Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
Volume 8: The Threat Is Real is Anthrax's eighth studio album, released on 21 July 1998 through Ignition Records. It followed Stomp 442 from 1995 and came five years before We've Come for You All. The band produced it themselves alongside Paul Crook, and it entered the Billboard 200 at number 118. The genre tags point to groove-leaning heavy metal rather than the pure thrash of their early days.
Singles included "Inside Out", "Piss N Vinegar" and "Born Again Idiot", while "Crush" found a second life in the PlayStation 2 game ATV Offroad Fury. The real emotional weight sits at the very end, in the hidden track "Pieces". Bassist Frank Bello wrote it for his brother Anthony, who was murdered in the Bronx in March 1996, and he sings it himself.
Volume 8: The Threat Is Real: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:03:39Tracklist
- 1CrushBenante, Bush, Ian4:21
- 2CatharsisBello, Benante, Bush, Ian4:54
- 3Inside OutBenante, Bush, Ian5:31
- 4Piss 'n' VinegarBenante, Bush, Ian3:13
- 5604Benante, Ian, Bush0:35
- 6Toast to the ExtrasBenante, Bush, Ian4:25
- 7Born Again IdiotBenante, Bush, Ian4:17
- 8Killing BoxBenante, Bush, Ian3:38
- 9Harms WayBenante, Ian, Bush5:14
- 10Hog TiedBenante, Bush, Ian4:36
- 11Big FatBenante, Ian, Bush6:01
- 12CupajoeBenante, Ian, Bush0:46
- 13Alpha MaleBenante, Bush, Ian3:05
- 14Stealing From a Thief / PiecesBello, Benante, Bush, Ian13:02
- Produced by
- Anthrax, Paul Crook, Paul Crook
- Recorded at
- Krusty's Fun House, Krusty's Fun House, Yonkers, New York
- Recorded
- 1998
- Mixed by
- Chris Sheldon
- Mixed at
- Platinum Island Studios
- Engineered by
- Paul Crook
- Mastered by
- George Marino
- Label
- Ignition Records
- Length
- 1:03:39
Line-up
- Dimebag Darrell · electric guitar · guest
- Paul Crook · electric guitar · guest
- Phil Anselmo · vocals · guest
- Scott Ian · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Inside Out” · 1998
- “Crush” · 1998
- “Piss N Vinegar” · 1998
- “Born Again Idiot” · 1998
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1998 | 73 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1998 | 118 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1998 | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums · 1998 | 9 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1998 | 16 |
| Finnish Albums · 1998 | 38 |
| German Albums · 1998 | 43 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 July 1998 | ignored lone early release dated 1998-06-11 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 July 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 1998 | |
| US release | 21 July 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GB | Ignition Records | 5029831404738 | other |
| 1998 | XE | Ignition Records | 5029831740331 | other |
| 11 June 1998 | JP | Victor | 4988002366460 | original |
| 21 July 1998 | US | Ignition Records | 016998403426 | other |
| 23 September 2003 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768464926 | other |
| 10 February 2004 | DE | Sanctuary Records | 5050159639021 | other |
| 4 June 2019 | XW | Megaforce Records | 193483935393 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 720×720 | upscaled |