# RIFF064 - Anthrax - Sound of White Noise

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Podcast: [Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riffology-iconic-rock-albums-podcast-7167257)
Published: 2025-09-08T22:57:38+00:00
Episode link: https://riffology.co/episode/riff064-anthrax-sound-of-white-noise
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Duration seconds: 4773

## Resource

When the vocalist change actually worked John Bush replaces Joey Belladonna, Elektra replaces Island Records, Dave Jerden replaces Mark Dodson, and somehow Sound of White Noise becomes Anthrax's highest-charting album (Billboard #7, certified gold in 1993). The first album without Joey's operatic thrash-metal wail could have been a disaster, but Bush's growly Alice in Chains-meets-Armored Saint...

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