Music of Mass Destruction

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Music of Mass Destruction
AnthraxMusicOfMassDestruction.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2004
RecordedDecember 5–6, 2003
VenueMetro (Chicago, IL)
Genre Heavy metal, thrash metal, groove metal
Length61:49 (CD)
90:06 (DVD)
Label Sanctuary
Producer Anthrax
Anthrax live chronology
Live: The Island Years
(1994)
Music of Mass Destruction
(2004)
Alive 2
(2005)
Anthrax video chronology
Return of the Killer A's: Video Collection
(1999)
Music of Mass Destruction
(2004)
Rock Legends
(2005)

Music of Mass Destruction is Anthrax's second full-length live album, and is packaged as one CD and one DVD. The songs were recorded on December 5 and 6, 2003, during performances at Chicago's Metro.

Contents

Cover art for the album was done by famous comic artist Alex Ross.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Track listing

Disc 1 (CD)

  1. "What Doesn't Die" – 5:27
  2. "Got the Time" – 3:25
  3. "Caught in a Mosh" – 5:28
  4. "Safe Home" – 5:37
  5. "Room for One More" – 5:53
  6. "Antisocial" – 4:51
  7. "Nobody Knows Anything" – 4:04
  8. "Fueled" – 4:26
  9. "Inside Out" – 5:47
  10. "Refuse to be Denied" – 5:11
  11. "I Am the Law" – 6:10
  12. "Only" – 5:28

Disc 2 (DVD)

  1. "What Doesn't Die" – 4:37
  2. "Got the Time" – 3:18
  3. "Caught in a Mosh" – 5:28
  4. "Safe Home" – 5:36
  5. "Room for One More" – 5:53
  6. "Antisocial" – 4:51
  7. "Nobody Knows Anything" – 4:04
  8. "Belly of the Beast" – 4:26
  9. "Inside Out" – 5:47
  10. "Refuse to Be Denied" – 5:07
  11. "604" – 0:35
  12. "I Am the Law" – 6:09
  13. "Only" – 5:28
  14. "Be All, End All" – 7:10
  15. "Indians" – 7:39
  16. "Bring the Noise" (with extract of Metallica's "Whiplash") – 7:11

Bonus tracks

  1. "Fueled" – 4:32
  2. "Metal Thrashing Mad" (Neil Turbin, Scott Ian, Lilker) – 2:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 88

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