Metal Reviews

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GWAR, huh... interesting, will have to have a listen, not heard them in a while.

Nice review, and I agree. I may have scored this at a 90 myself, as I consider it a modern classic, but with some room for improvement. I've been playing this album over and over for a week now, and it is very rare that an album does that for me. From start to finish, this is a collection of excellent songs, no fillers. I can see how some fans that are attached to the pure thrash 'thrax of old may be disappointed as this isn't a full back-to-roots return to thrash metal. Don't expect Ironbound by Overkill here (awesome CD, btw). Instead we have old school heavy metal with thrashy and hard rock elements sprinkled in with a sound that does not sound dated. I'm a big fan of trad metal and hard rock as well as thrash, so someone like me is going to enjoy this album more than a pure thrash fan who yearns for Among the Living 2.0.

Gone is the groovy nu-metal / grunge / alt-rock hybrid of Bushthrax. Don't get me wrong, John Bush is an awesome talent, but Bushthrax is not my cup of tea whatsoever. For me, this CD is a double blessing because it reins in what is (hopefully) a permanent lineup with Joey back on the mic for Anthrax, AND sees John Bush and Joey Vera keep Armored Saint as a full time band (they are touring now). I really enjoy La Raza, much better than any Bushthrax material. I can see Anthrax material only getting stronger from here. Bear in mind WM was written while Phil Anselmo wannabe Dan Nelson (Danselmo) was in the band. With Joey hopefully in the band for the long haul, I see the next album as a cohesive writing effort from start to finish amongst the band that will naturally suit his style, and thus the thrashier, old school sound we are more accustomed to from a Joey fronted 'thrax. Still, considering the internal drama and game of lead singer musical chairs that preceded the release of this album, I am shocked at how good the final result is. Like I said, if the band remains together as is (and I know that's a BIG IF given the recent history of this band), then we can look for the next album to be even better. But for now, I am happy with the death of Bushthrax, and will go happily spin Worship Music and La Raza now....

Ok I voted 70 ( which means good in my book, not that it matters ). Listened to it twice today and I like In The End a lot more now than two days ago, it has that cool stoner vibe. But those two above mentioned songs are not cool.
Peace.

Only heard I'm Alive and I liked it. Especially when played at extreme volume levels.

As long as you don't expect Among the Living II, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The first two singles they released gave me some hope that this would be a killer album. "Devil You Know" and "Fight'em Til You Can't" are the two tracks that really brought me back to albums like "Among the Living" and "State of Euphoria". And although it's great to see Joey back in the band, this album is just good overall for me. Too many slow, grooving songs on here. With this Anthrax line up I was expecting more upbeat, thrashy songs.

I suspect that once this lineup actually goes through the writing process together, you'll get a more thrashy, upbeat album. These songs were written while Danselmo was in the band.

lol.

I sincerely hope not. I like the balance of fast/medium/slow paced songs in Worship Music.
Also, the slowest and more melodic (hard-rocky) material seems more created for John Bush than Dan Nelson.
Anyway, Belladonna does a great job in both the thrashy and hard'n'heavy aspects of the album and that all that matters.

Will never expect Among the Living II by anybody, ever. I think I will like this new one just fine. How does I'm Alive compare to some of the other songs you guys have mentioned?

I'm Alive is one of my favorites from the album. I would describe it as a bass heavy, foot stompin', fist pumping kind of rhythm. A very memorable chorus. Just a great metal song.

The new album:

Good/quite good= Yes
Extremely good/masterpiece = Hell No
Within the top 10 for the year = No

I would give it about a 76-79

Now there's a name I haven't seen in the longest time.

How can Opeth get 95 and Anthrax 86................does not make any sense to me at all.

Ho, shut up already!
Different reviewers, different opinions and all that jazz... Get it?

I actually expect Spreading the Disease II.

I am cautiously excited about this one.

WCFYA had no staying power and in hindsight is only slightly better than the awful shit fest that is Stomp 442.

I hope Worship Music is better.

is it Stomp four hundred forty two or Stomp four four two ?

Anthrax Worship Music video review

http://www.youtube.com/user/voicemetal?feature=mhee

Have you actually listened to Worship Music?

Plenty of Bushtrax there:

The Devil You Know - it sounds like modern Avenged Sevenfold
In The End
Crawl - typical Bushtrax (though I like it)
The Constant - sounds like Sound of White Noise with Joey on vox.


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My own take on it:

70-75/100 - competent release. Joey sounds good doing Bushthrax.

The Thrashier bits actually sound the poorest, while the groove stuff sounds decent and a massive improvement over WCFYA.

I suspect the Thrash songs would've worked better with a Phil Anselmo clone.