Artist: ANTHRAX
Album: PERSISTENCE OF TIME (CD)

Year: 1990
EAN/UPS: 0042284648028
Media type: CD

Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. The album was released in 1990 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island Entertainment.

The album includes the singles, "Got the Time" (a Joe Jackson cover) and "In My World" (which was performed by the band on an episode of Married...With Children.)

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 lyrical focus of Persistence of Time is the need for tolerance and peace.
This would be the last Anthrax studio album to feature Joey Belladonna on vocals.
The introduction to the song "Intro to Reality" featured dialogue from an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Deaths-Head Revisited".
The beginning riff on "Belly of the Beast" (The Greater of Two Evils version featuring John Bush) is from the Celtic Frost song "Dethroned Emperor", which Anthrax themselves later did a cover of, which appeared on the EP Summer 2003 and as a bonus track on certain editions of Stomp 442.

Persistence of Time was certified gold by the RIAA. Its highest Billboard Music Chart position was #24 on the Billboard 200 chart.

All songs written and composed by Anthrax, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

1. "Time" 6:55
2. "Blood" 7:13
3. "Keep It in the Family" 7:08
4. "In My World" 6:25
5. "Gridlock" 5:17
6. "Intro to Reality" 3:23
7. "Belly of the Beast" 4:47
8. "Got the Time" (Joe Jackson) 2:44
9. "H8 Red" 5:04
10. "One Man Stands" 5:38
11. "Discharge" 4:12

LINE-UP:

Joey Belladonna – vocals
Scott Ian – Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on "Got the Time", Harmony Guitar on "Intro to Reality", lead vocals on "Protest and Survive"
Dan Spitz – Lead Guitar
Frank Bello – Bass
Charlie Benante – drums, Harmony Guitar on "Intro to Reality"