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Non verrano certamente ricordati per questo album, ma sicuramente due parole su "Vol-8" si possono anche sprecare. Un album unico nella produzione dei thrashers newyorkesi, passato totalmente indisturbato dalla "spietata critica metallaro-oltranzista", che spesso grida allo scandalo anche per molto meno. Come si dice: parlatene bene o parlatene male, l'importante è che se ne parli! Ecco: di "Vol-8" non se n'è mai parlato.
Mentre Metallica, Megadeth e Slayer sono stati al centro di aspre polemiche, per le loro discutibili svolte stilistiche, gli Anthrax sembrano essere stati reclusi nella soffita dei ricordi, totalmente offuscati dall'ombra dei più celebri colleghi. Eppure la band di Scott Ian e Charlie Benante non è andata mai in letargo in tutto l'arco degli anni 90: infatti produce ben quattro album in studio, un album dal vivo e due raccolte di b-side con inediti. Nonostante il successore di Joey Belladonna, John Bush (ex Armored saint) sia un ottimo singer, e "Stomp 442" e "Sound Of White Noise" siano due ottimi lavori, gli Anthrax nella nuova veste, fatta di rimpasto musicale e di line up, non entrano nel cuore dei fans. La voce calda di Bush, si sposa bene con la nuova proposta: è calda, bluesy, potente, ma non serve a far tornare gli Anthrax a brillare con le altre stelle del metal, e neanche ad accaparrarsi un pubblico nuovo.
Così nel 1998 esce l'ottavo album in studio intitolato semplicemente "Vol8 - The Threat Is Real", con un ulteriore alleggerimento del sound, oramai lontano anni luce dal thrash degli anni 80, ma anche dalla strada Groove metal che sembrava essere stata intrapresa irreversibilmente negli ultimi tempi. Diciamo che gli Anthrax sono in cerca di una vera identità e in questo ottavo lavoro in studio gettano una bella grigliata mista di carne sulla brace: della serie ci volete metal? Ecco "Born Again Idiot", "Piss'n Vingar". Ci volete Hard rock? Beccatevi "Inside Out". Volete Rock melodico con ritornello canticchiabile? c'è "Catharsis". Volete i vecchi Anthrax spiritosoni? C'è "Cupa Joe" e "604". Una ricerca spasmodica di una nuova identità, la voglia di ritagliarsi un pò di spazio in un qualsiasi contesto musicale, qualunque esso sia, anche a costo di rifare il verso ai Dire straits ("Toast To The Extras"). Il risultato è un album variegato, discretamente ispirato e dal piacevole ascolto. I brani sono buoni e orecchiabili, ma le vendite si rivelano un flop senza precedenti, neanche la presenza di Dimebag Darrell e Phil Anselmo come special guests, aiutano a riconquistare l'attenzione dei metal kids.
In realtà l'unica minaccia indicata dal titolo fu quella di un possibile scioglimento della band (poi per fortuna scongiurato). Esperimento fallito, anche se con i suoi pregi e difetti quest'album non sia da cestinare, la strada intrapresa da Ian e soci proprio non raccoglie consensi, e se "Vol-8" ha un difetto particolarmente grave, questo è quello di portare in bella mostra il moniker Anthrax in copertina.
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Crush (04:22)
(Now you see me now you dontx3)
Now you see me now you don't
Go before I am the goat
You get away with murder, kill me when you're through
Do I have to give up me, to be loved by you
You Get away with murder, What do i have to do
Do I have to give up me, to be loved by you
To be loved by you
To be loved by you
To be loved by you
From the smallest taste I use
From the smallest taste I lose
Won't you crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on
Pile your dead on top of me
Tape my eyes so I can't see
You get away with murder, kill me when you're through
Do I have to give up me, to be loved by you
You Get away with murder, What do i have to do
Do I have to give up me, to be loved by you
To be loved by you
To be loved by you
To be loved by you
From the smallest taste I use
From the smallest taste I lose
Won't you crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on me
Crush on
(Under "Crush on me")
I've been waiting for today
I can't touch you when you're far away
Nothing makes me feel this way
Except hate but that fades away
02 Catharsis (04:55)
(Verse 1)
All these days I've been the hard man
All these days it's been so hard man
To live my life for someone else
In fear of being honest with myself
I perpetrated a lie.
Jug-gl-lin' my life with one hand - Tied behind my back
Tryin' to find, and it had always been mine.
I perpetrated a lie.
(Pre Chorus)
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im breaking through the darkness
(Chorus)
And it knocked me over, into the light of an older soul.
And i'll never die, cause everything i am is in your eyes.
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
And it knocked me over, into the light of an older soul.
And i'll never die, i'll live forever in your...
(Verse 2)
Crucify my inhibitions, the first born son he died for my sins.
Nothing to worry about.
And all these years I was the hard man
I always knew I'd find myself and prove
Because you told me the truth, YEAH!, it's all I wanted from you
(Pre Chorus)
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im in, Im out
Im breaking through the darkness
(Chorus)
And it knocked me over, into the light of an older soul.
And i'll never die, cause everything i am is in your eyes.
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
Angels in my heart
Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my eyes
And it knocked me over, into the light of an older soul.
And i'll never die, i'll live forever in your eyes.
(Bridge)
My catharic dream, a primal scream
Shedding my skin
Somewhere between light and dark
I balance what I am
And i remember everything, we said we'd find a way
Laugh and cry, Love and hating
Ain't no weak link this bond won't break
I put it out there it comes back
I put it out there it comes back
I put it out there it comes back
I put it out there it - comes - back
(solo)
(Chorus)
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
Angels in my heart,
Devils in my eyes. (Devils in my eyes)
Angels in my heart
Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my eyes
And it knocked me over, into the light of an older soul.
And i'll never die, i'll live forever in your eyes.
I'll never die, i'll never die (ill never die!)
I'll never die, i'll never die (ill never die!)
I'll never die, i'll never die (ill never die!)
I'll never die, i'll never die (ill never die!)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
03 Inside Out (05:33)
I thought I knew what provocation was
I thought I knew what provocation was
I've eaten from the insane's root that imprisons reason
It's in my stomach like fire,
And like cancer and like a knife, I've been gunshot
Gotta let it go, gotta let it go, gotta let it go, yeah........
It's in my stomach like fire,
It's in my stomach like cancer, it's in my stomach like a knife, I've been gunshot
Chorus:
Goddamn no where place to be
Dying deep inside of me
Always standin' on the inside lookin' out
Can't break a heart so strong with pride
It's more than just being alive
I broke the rule with you I'm out
My only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain
I've eaten from the insane root that imprisons reason
I've eaten from the insane root that imprisons reason
It's in my stomach like fire,
And like cancer and like a knife, I've been gunshot
Gotta let it go, gotta let it go, gotta let it go, yeah........
It's in my stomach like fire,
It's in my stomach like cancer, it's in my stomach like a knife, I've been gunshot
Chorus:
Goddamn no where place to be
Dying deep inside of me
Always standin' on the inside lookin' out
Can't break a heart so strong with pride
It's more than just being alive
I broke the rule with you I'm out
Goddamn no where place to be
Dying deep inside of me
Always standin' on the inside lookin' out
Can't break a heart so strong with pride
It's more than just being alive
I broke the rule with you I'm out, out, out.......
Solo
Chorus:
Goddamn no where place to be
Dying deep inside of me
Always standin' on the inside lookin' out
Can't break a heart so strong with pride
It's more than just being alive
I broke the rule with you I'm out, yeah, yeah, yeah...............
Goddamn no where place to be
Dying deep inside of me
Always standin' on the inside lookin' out
Can't break a heart so strong with pride
It's more than just being alive
I broke the rule with you I'm out, out, out, out, out.......................
06 Toast to the Extras (04:26)
Swimming on the surface
It's a hell of a lot safer up here
Ain't prepared to dive
And uncover all my darkest fears
This ain't no covert operation
I don't have that much concentration
Staring at the clock
And my patience is wearing thin
One more down the gullet
Keeps me from jumping out of my skin
I'm lost in the fog of contradiction
I toast to the extras
I drink to them 'cause they don't talk to much
They fill up space and entertain
And when I cut 'em loose they don't make a fuss
They all add up to zero in my life
They're just here to cure boredom for the night
Now sometimes all this leaves me feeling hallow
That's when I take refuge with my pillow
I'm not even ready for confession
That's right
07 Born Again Idiot (04:19)
Why do I explain myself when everyone's
An idiot but me
I think some people need
Killing for stupidity and I'll be born again
Kicking and screaming
And dragged back into a life
Like ten pounds in a nine pound bag
Still I come back to give you something
That you never had.
Idiot rules
I never fight I only win
And I don't make em
I never bend I only break them
Finish my smoke, down my drink, wipe my mouth
And I just walk away
What's the chance of finding something
Real and make it last
For that I'd carry all my bags and leave
Them in the past
Because I spend my life fixing mistakes
That left me scarred
And when I stand and meet my maker
I'll be born again hard
Don't judge me by my sins
08 Killing Box (03:39)
I have always been an experiment in terror
At least I can only kill you once
Standing aloof when I made up my mind
Reaching, why it's better to be blunt
Your walking point through my minefield
You gotta get out
Your on point in my minefield
Forever waiting for a road map
Speak, say something, answer me
I left you in a killing box
Sketchy's not a name you can pin on my
I'll start a revolt with my honesty
A piece of you burns every time you like
So lets start a war, just to see how many die
10 Hog Tied (04:38)
I have something I can reveal
I get off on laughing
It's like the biggest orgasm
If you like I'll share it with you
When you give up yourself, you do it peacefully
Then you feel no plight and you think you're free
Give up yourself
There goes your chivalry
From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope
Hog tied to this life, I'm strapped up tight
And I won't be no slave
I can't wait to get you back
I need you back in my clutches
If it takes a thousand punches
By the end you'll be in stitches
Climb up if the noose ain't tied
It won't disturb you, it's here to serve you
Unlock the doubt, you'll find it's out, your rosetta stone
Or you'll cut the line, and stifle time
Slash your wrist and kiss and kiss your crippled bones
11 Big Fat (06:02)
Looming large like a favorite son
One more time comes my obsession
Like a mountain stream that ends in mud
I'm wading in waiting for the flood, sinking
You did
Left me hating, contemplating
Left me waning, slowly draining
Feet of clay that are stuck to the floor
And with vanity you want more
I'm drinking strength for comic relief
While I'm growing super weak in the knees
You asked me can I deliver
Like a monster crossing the hudson river, stomping
Big fat kill
Carrying the weight of the world
In my arms
I'm biting my tongue so much it hurts
But at the same time I'm at a loss for words
The things I've seen should've left me blind
So it makes me happy that I'm losing my mind, laughing
You asked me can I deliver
Like a monster crossing the hudson river
The things I've seen should've left me blind
So it makes me happy that I'm losing my mind
12 Cupajoe (00:48)
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe,
Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe,
Black and strong! Black and strong!
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe,
Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe,
Black and strong! Black and strong!
13 Alpha Male (03:07)
You should be happy
You should be really happy
I saved your life today
I didn't kill you, although I meant to
Now go and put your toys away
It's the pecking order, back of the line
Climb up tot he top jump off and take a nose dive
Another societal break down
What did you just say,
You said some thing, some thing that I already said
I smell like both of us, you smell like both of us
Revel in our sated lust
Open your eyes and watch me bust
Ride up to the top, jump off and do a face plant
And I don't need it around, I'm the king of the town
What did you do to me
I gotta get another hit off your energy
I'm cruising in neutral, you came into my life
And bam, kicked it up a big notch
I dropped in from the top
Took off and carved a big slice
15 Giving the Horns (04:56)
Give it up, Got to give it up I said
Man you're already dead
You got no reason for hanging around
Except for a beatdown
Say what you wanna say
Take it down, Break it down
I'm the sum of it's parts
Kicked around like a hound
Never give it much thought
Good lord, I always meant I to be so Fucking heavy
I give the horns to you who saved me
I give the horns to you who told me to
Change my way of life out of one into another
Yeah you heard me everyday I thank my mother
(on the day i fought your mother)
(I said)
Give it up, Got to give it up it's my space
then you spit it my face
Good luck, it don't mean nothing to me
Look where it's coming from
A time to kill, A time to die
I sign the horns and make it mine
Is everything I say a lie
Do I exist in my perfect crime
Another shot, I take it well
My so called perfect life in hell and
Sometimes I just need to Fucking yell
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