Anthrax - Persistence Of Time

Deluxe 30th Anniversary 4LP reissue with demos, rarities and outtakes!

Anthrax will mark the 30th anniversary of their fifth album, Persistence of Time with a comprehensive reissue that features many previously unreleased tracks. The original album featured a generally darker, more brooding sound for the thrash-metal group, as well as a hit cover of Joe Jackson's "Got the Time."

The 4LP reissue will feature the original album, remastered, and several rarities, including a version of their hip-hop bid, "I'm the Man," that leans even more hip-hop and a live recording of "Time" from 1991. The rest of the material for the issue comes from the archives of drummer Charlie Benante, who has saved riff tapes, preproduction demos and other recordings related to the writing of the album. These include versions of songs featuring Scott Ian's guide vocals, before frontman Joey Belladonna recorded his, rehearsal room jams and tracking takes. The album was the last to feature singer Belladonna until Worship Music in 2011.

The booklet contains liner notes by Ian, script pages from the Married ... With Children episode the band guested on around the time and photos of memorabilia from the period. The group has also revised the cover art to look more like a Salvador Dalí painting.

"It was a weird time for us for a number of reasons, but at the same time, a lot of great things happened," Benante said in a statement. "We did Married ... With Children, we toured with Slayer and Megadeth on the Clash of the Titans Tour, and we recorded ‘Bring the Noise' with Public Enemy, and that turned everything around."