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Stomp 442 is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in 1995 by Elektra Records. The band and the Philadelphia-based producers Butcher Brothers produced the album, which includes the singles, "Fueled" and "Nothing". The album debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 charts.[3] The album is their last to be released by Elektra Records, as they left the label after claiming that they didn't do enough to promote the album. Stomp 442 is the only Anthrax album not featuring the traditional Anthrax logo on its artwork.

Stomp 442
Studio album by Anthrax
Released	October 24, 1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Studio 4, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Genre	Speed metal[1] alternative metal[2]
Length	50:56
Label	Elektra/Warner
Producer	Anthrax, Butcher Bros.
Anthrax chronology
Sound of White Noise (1993) Stomp 442 (1995) Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998)
Singles from Stomp 442
"Fueled" Released: 1995 "Nothing" Released: 1996

Stomp 442 is also Anthrax's first album without Dan Spitz on lead guitar. Though not credited as a member of the band, Paul Crook took over lead guitar duties.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a negative review, describing it as "a generic collection of speed metal bombast". He finished his review by saying that the record is a "disheartening experience."[1] Reviewer Jimmy Neeson had a more positive view, noting, "A savage Anthrax album; and a worthy addition to any metal collection."[8] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff described Stomp 442 as "a fine, responsible collection of working man's metal, if a bit of a repetition" compared to "the relatively unappreciated Sound of White Noise" of 1993.[5]

Cover art

The album's cover gained controversy when retailer Walmart refused to stock it in its stores, because of the naked man standing next to the giant ball of garbage.[9]

In a 1996 interview with Tom Russell of Glasgow-based radio Clyde 1, Bruce Dickinson revealed that the original design for the cover art was done for his album Balls to Picasso – originally to be titled Laughing in the Hiding Bush – but he couldn't afford it. His album's title was changed and he drew two squares on a toilet wall for the cover.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original release.[10]

Anthrax

• John Bush – lead vocals
• Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
• Charlie Benante – drums, percussion, guitars

Guests

• Paul Crook – lead guitars on "Random Acts of Senseless Violence", "Perpetual Motion", "In a Zone" and "Drop the Ball"
• Dimebag Darrell – guitar on "King Size" and "Riding Shotgun"
• Mike Tempesta – guitar on "American Pompeii"
• Zach Throne - guitar solo on "Celebrated Summer"

Production

• Butcher Bros. and Anthrax – producers, mixing
• Butcher Bros., Dirk Grobelny, Ian Cross – engineers
• Mike Monterulo, J.J. Bottari, Chris Gately, Phil Nowlan – assistant engineers
• Manny Lecuona – editing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	49
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12]	81
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	36
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	77
US Billboard 200[15]	47

References

External links

• Stomp 442 at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] Stomp 442

Stomp 442 ist das siebte Studioalbum der amerikanischen Thrash-Metal-Band Anthrax. Es erschien im Oktober 1995 via Elektra Records und konnte sich im Gegensatz zu den vorangegangenen Alben in Europa nur in den britischen Albumcharts auf Platz 77 und den finnischen Albumcharts auf Platz 36 platzieren,[2] in den Billboard 200 erreichte es Platz 47.

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- [en] Stomp 442

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[es] Stomp 442

Stomp 442 es el séptimo álbum de estudio de la banda de thrash metal estadounidense Anthrax. El álbum salió a la venta el 24 de octubre de 1995 por la discográfica Elektra Records. El álbum llegó al puesto número 47 en el Billboard 200.[1]

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[ru] Stomp 442

Stomp 442 (в переводе с англ. — «Топот 442») — седьмой студийный альбом американской группы Anthrax, выпущенный в октябре 1995 года на лейбле Elektra Records. Это был второй и последний релиз группы на Elektra.

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