Attack of the Killer B's

Attack of the Killer B's is a very strongly conceptual compilation gathering Anthrax’s B-sides, covers and experimental numbers. Its content is not a mere miscellany but strongly reflects the band’s playfulness and broad musical roots. In particular, the track covering the song “Bring the Noise” in collaboration with the hip-hop group Public Enemy is extremely highly praised as a historic pioneer that seriously fused metal and rap. The great success of this “Bring the Noise” was a monumental event that powerfully opened the door to the later major movement of rap metal. Rather than merely relying on the fame of the originals, Anthrax’s own sure quirks and aesthetic clearly emerge within the powerful drive of the rhythm and the thick choruses. Content filled throughout with the band’s vigorous challenging spirit crossing genre boundaries. A record on which one wants to turn one’s ear not only to the varied origins of each included track but to the unity born within the album’s ordering. Though a project album a little apart from the flow of the signature works, it powerfully conveys how free and playful a band Anthrax is — a truly intriguing record that lets you confirm the band’s outline in three dimensions.