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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Persistence of Time | type = studio | artist = [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] | cover = AnthraxPersistenceOfTime.jpg | alt = | released = August 21, 1990 | recorded = December 1989 – February 1990 | studio = [[A&M Studios]] and [[Conway Recording Studios|Conway Studios]] (Hollywood, California)<br />Soundtrack Studios (New York City) | genre = [[Thrash metal]] | length = 58:40 | label = [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce]], [[Island Records|Island]] | producer = Anthrax, [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]], [[Jon Zazula]], Marsha Zazula | prev_title = [[State of Euphoria]] | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = [[Sound of White Noise]] | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{Singles | name = Persistence of Time | type = studio | single1 = [[Got the Time#Cover versions|Got the Time]] | single1date = 1990<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthrax - Got the Time |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Metallum]] |url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Anthrax/Got_the_Time/12823 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> | single2 = In My World | single2date = 1990<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthrax - In My World |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Metallum]] |url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Anthrax/In_My_World/12824 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> | single3 = Belly of the Beast | single3date = 1990 }} }} '''''Persistence of Time''''' is the fifth studio album by the American [[thrash metal music|thrash metal]] band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]. It was released on August 21, 1990, through [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce Worldwide]]/[[Island Records]] and was nominated in 1991 for a [[Grammy Award]] in the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] category. The album included the singles, "[[Got the Time]]" (a [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]] cover) and "In My World" (which was performed by the band on the ''[[Married... with Children]]'' episode, "[[List of Married... with Children episodes#Season 6 (1991/92)|My Dinner with Anthrax]]"). ''Persistence of Time'' was the last full Anthrax album to feature vocalist [[Joey Belladonna]] until 2011's ''[[Worship Music (album)|Worship Music]]''. ==Album information== Anthrax returned to the studio in the fall of 1989 with [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]] (who produced the previous album, ''[[State of Euphoria]]'') to start work on their fifth album. Recording of the album was difficult, with a large structure fire causing the band to lose more than $100,000 worth of gear and their rehearsal studio<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chXWsDbA49E?t=6m21s|title = Anthrax's Frank Bello - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|date = April 9, 2014|access-date = November 16, 2015|website = YouTube|publisher = LoudWire}}</ref> on January 24, 1990.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} Following this disaster, the band moved to a different studio in late February of that year to finish work on the album. The album's tone is decidedly more contemplative and mature than the bulk of Anthrax's previous work. Abandoning the [[Satire|humor]] and [[comic book]] references which were common on their previous albums, the lyrical focus of ''Persistence of Time'' is the need for tolerance and peace.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://loudwire.com/anthrax-persistence-of-time-album-anniversary/|title = 26 Years Ago: Anthrax Release Persistence of Time |access-date = December 14, 2016|website = Loudwire}}</ref> Reaction to ''Persistence of Time'' was mixed, with critics and fans alternately panning and praising this darker sound. The band also introduced a [[Progressive metal|progressive]] side of the music which had not been present in their earlier work, while also placing a reduced emphasis on typical [[thrash metal]] elements such as fast tempo and aggression. This is the last full studio album to feature [[Joey Belladonna]] on vocals before [[John Bush (musician)|John Bush]] took over vocal duties. Belladonna appeared on several songs on the 1991 [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Attack of the Killer B's]]'' before splitting acrimoniously from the band in 1992. He returned to the band in June 2010 to record the album ''[[Worship Music (album)|Worship Music]]'', which was released in 2011. The introduction to the album's sixth track "Intro to Reality" featured dialogue from an episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' called "[[Deaths-Head Revisited]]". "Keep It in the Family", "In My World", and "Belly of the Beast" were later re-recorded with the John Bush/[[Rob Caggiano]] line-up for the album ''[[The Greater of Two Evils]]''. ==Reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Anthrax: Persistence of Time|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=persistence-of-time-mw0000309272|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref> | rev2 =''[[Martin Popoff|The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]'' | rev2Score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = August 1, 2007 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | page=26 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=2011|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|page=2006|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|edition=5th}}</ref> |rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="New RS">{{cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|date=2004|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/20 20]}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]'' | rev5Score = {{rating|4|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Neil |date=September 1990 |title=Killing Time |magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |issue=3 |page=74}}</ref> }} ''Persistence of Time's'' highest position on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart was No. 24.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/persistence-of-time-mw0000309272/awards | title = Persistence of Time Billboard Albums | access-date = March 18, 2013 | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> It was certified gold by the [[RIAA]] on January 17, 1991.<ref name="RIAA" >[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Anthrax&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Anthrax]. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.</ref> Steve Huey of [[AllMusic]] gave the album a favorable review, saying that it "rivals ''[[Among the Living]]'' as Anthrax's best album". "The more cartoonish side of the band" is substituted by a "dark, uncompromising examination of society's dirty underbelly", which makes ''Persistence of Time'' "their most lyrically consistent album".<ref name="AM"/> Kim Neely of the American magazine ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' underlines the social tone of the lyrics and describes ''Persistence of Time'' as "a foray into the dreary, gray bowels of urban hell", praising singer Joey Belladonna for "railing against every societal ill known to city-bred man". He concludes saying that the album "ain't the most uplifting thing to listen to, but it's real."<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anthrax/albums/album/302316/review/5946559/persistence_of_time | title = Album Reviews:Anthrax - Persistence of Time | access-date = March 24, 2013 | last = Neely | first = Kim | date = October 4, 1990 | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080108121842/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anthrax/albums/album/302316/review/5946559/persistence_of_time | archive-date = January 8, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> A similar concept was explained by a review by ''[[The New York Times]]'' of November 18, 1990, which said that "the music carries the exhilaration of a desperate struggle."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|author-link1=Jon Pareles|title=Home entertainment/recordings: and keep in mind|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/18/arts/home-entertainment-recordings-and-keep-in-mind.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 13, 2016|date=November 18, 1990}}</ref> Canadian journalist [[Martin Popoff]] praised the "admirable Prong/Pantera/Metallica '90s minimalism at work here", but found "the overall effect just so dense and relentless that it just wears you out by hangover's end."<ref name="martin" /> ''[[Loudwire]]'' ranked the album #25 on their list "Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 90's".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-hard-rock-metal-albums-1990s/|title=Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the '90s|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=April 26, 2023 }}</ref> ==Track listing== {{track listing | headline = Side one | all_writing = [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] except "Got the Time" by [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]] | title1 = Time | length1 = 6:55 | title2 = Blood | length2 = 7:13 | title3 = Keep It in the Family | length3 = 7:08 | title4 = In My World | length4 = 6:25 | title5 = Gridlock | length5 = 5:17 }} {{track listing | headline = Side two | title6 = Intro to Reality | note6 = instrumental | length6 = 3:23 | title7 = Belly of the Beast | length7 = 4:47 | title8 = [[Got the Time#Cover versions|Got the Time]] | note8 = [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]] cover | length8 = 2:44 | title9 = H8 Red | length9 = 5:04 | title10 = One Man Stands | length10 = 5:38 | title11 = Discharge | length11 = 4:12 | total_length = 58:40 }} {{track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title11 = Protest and Survive | note11 = [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]] cover | writer11 = Garry Maloney, Tony "Bones" Roberts, Roy "Rainy" Wainwright, Kelvin "Cal" Morris | length11 = 2:22 | title12 = Discharge | length12 = 4:12 | title13 = 'Backwards Message Quiz' | length13 = 0:13 | note13 = Spoken track by [[Charlie Benante]] played in reverse; set up a quiz mentioned in the Japanese-language booklet. Removed from 2007 and all future reprints of the Japanese CD. | total_length = 61:15 }} ==Personnel== ;Band members * [[Joey Belladonna]] – lead vocals * [[Dan Spitz]] – lead guitar, backing vocals, rhythm guitar ("Got The Time") * [[Scott Ian]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar ("Into To Reality" {{small|(intro harmony)}}, "Got The Time") * [[Frank Bello]] – bass, backing vocals * [[Charlie Benante]] – drums, lead guitar ("Into To Reality" {{small|(intro harmony)}} ) ;Production * Anthrax – [[Record producer|producer]], [[liner notes]] * [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]] – producer, basic tracks engineer * [[Steve Thompson (musician)|Steve Thompson]], [[Michael Barbiero]] – mixing at [[Electric Lady Studios]], New York * Greg Goldman, Brian Schueble, Marnie Bryant, Ed Korengo – assistant engineers * [[Bob Ludwig]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]] at [[Masterdisk]], New York * [[Jon Zazula|Jon]] and Marsha Zazula – executive producers, management * Don Brautigam – artwork * Waring Abbott – photography ;Crew * Rick Downey – lighting, management * George Geranios – sound * [[Paul Crook]] – lead guitar tech * Bill Pulaski – band * [[Mike Tempesta]] – rhythm guitar tech * Troy Boyer – bass tech * Walter Gemenhardt – drum tech * Art Ring, Maria Ferrero – management == Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" |Chart (1990-91) ! scope="col" |Peak position |- {{album chart|Australia|30|album=Persistence of Time|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|45|album=Persistence of Time|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}</ref> | align="center"| 10 |- {{album chart|Germany4|35|id=31961|album=Persistence of Time|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Oricon|42|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38489/products/205931/1/|title=パーシスタンス・オブ・タイム|publisher=Oricon.co.jp|access-date=January 5, 2025|rowheader=true|}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Anthrax|album=Persistence of Time|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Norway|15|album=Persistence of Time|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|46|album=Persistence of Time|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|13|date=19900902|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|24|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" |Chart (2020) ! scope="col" |Peak position |- {{album chart|Scotland|86|date=20200828|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|27|date=20200828|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2025}} |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Anthrax|title=Persistence of Time|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1991}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Discogs master|type=album|42939|name=Persistence of Time}} {{Anthrax}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Persistence Of Time}} [[Category:1990 albums]] [[Category:Anthrax (American band) albums]] [[Category:Megaforce Records albums]] [[Category:Island Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Mark Dodson]]
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