Anthems (Anthrax EP)

Anthems
EP by
Anthrax
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19) (North America)
March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) (Europe)
Recorded2012 at various locations
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length33:40
LabelMegaforce (North America)
Nuclear Blast (Europe)
ProducerAnthrax, Jay Ruston, Rob Caggiano
Anthrax EP chronology
Summer 2003
(2003) 		Anthems
(2013)

Anthems is the sixth EP by American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on March 19, 2013 through Megaforce Records in North America, and three days later in Europe by Nuclear Blast.[1] This was the group's last release to feature lead guitarist Rob Caggiano, who left the band subsequently. The record features cover songs from some of the band's favorite acts of the 1970s, along with two versions of "Crawl", a song from their previous studio album, Worship Music.

The EP was recorded during 2012 at various locations. Although it was initially scheduled to be released as part of a special edition of Worship Music, the record was released both separately and on a deluxe edition. It received favorable reviews by music critics and debuted at number 52 on the Billboard 200, selling approximately 8,500 copies in its first week of release. By April 10, 2013, Anthems had sold 14,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The band's cover of "T.N.T." was nominated for the Best Metal Performance award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background and recording

Anthrax intended to release Anthems as a tribute to the bands that influenced them over the years. Vocalist Joey Belladonna explained: "These are all bands I grew up with and have listened to forever. It's just great music. I had fun singing these songs and I was happy recording together with Anthrax, doing classic rock songs."[2] When asked how the band got the idea to do such a record, bassist Frank Bello answered: "The reason why that happened, if you ever came to an Anthrax sound check, you'd probably hear every other song but an Anthrax song." He further said that the band got the idea while jamming to some older songs. "We just wanted to say this is where we also came from. That gave us our start and that is what sparked us."[3]

The band started working on this project in the summer of 2012. The album was recorded in 2012 at different locations: at drummer Charlie Benante's home studio, in producer Jay Ruston's New York studio and during tour.[4] Some of the tracks were recorded earlier, during the recording sessions of their previous studio release Worship Music.[5] Benante, in an interview for Loudwire, stated: "To commemorate the first year of Worship Music being out, we're putting together a little companion EP with some fun shit on it."[6] The original idea was to record a few songs that would have been placed on a deluxe edition of their previous album, but the band did not manage to finish the project in time. However, when the band had recorded enough songs, they contacted their US and European labels who offered to put out Anthems as a stand-alone EP, a proposal which the band accepted.[7] In addition, Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have redesigned each track's original artwork to "Anthrax" it.[8]

Composition

Anthems is an eight-track EP which contains cover songs from classic 1970s rock bands that influenced Anthrax. Apart from the six cover tracks, the album features a studio version and a remix of "Crawl", a song from their previous album Worship Music.[9] The first single released from the EP was the cover of Rush's "Anthem", which garnered positive reaction from music critics.[10] Graham Hartmann from Loudwire called the cover version "unique, as Anthrax throw their trademark thrash spin on the prog classic".[11] The second song released from the record was "Smokin'" from Boston, which prominently features session keyboardist Fred Mandel. Drummer Charlie Benante explained the selection of the Boston song by saying: "One of the great things about "Smokin'" is that there's a really cool section that has a real "Anthrax-y" feel to it, the guitars and drums and playing the same type of rhythm, the kick drums are going with the guitars – I immediately heard in my head what we could do with it."[12]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[13]
AllMusic[14]
Exclaim!7/10[15]
Metal Forces8/10[16]
PopMatters6/10[17]
Revolver3.5/5[18]

The EP received favorable reviews by music critics. AllMusic reviewer Jason Lymangrover gave the album two-and-a-half stars, saying the tracks are "meticulously executed in the fun, dumb spirit that most Anthrax fans will love".[14] Chad Bowar from About.com named the album "certainly not essential", but assumed that the fans of the band will enjoy it.[13] In a review for Metal Forces, Jim McDonald felt that the songs on Anthems were "perfect covers" with "superb melodies". Aside from "Jailbreak", which he pointed as the "sole low point", McDonald went on to say "all in all, Anthems is an interesting diversion while fans wait for the next album".[16] Kory Grow from Revolver also made positive comments on the record, saying that Belladonna's voice "perfectly" fits the covers.[18] Writing in PopMatters, reviewer J.C. Maçek stated that Anthrax delivered "the most accurate cover songs they possibly can". However, he noted that the band was "too careful" on this record, adding "nothing new" to it.[17] Chris Ayers of Exclaim! was more enthusiastic towards the album, labeling it a "metal milestone" in Anthrax's "storied career".[15]

The album sold 8,500 copies in its first week of release to debut at number 52 on the Billboard 200 chart.[19] Another 3,500 copies were sold in the second week, with the EP falling to number 142.[20] By April 10, 2013, Anthems had sold about 14,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[21][better source needed]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anthem" (Rush cover)Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart4:37
2."T.N.T." (AC/DC cover)Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott3:37
3."Smokin'" (Boston cover)Brad Delp, Tom Scholz4:20
4."Keep On Runnin'" (Journey cover)Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon3:42
5."Big Eyes" (Cheap Trick cover)Rick Nielsen3:16
6."Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy cover)Phil Lynott4:06
7."Crawl" (album version)Anthrax5:00
8."Crawl" (Orc mix)Anthrax5:02
Total length:33:40

Personnel

Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[22]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak

position

UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[23] 30
US Billboard 200[24] 52
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28] 11

Release history

Region Date Label
North America March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19) Megaforce Records
Europe March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) Nuclear Blast

References

  1. ^ "Anthrax's Cover Version of Boston's 'Smokin" Available for Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. March 15, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Graham (January 15, 2013). "Anthrax Reveal Full Track Listing + Artwork for Upcoming EP "Anthems"". Loudwire. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Louie, Tim (April 17, 2013). "An Interview with Frank Bello from Anthrax: Playing The Anthems". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Fanelli, Damian (January 15, 2013). "Anthrax Reveal "Anthems" EP Artwork and Track Listing". Guitar World. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Bowar, Chad (April 27, 2013). "Anthrax Interview". About.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Hartmann, Graham (June 20, 2013). "Anthrax to Release Covers EP in Celebration of "Worship Music" One-Year Anniversary". Loudwire. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  7. ^ Grow, Kory (January 22, 2013). "Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian on "Anthems", Rob Caggiano's Departure, and Dubstep's Expiration Date". MTV. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Childers, Chad (February 22, 2013). "Anthrax Cover AC/DC's 'T.N.T.' – Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  9. ^ Parry, Wayne (March 18, 2013). "Anthrax "Anthems" Review: Metal Band Releases EP Of Covers". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  10. ^ Mosqueda, Ruben (April 2, 2013). "Album: Anthrax – "Anthems"". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  11. ^ Hartmann, Graham (January 18, 2013). "Anthrax Unleash Thrash Cover of Rush's "Anthem"". Loudwire. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  12. ^ Childers, Chad (March 15, 2013). "Anthrax Unleash Cover of Boston's Smokin' Off Upcoming "Anthems" EP". Loudwire. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Bowar, Chad. "Anthrax - Anthems Review". About.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  14. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "Anthrax - Anthems". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Ayers, Chris. "Anthrax - Anthems". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  16. ^ a b McDonald, Jim. "Anthrax: Anthems". Metal Forces. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Maçek, J.C. "Anthrax: Anthems". PopMatters. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  18. ^ a b Grow, Kory. "Anthrax: Anthems". Revolver. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  19. ^ "Anthrax: "Anthems" First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. March 27, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  20. ^ Brown, Matt (April 3, 2013). "Metal By Numbers 4/3: Black Out The Charts". Metal Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  21. ^ "CHART: Top Albums: Billboard Top 200" (xlsx). Vakseen.com. April 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  22. ^ "Anthems – Anthrax (Credits)". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  23. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  24. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  25. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  26. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  27. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  28. ^ "Anthrax Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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