the album project

Anthrax, The Threat Is Real

This portion of the collection is heartbreaking, because I had almost everything Anthrax had released up until 1998, and the whole lot got taken in the Oz Cleanoutm, including Spreading The Disease, Among The Living, State Of Euphoria, Persistence Of Time, and Sound Of White Noise.

Again, immoral to download, considering I paid for the discs? Is there any reason why that license should ever expire?

A Perfect Circle, Mer De Noms

Side project between Maynard (Tool) and Billy Howerdel, guitar tech for Failure and bitchin’ songwriter in his own right.

Somewhere, I have The 13th Step still in its case (grinding new CDs into the book is sometimes a batch job I wait on). Quite possibly on my Top Ten list.

Apex Theory, Random Bursts

This was an interesting score, as it was an advance for an album that was ultimately remixed and released as an eponymous EP and the album Topsy-Turvy (see next page). I have this mostly as novelty.

The Accident Experiment, United We Fear

Marco Curiel was thrown out of POD (the “Southtown” POD sings about is south San Diego), and formed this band. I got this CD at the release party. He had a good rhythm section (former rhythm section of Sprung Monkey), and the front was good, too, but they just didn’t have the songs. This disc proved it.

The release fizzled, and Marco was eventually brought back into POD.

Acid Bath, When The Kite String Pops

This is an awesome, scary album. Very heavy, super good, mega evil. “Cassie likes it in her hand / Cassie’s dead inside / I came to fuck the open wound / So hold it open wide.” Not for the kids.

Top Ten?  Mebbe.

Acid Bath, Paegan Terrorism Tactics

More evil Acid Bath, but not as strong as Kite String.