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ANTHRAX's 'Classic' Lineup Reunion Generates Little Retail Heat
- Sep. 28, 2005
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The reunion of the "classic" ANTHRAX lineup of singer Joey Belladonna, guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Spitz, bassist Frank Bello and drummer Charlie Benante appears to be generating little heat in terms of retail sales. The band's most comprehensive "best of" collection ever issued, its first two-CD retrospective, "Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)", has shifted just over 2,700 copies in its first week of release, while the group's first video compilation, the DVD "Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) The Videos" (both on Island/UMe), has shifted less than 950 units in its initial week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Similarly, the band's live CD and DVD packages, "Alive 2 (2005)" (on Sanctuary Records), which document the group's summer 2005 reunion tour, have sold less than 1,100 and 1,700 copies, respectively.
The "Alive 2 (2005)" DVD captures the actual meeting in which the five members came together for the first time in over 10 years. Along with band rehearsals and behind-the-scenes footage, the DVD also spotlights 13 performances on the group’s triumphant reunion tour. The "Alive 2 (2005)" CD reprises the audio for 11 of those songs ("Madhouse" and "I'm the Man" are only on the DVD): "Among the Living", "Caught In A Mosh", "I Am The Law", "A.I.R.", "N.F.L.", "Deathrider", "Medusa", "In My World", "Indians", "Time" and "Be All, End All" — and adds "Antisocial". In a unique twist, the booklets from the DVD and CD releases form an exclusive poster.
As for the original recordings, "Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)" marks the first time that ANTHRAX's recordings are being released with newly remastered versions of their classic hits. It begins with the follow-up to ANTHRAX's 1984 "Fistful of Metal" debut, "Spreading the Disease", which appeared in 1985 and was re-released in 1986 when indie Megaforce pacted with Island. "Anthrology" includes "Madhouse", "A.I.R.", "Armed and Dangerous", "Lone Justice", "The Enemy", "Medusa" and "Gung-Ho", tracks that defined the band's take-no-prisoners speed metal style.
The DVD "Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) The Videos" spotlights live performances of "Armed and Dangerous", "Among the Living", "Caught In A Mosh" and "Metal Thrashing Mad". Also seen are videos for "Madhouse", "Indians", "I Am the Law", "Belly of the Beast", "Got the Time", "In My World", "I'm The Man" (U.S. version), "Who Cares Wins" and "Bring Tha Noize (with Public Enemy)".
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COMMENT | Aahahahahahahhhhhhhhh!
posted by : mastronaut
9/28/2005 8:49:56 AM
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wow! they really DO suck!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Viking Christ
9/28/2005 9:00:08 AM
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Well, fans of the old line up probably have the old albums, why do they need a greatest hits album, too?
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COMMENT | Dumbest Post EVER!!!!!
posted by : ironmaiden316
9/28/2005 9:03:13 AM
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Is above mine!
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COMMENT | Guess why?
posted by : Metallized Kid
9/28/2005 9:04:22 AM
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Because the classic lineup sucks! Bring back John Bush you idiots before he leaves the band. Stop acting as if the old 'glory days' will return. Belladonna can't sing to save his life!
For once in my life I am in favour of a Bush, hehe
ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.reunionbashers.com
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COMMENT | Nobody's buying because...
posted by : Mad Max
9/28/2005 9:05:37 AM
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...it's just rehashed songs that any Anthrax fan already has. I think these guys need to stop being such cash-crazy morons and either get into a studio to record a new album or just break up already. We don't need anymore useless live or best-of releases from Anthrax. These guys are milking their older songs so bad these days it's out of control.
And I for one am pissed that John Bush is out of the band. He was a much better vocalist than that Belladonna wuss.
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COMMENT | Too Bad Anthrax!
posted by : ironmaiden316
9/28/2005 9:06:10 AM
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Go into any used CD store with your Anthrax CD's and see how much they'll give you for them. You're lucky to get a toatl of a $1 for the lot. Just proves that these idiots run their mouth and talk all this negative crap, and the people are tired of it all. Bitching = No sales!
And before the Anthrax fans get on here and bash anybody...have you yourself purchased any of this crap yet? If not...shut up!
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posted by : Emperor Pooarms
9/28/2005 9:07:05 AM
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belladonna line up > all line ups
i'd have bought the dvd had i known about it.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Viking Christ
9/28/2005 9:09:37 AM
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The albums with Bush weren't selling to well, either. I recall reading that "Greater of Two Evils" tanked as well. So everyone bitching "Oh Bush is better" or "No, Belladonna is better" ought to realize that neither singer is helping the band sell records. Anthrax's time is past.
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COMMENT | How sad...
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:13:13 AM
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these guys just need to give it up already...they have a couple of key albums under their belt (like 1 or 2, in my opinion), and they're never gonna get any farther than that, no matter the lineup. Sure, they have some good tunes, but most of the other songs that surround those good songs are mostly just crap filler (to my ears). Plus, Scott Ian just annoys the everliving piss outta me.
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COMMENT | I haven't gotten around to purchasing these yet...
posted by : Mechanix84
9/28/2005 9:14:05 AM
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...so add +1 to all of those sales. :D
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COMMENT | hahahahah 9-5 TIME FOR SCOTT and CHARLIE!!!!
posted by : frutiger
9/28/2005 9:16:28 AM
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COMMENT | Crappy sales...
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:16:30 AM
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don't make them a crappy band. All these screamer underground euro-trash bands you guys are all into sell like 500 units and you guys bitch up a storm - Anthrax does it and you laugh.
I don't care who sings... Anthrax is a great band who has been consistent for 20+ years. The new live album is fucking great, and the DVD of it is killer too - the remastered songs are cool, if only because they sound better than the originals.
You guys are such hypocrites - any time there was a Bush-era posting on here, all you read was "Bring back Joey!", then when they do just that, you all say "Bring back Bush!"
You guys are all fucking idiots, and I am thankful I never have to meet you in person - I fear the drop in my IQ that that would induce.
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COMMENT | another thing to look at
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:16:47 AM
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Look at the post above the Anthrax news...God Forbid has shifted 8,300 copies of their new album on the first week. all of these new anthrax products COMBINED have sold 1,850 less than that new album. I don't like God Forbid, but this just kind of gives an indication of where Anthrax are in the general mindset.
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COMMENT |
posted by : frutiger
9/28/2005 9:18:41 AM
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"In a unique twist, the booklets from the DVD and CD releases form an exclusive poster."
^^^^^^^^^shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt
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COMMENT | " exclusive poster "
posted by : frutiger
9/28/2005 9:21:54 AM
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oh god please don;t tell me that they are so cash hungry that you have to combine the booklet of the CD with the DVD to get the 'full' exclusive poster.
that would really smack of desperation.
so if you only have the CD does that mean you only have HALF a poster??
what next for these losers????
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COMMENT | No Bush?
posted by : ssuyk
9/28/2005 9:24:54 AM
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Then no support from me. Very few really wanted Belladonna back in the band. The bad thing for the band is that once the honeymoon is over John Bush is not going to come back to them.
Joey's a great guy (yes, I've met him) but Bush is a better fit for Anthrax. Bush's voice is much stronger, the albums with him are better, and he has a much better stage presence.
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COMMENT | poster
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:25:02 AM
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Holy shit, I missed that part! That is pretty stupid. Who wants to destroy their cd booklet to make a poster anyway? Who wants to have those ugly mugs on their wall, also?
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COMMENT |
posted by : jeffgq_1
9/28/2005 9:25:06 AM
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they never and will never go big time. its a fact.
hey r-v-d...go do something you havent done in years..brush your teeth! you fuckin scumbag
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COMMENT | I'd buy it but I'm broke, I need to buy a couple other cds first
posted by : mrpunchy
9/28/2005 9:28:06 AM
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COMMENT | Anthrax' Problem
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:39:09 AM
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never was the guy, who sang. "Stomp 442" and "The Treat is real" were just crappy albums. "We've Come For You All" was ok, but nothing groundbreaking. It wouled be more necessary for them to write a great album again. Who cares about, who's singing, if the music kicks ass?
I would have apreciated a THRASH-Album by them with John Bush singing. I don't like the idea behind this reunion, because it's obviously just about making money and jumping on the "old-school-reunion"-bandwagon. But I will only judge them by their next studio-album. If this album would be great, I wouldn't mind if it's Joey Belladonna, John Bush or George Bush sr. or jr. singing.
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COMMENT | reasons why it is not selling
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:48:40 AM
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1. Who actually buys CDs or Dvds anymore. Technology is KING!!
2. I bought them on cassette back years ago.
3. Release all the albums remastered, not just a few songs.
4. Write some new songs with Joey and let us see if we like it better than John.
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COMMENT | THEY SOUND LIKE
posted by :
9/28/2005 9:52:04 AM
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ALICE IN CHAINS WITH BUSH! BRINGING BACK JOEY WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT JUST 10 YEARS TO LATE FOR ANYONE TO REALLY GIVE A SHIT NOW! THEY WERE GOOD IN THERE DAY, BUT ITS OVER FOR THEM NOW. SHAME THOUGH!
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COMMENT | LONG LIVE JOHN BUSH..............
posted by : ANG6248
9/28/2005 9:57:40 AM
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ANTHRAX IS DEAD TO ME NOW. THE DUDE COULD ACTUALLY SING AND FOR THAT PEOPLE TALK SHIT. DOES THAT REALLY MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE AT ALL? ONLY, BLACK LODGE, FUELED, RIDING SHOTGUN, INSIDE OUT, ALL OF THESE SONGS ARE BETTER THAN ANYTHING JOEY EVER DID.
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COMMENT | NEWS FLASH
posted by :
9/28/2005 10:00:27 AM
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ANTHRAX DIED WHEN JOEY GOT FIRED! RECORD SALES PROVED IT!
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COMMENT | Hard to find the albums
posted by : toodiesel
9/28/2005 10:02:28 AM
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I went out and aboot looking for the albums in the albany, ny area and found 2 copies of the live dvd out of the 7 media outlets (best buy, circuit city, etc...) i went to. The live album wasn't even stocked in most places. The only thing that was readily availlable was the greatest hits collection, but most people aren't gonna buy that cuz they've put out at least 5 variations of that anyways.
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COMMENT | who cares?
posted by : RiotAct666
9/28/2005 10:11:41 AM
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Anthrax Kicks ass
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COMMENT | the fact really is...
posted by :
9/28/2005 10:24:55 AM
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it's all old material.. who really needs to buy it.. good or not. it's not gonna sell like a brand new cd would. a true Anthrax fan has all of theses songs and is it worth $15 or $20 for remasters? not to many! And joey is better than bush.. bush should've stayed with armored saint.
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COMMENT | No surpise...
posted by : FH
9/28/2005 10:25:31 AM
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they suck.
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COMMENT | JOEY IS LESSER OF TWO EVILS-
posted by : wellhungnecro
9/28/2005 10:32:01 AM
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Thats in todays terms ofcourse--Joey was the shit back in the day---but Anthrax needs to take a walk--their time has passed---like a ghost haunting an old house---havent made a good CD since before CD's were invented.
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posted by : PL
9/28/2005 10:33:45 AM
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I don't wanna be that kind of a guy but... this actually pleases me to read. Greedy little Scotty Notty.
Now lets hope Bush shows 'em how it's done, both quality- and sales-wise. Just don't stop playing music John!
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COMMENT | you wonder why??
posted by :
9/28/2005 10:34:44 AM
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it is so fucking obvious!! sales are poor coz any decent metalhead already owns the basic classic Anthrax albums, and young kids only care for gay mallcore. What were they thinking by re-releasing all that old shit? Get into the studio and record some new thrash metal and you'll see the response, otherwise just keep touring....OLD SCHOOL THRASH IS BACK!
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COMMENT | they are still the laughing stock of music....
posted by : dirtytaint
9/28/2005 10:45:10 AM
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trend chasers trend fakers greedy greedy fucks.....
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COMMENT | Whales
posted by :
9/28/2005 11:07:54 AM
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I like Bush.
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COMMENT | 9-5 for scotty
posted by : frutiger
9/28/2005 11:13:53 AM
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sorry to be blunt but they deserve these poor sales.
i mean this band has been coasting for a LOOOOOOONG tim- just doing tour after tour playing the same old songs over and over.
if they actually made an effort to record an album more than once every 5 years then maybe people would get interested in them again.
you can only hear caught in a mosh so many times until you think, ok why am i paying to hear the same thing over and over...
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COMMENT | life's a beach
posted by :
9/28/2005 11:28:37 AM
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when i was 15 in 1987, anthrax were one of my favourite bands. i stopped following them in about 1990 when the gimmicks began to wear thin. for what it's worth SOD was a novelty, "I 'm the Man" and "Bring the Noise" too for that matter. yeah, "AOL" and "Spreading..." are great thrash records but that's about it. i haven't spent money on the band since i paid for tix to see them play with PE and primus at the ritz in nyc in 90/91. anthrax have been milking it for a long time. of course that's no secret. i am not surpised at all too see that the sales numbers are so low. why they chose to release all this stuff at one time was not such a smart idea... guess they didn't care about canibalising sales.
i liked the band before the TNMT guitars and george jetson shorts.
word up!
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COMMENT | life's a beach II
posted by :
9/28/2005 11:34:29 AM
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btw, bringing frank, dan and joey back was the latest and greatest of all of scott and charlie's gimmicks.
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COMMENT | it's funny that they're not making any money off this
posted by :
9/28/2005 11:53:51 AM
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precisely because you know that's what it's all about. I mean c'mon, why would Frank leave and then come back like 5 months later. It's obvious.
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COMMENT | THE FACT REMAINS
posted by : FutileLord
9/28/2005 11:56:41 AM
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Anthrax are one of the most imporntant bands in metal history. Among The Living is one of the finest albums(regardless of genre) ever recorded. For all you youngsters who champion all these new shitty bands...NOT! I saw them on the reunion tour and it RULED!!!
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COMMENT | if only?
posted by : MusicManOhio
9/28/2005 11:57:11 AM
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Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
----The beginning and end of Anthrax !
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COMMENT |
posted by : Lynyrd Skynhead
9/28/2005 12:04:51 PM
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"greatest hits/compilations never sell as many as LP's. thats a fact."
Actually the Eagles Greatest Hits and Billy Joel's Greatest hits are 2 of the top 5 sellers OF ALL TIME along with Thriller, Back In Black and Dark Side of the Moon.
Don't worry, Charlie will be here in a day or 2 to blame downloading. But like someone else said, most of us ahd these songs and records before there even was an internet. Sorry Charlie. How many greatest hits records has Metallica put out?
And one more thing - the records sales with Bush were nothing either. It's a fact that they've sold more records and did bigger tours to more people when Belladonna was in the band. That's FACT.
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COMMENT | timing is everything..
posted by :
9/28/2005 12:41:03 PM
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and now was maybe not the best time for a band like anthrax to reunite,even bigger bands that are metal like priest are suffering from lack of sales from shows to cd sales,it happens.look at motley a couple years ago..shit even before tommy left they werent selling cd's or tickets(coincidense,the new tatoo tour was with anthrax,and megaeth who gigantour also didnt meet the high expectations of many)but this year was a huge draw even their greatest hit,which we all already have more ways than one was also,but yea it dosent help that lots of these bands get very little support from t.v,radio or anywhere else,it's an up hill battle nowadays,maybe even harder than when these bands first hit the original scene back in the early 80's.i think this shouda happened as originally planned around 2000,because they waited till now and i think it's too late,they gambled and seem to have lost..
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COMMENT | what do you expect?
posted by : sexmurderart
9/28/2005 1:36:18 PM
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Four new products - of rehashed stuff. Didn't they release a live CD and DVD last year, as well as newly recorded versions of Belladonna era songs? Instead of releasing 4 new products, why not just release a box set, or at least include the DVD's within the CD cases. None of the Dual Disc shit, I mean like a bonus, like what Pantera and Rob Zombie did with their greatest hits packages.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Destiny_Is_Dead
9/28/2005 1:36:58 PM
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http://www.myspace.com/Anthrax
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COMMENT | reunionbashers.com !!!
posted by : goatmetal
9/28/2005 2:06:10 PM
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You guys RULE....I have loved ANTHRAX my entire life...and I am in my 30's so I have seen it all.
This reunion RUINED my day when it was made offical..I stood by this band thorugh thick & thin and this is how I am re-paid...with the return of Joey Belladonne & Danny "lazy eye" Spitz!!!
Bush is the man and why didn't they give us a new record.
Caggiano blows Spitz out of the water !!!
THERE IS 13 YEARS WORTH OF MATERIAL AND IN MY OPINION THEIR BEST MATERIAL THAT WILL NEVER BE PLAYED AGAIN....ARE YOU KIDDING ME !!! THIS IS A SLAP IN OUR FACES !!!
Your list of reasons on your site as to why not to support this reunion......I have said EVERYONE OF THOSE THING TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS REUNION...SEEING IT ON YOUR SITE MADE ME FEEL VALIDATED !!!
Your site rules keep it up !!!
I HOPE SCOTT & CHARLIE READ YOUR SITE AND GET THINGS BACK TO THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE!!!
BOYCOTT THE NEW DVD'S & GO TO reunionbashers.com !!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : frutiger
9/28/2005 2:24:39 PM
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scott does not deserve any of my hard earned dollars.
the guy is a poser, can barely play guitar and writes no music.
what a slap in the face to all the people who supported bush all these years.
i thought the reunion was an april fool's joke to be honest.
anyway, fuck anthrax.
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COMMENT | Good.
posted by :
9/28/2005 2:25:02 PM
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Get John Bush on the horn.
PRONTO!!!
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COMMENT | Although this whole reunion thing is weird
posted by : PHA
9/28/2005 3:07:47 PM
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I just bought the "Alive 2" DVD yesterday and enjoyed it very much.
The sound quality is much better than "Music of Mass Destruction". I've been a fan of the band since "Armed & Dangerous" back in 85 and have seen both the Belladonna and Bush lineups various times over the years. I've enjoyed some of their albums but I don't know how to read this reunion. First, we get a live album with John...ok, fine. Then we get "Greater of Two Evils" which didn't make alot of sense to me. The title of the album is an obvious diss at Neil Turbin and Joey and then they turn around and bring Joey and Dan back into the band. Now we get these four "new" releases? The "real" fans have owned all this stuff for many years and I'm not sure how many "new" fans they can attract via these re-releases. The "Alive 2" DVD does answer so of the questions regarding things that have gone on in the band and why changes have been made over the years. Either way, I like both Joey and John as vocalists so I'm curious to see where this rollercoaster goes next.
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COMMENT | Once a band loses their singer, its all gone.
posted by : criminally insane
9/28/2005 3:37:58 PM
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With Belladonna Anthrax destryoed and sold alot of records, with John it went all down hill. Same goes for when Rob Halford left Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson leaving Iron Maiden, Ozzy leaving Black Sabbath and the one we all know about, Diamond Dave leaving Van Halen. I'm not sure about AC/DC but I'm guessing Brian being brought in was accepted by all. It really showed why bands suck after Dave left. Van Hagar absolutley sucks major ass and it shows in record sales. That era of VH will never have albums like I and 1984 because those albums rule and they've sold over 10 million copies each. Van Halen's website even tells how many copies they showed for each album and the last time i checked, Dave's era over 34 million albums and Sammy's era which included #1 albums, songs and Grammy's only sold 18 million. Honestly Dave's era is 10x better plus I believe more people would rather see a tour with Dave then Sammy anyday, I would.
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COMMENT | Honestly
posted by : Viking Christ
9/28/2005 3:59:54 PM
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This band has been spinning its wheels for the past few years, and it has nothing to do with the singers. They put out "We've Come For You All" to good reviews and ok sales. Since then its nothing but rehashes. You have:
A live album/DVD
A CD of old songs re-recorded with a different line up
A(nother) Greatest Hits
A DVD of old videos
A(nother) live CD/DVD
How about something new guys?
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COMMENT | Spreading The Disease
posted by : rollins
9/28/2005 4:09:01 PM
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Is still one of the greatest hard rock / metal albums of all time- put that in your bush and smoke it.
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COMMENT | when you bashers
posted by : monstro
9/28/2005 4:10:37 PM
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make better music than anthrax, please show it to us and we will buy it.
until then EAT SHIT, losers
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COMMENT | Viking Christ nailed it...
posted by :
9/28/2005 4:29:21 PM
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If you own all of the original albums, why would you go and plunk down hard earned cash for a collection of songs on a CD that you already have on CD? No great mystery there. Honestly, I could afford it, I don't give a shit about $15 or whatever, but it is pointless. I'd rather leave a bigger tip at Peppino's. Attention Anthrax: If you want some of my dough, go in the studio and give me a good record with the original lineup. Stir my blood. Then you will reap success, instead of relying on some bullshit cash grabbing scheme.
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COMMENT | Hmm
posted by :
9/28/2005 4:36:48 PM
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This is teaching Thrax a lesson
BRING BACK BUSH!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/28/2005 5:01:28 PM
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I really dig the name "No hit Wonders", it cracked me up. And as for the DVD, I want to buy it but haven't gotten to the store yet to do so.
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COMMENT |
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9/28/2005 5:09:50 PM
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I love how, when a band you hate pulls in good sales numbers (like Linkin Park), it's merely a gauge of popularity, not talent. But when a band you hate (Anthrax with Belladonna) puts up bad #s, suddenly it's now an accurate take on how good/sucky they are.
Anyway, I like the box set idea that someone mentioned - that would have made a lot more sense. I'm heading out to buy some of this stuff tonight (probably the live and DVD stuff, but not the Best Of, since I have everything on CD already).
I think another factor in the lower #s is that Belladonna-era fans are now all in their 30s and most have families and kids and don't pay much attention to music anymore. They're not out buying new releases and they're not going to concerts. That my experience in talking to people that used to listen to Anthrax back in the late 80s.
I, for one, have been waiting 14 years for one of my favorite bands to get back together in the lineup that I love. The Bush stuff is OK, but just not the same for me. Anthrax with Joey is the band I grew up on. Since they're not coming to my area on the Priest tour, 3 of us are making the 6 hour drive to Milwaukee for the show this Saturday. Drokk it!
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COMMENT | fuck yall,i'm buying it
posted by :
9/28/2005 5:16:44 PM
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i coulda picked a better song list for "no hit wonders" but fuck it,i've got em all,i'll get em all again,i'll buy the dvd and i'll like it cause ANTRHAX FUCKING RULES!!!!...THEY ARE THE FUCKING LAW!!!!....well,next to "the saw" of course
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posted by : slayer_fucking_rules
9/28/2005 5:46:17 PM
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I went and saw them in Champaign,ILL last night with Priest.
It was a killer fucking show! This is a good package. Go see it if you have the chance!!
Excellent!
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COMMENT | rollins
posted by : slayer_fucking_rules
9/28/2005 5:55:03 PM
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"Spreading the disease" is not hardrock.
It is thrash/metal.
Dumbass!!
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COMMENT | Fucking Idiots
posted by : jda420
9/28/2005 6:27:01 PM
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You guys can rag on Anthrax all you want. Sure, they want to make money.....everyone in a band does and if they say they don't, they are lying. If it was ONLY for the money, they would have jumped at Sharon's offer to put them on Ozzfest instead of going out on their own this past summer. I've been a fan of the Belladonna AND the Bush years. At first I was wary of them doing a reunion, but I caught the first date in Detroit after only 3 days of rehearsals and they sounded better than they have in a LONG time live. The energy and chemistry was there and Belladonna sang better than he did when he left the band. Very few 80's bands have come back and sounded as good as they did. They kicked so much as at that show. Fuck all the haters......I look forward to the next Armored Saint AND the next Anthrax CD.
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COMMENT | the problem is
posted by :
9/28/2005 6:55:15 PM
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theres no media outlets 4 bands like thrax to be seen on.teenagers buy most music,and that generation is listnin to studio prodeced hip hop . full of samples from old motown. and u can thank green day 4 starting the huge punk pop scene.countless green day wanna b's .its a shame my generations rock and roll is skateting on thin ice. thats why anthrax tours and megadeth etc. cause they know we hunger 4 the flat out metal. we can only hope some popular kid will dig metal lol then maybe it'll go mainstreem again
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COMMENT | Anthrax
posted by :
9/28/2005 6:56:30 PM
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Seem pretty confused these days. bringing back old members they kicked out. How do you move forward in your career when you'r stepping back?.
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COMMENT | When scott and charlie sold their souls to the reunion devil...
posted by : evil hard driver
9/28/2005 7:11:36 PM
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They were gambling and lost. Fuck Joey and Dan.
John Bush rules. So do Rob Caggianno and Paul Crook.
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COMMENT | did they think they were..
posted by :
9/28/2005 7:45:16 PM
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gonna generate heat?? besides a few mediocre tunes...they really do suck!
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COMMENT | Anthrax haters......
posted by :
9/28/2005 7:51:52 PM
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FUCK YOU ALL!!!!!!
99% of the "Metal" floating around these days is PISS!!!With the exception of a FEW other bands,Anthrax blows them away!!!Most of you little fuckers that don't appreciate Anthrax are probably in your early 20s or somthing,and don't know shit about shit anyway.....ESPECIALLY Metal! Todays metal owes MORE than a lot to the mighty Anthrax...We've Come For You All is an incredible release...and as much as I love John Bushs' voice...I HAVE Alive 2 and Joey Belladonna is DEAD ON!
If you don't like it....Fuck You,don't listen.Go cue up some of the never ending Gothenburg bullshit that keeps regurgitating itself and have a lovely time.
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COMMENT | 2 Cents from an anthrax fan
posted by :
9/28/2005 8:29:45 PM
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As much as I love Anthrax's music, they have little credibility with me, and it looks like no credibility with most other folks. As good as their songwriting is, the fact is that Scott and Charlie are bandwagon jumpers of the first order. Back in the early 90's they shitcanned Joey in an effort to be more "alternative". Now that metal reunions are an established moneymaker (Maiden, Priest et al), they now shitcan John Bush, whom after twelve years is more accepted than even Joey, in an effort to be "metal" (after years of denying being a metal band). The loyal anthrax fans (what's left of us) ain't buying it. And if the loyal fans ain't buying it, no else will either.
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COMMENT | LOW SALES???
posted by :
9/29/2005 5:49:35 AM
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LOW SALES CAUSE THERE ARE NO PROMOTIONS FROM THE RECORD COMPANY...NO PROMOTIONS = NO ONE KNOWS...FUCK MTV AND VH1
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posted by :
9/30/2005 2:32:11 AM
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its ok anthrax will always be the shit and they should stay together regardless i fuckin baught it and its fuckin badass just because noone knows good thrash anymore and gas prices aer fuckin stupid so that might be why!!!!! anthrax and thrash forever
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COMMENT | this ain't rocket science
posted by :
10/4/2005 9:44:19 AM
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obvious why this shit doesn't sell. This is about the 1 millionth compilation of Belladonna anthrax stuff since he departed and the thrax left island records. The latest had John Bush singing the old classics and came out only a few months ago. All the old Anthrax fans have already got this stuff anyway and any new fans are likely to either download the old stuff or buy one of the other cheaper compilations that have all the same songs on but only cost half as much !!! The stuff being remastered is not really an attraction. We are talking about well produced albums from the 80's and 90's here that were already available on CD, not a mono recording from the 60 s. They don't need remastering !!! What Anthrax fans want is a new album from the classic line up. If they wanted to relase a stop gap album they should have recorded a live album with Joey singing the best of the bush era tracks. This would at least have been something different. The sooner they get off the road and into the studio the better. Then we Anthrax fans will get what we really want !
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