Artist: ANTHRAX
Album: MUSIC OF MASS DESTRUCTION (DVD+CD)

Year: 2004
Media type: DVD

"Music Of Mass Destruction" lives up to its name. In fact, this is a highly explosive ANTHRAX live concert, filmed & recorded during a sold-out show in Chicago. Thus both DVD and CD contain all highlights you need: A great band at its best playing mood, superb songs from all phases of ANTHRAX, brilliant sound, loads of bonus material and more. "Music Of Mass Destruction" is a worthwhile complement for every ANTHRAX collection and a must-have for fans!

In 1981 guitar player Scott "Not" Ian formed ANTHRAX in trying to find musicians that shared his passion for BLACK SABBATH and AC/DC as well as the punk and hardcore scenes. With Neil Turbin on vocals the band recorded a 5-track-demo, followed by the first single, Soldiers Of Metal, which was produced by MANOWAR guitar player Ros the Boss, and made ANTHRAX known all over the American underground. After a line-up change, drummer Charlie Benante and guitar player Dan Spitz entered the band, and released the debut album, Fistful Of Metal, backed up by a tour with RAVEN. Shortly after, Neil Turbin left the band and Joey Belladonna took his place at the microphone proving to be an outstanding singer. The Armed And Dangerous EP and the excellent album, Spreading The Disease were released in 1985 and established the band worldwide. Their first European tour in 1987 provided ANTHRAX with loads of new fans and the next album, Among The Living, entered the long player charts in Great Britain. The bands' status improved continuously and soon established ANTHRAX as one of the leading US metal acts along with METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH. Wearing skater clothes and using rap elements for their music the band was the precursor of the crossover movement that developed some years later and produced acts like KORN and LIMP BIZKIT. After the release of Persistence Of Time, ANTHRAX split up with singer Belladonna and replaced him with Ex-ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush. That step turned out to be one in the right direction. Bush brought along the right energy and charisma making the next albums Sound Of White Noise and Stomp 442 milestones in the band history.
The “best of” records, Moshers 1986 – 1991 and Volume 8 – The Threat Is Real, marked the last releases of ANTHRAX for more than five years. In 2002 they returned to the music business playing some very well attended shows with MOTÖRHEAD in Europe. In February 2003 the brand new platter, We've Come For You All, showed up clarifying that ANTHRAX are still relevant in this explosive modern rock/metal scene.

No matter if you enjoy "Music Of Mass Destruction" on DVD or CD, you'll have first class entertainment, provided by hits like 'Fueled', 'Antisocial' or 'Metal Thrashing Mad'. No excuses – buy it!


LIVE DVD:
01. What Doesn't Die
02. Got The Time
03. Caught In A Mosh
04. Safe Home
05. Room For One More
06. Antisocial
07. Nobody Knows Anything
08. Belly Of The Beast
09. Inside Out
10. Refuse To Be Denied
11. 604
12. I Am The Law
13. Only
14. Be All End All
15. Indians
16. Bring The Noise
Bonus Tracks:
17. Fueled
18. Metal Thrashing Mad
+ Behind the Scenes Footage

The CD counterpart contains:

01. What Doesn't Die
02. Got The Time
03. Caught In A Mosh
04. Safe Home
05. Room For One More
06. Antisocial
07. Nobody Knows Anything
08. Fueled
09. Inside Out
10. Refused To Be Denied
11. I Am The Lay
12. Only