stands" Anthrax 5:38 11. "Discharge" Anthrax 4:12 Bonus track (Japanese release) No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Protest and Survive" Garry Maloney, Tony "Bones" Roberts, Roy "Rainy" Wainwright, Kelvin "Cal" Morris 2:22 Personnel
- Joey Belladonna – Vocals
- Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar on "Got the Time", Harmony Guitar on "Intro to Reality", vocal intro on "In My World", lead vocals on "Protest and Survive"
- Dan Spitz – Lead guitar
- Frank Bello – Bass
- Charlie Benante – Drums, Harmony guitar on "Intro to Reality"
Production
- Anthrax – Producer, Liner notes
- Mark Dodson – Producer, Engineer
- Steve Thompson – Mixing
- Michael Barbiero – Mixing, Engineer
- Rick Downey – Lighting, Management
- George Geranios – Sounds
- Greg Goldman – Assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – Mastering
- Jon Zazula – Executive producer, Management
- Ed Korengo – Assistant engineer
- Marsha Zazula – Executive producer, Management
- Brian Schueble – Assistant engineer
- Don Brautigam – Artwork
- Waring Abbott – Photography
- Paul Crook – Lead Guitar Tech
- Bill Pulaski – Band
- Mike Tempesta – Rhythm guitar Tech
- Marie Bryant – Assistant engineer
- Art Ring – Management
- Troy Boyer – Bass Tech
- Maria Ferrero – Management
- Walter Gemenhardt – Drum Tech
References
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 MusicLive albums The Island Years • Music of Mass Destruction • Alive 2 • Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert • The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer)
Extended plays 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 • 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 • SupergroupCategories:- 1990 albums
- Megaforce Records albums
- Anthrax albums
- Albums produced by Mark Dodson
- English-language albums
- Island Records albums
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