![]() ![]() The band's third studio album Among the Living (1987) was its commercial breakthrough, peaking at number 62 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Singer Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello joined the lineup and the band released Spreading the Disease the following year. After releasing its debut Fistful of Metal (1984) on the independent label Megaforce Records, Anthrax signed to major label Island Records. Anthrax was formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Danny Lilker, who picked the band's name from a biology textbook. If you’d like to help us produce more content and promote more great new music, please consider donating to our Patreon page, which also allows you to receive sweet perks like free albums and The Alternative merch.Anthrax at the Sonisphere Festival in 2010Īmerican thrash metal band Anthrax has released eleven studio albums, seven live albums, seven compilation albums, ten video albums, six extended plays, twenty-six singles and twenty-six music videos. Kayla Carmichael // Alternative is ad-free and 100% supported by our readers. It’s a labor of love, emotion, friendship, and amazing rock.ĭisappointing / Average / Good / Great / Phenomenal ![]() The small moments like making a new friend in line at the women’s bathroom, flipping the bird to shitty white men, watching your parents deal with things they don’t deserve, and admitting Natty Light isn’t the worst drink in the world. Though incredibly personal, you can fit these songs into pockets of your own life. Riffs in this one are controlled and rolling throughout, like “Natty Boh,” an amazingly-titled track about opening up in a relationship.Īs a record, To Name All the Bees in the Backyard is a perfectly knit package of everything that rocks about Biitchseat and everything that’s pungent about life. The intensity builds with the instruments as the lyrics open up even more. “Karaoke Machine” has a similar theme of reminiscing about “missing everything” about the past. To Name All the Bees in the Backyard by Biitchseat And realizing that you are aging too, but cherishing the moments that makes life beautiful. One of the most beautiful tracks on the album, it looks at what happens when the people closest to you grow old and are affected by things out of your control. Title track, “To Name All the Bees in the Backyard (For Barry),” is a vulnerable one, about dealing with grief. Sometimes, at the end of the week, you have to drink a Naturday because it’s all you have left and think, “Hey look, I tried-where’s my participation trophy?”Īll you can do in life is try your best in the face of adversity. Anecdotes of realizing but not acting upon needing to go to the gym, inability to pay bills, and eating Chipotle three times a week (If I get guac, it’s $2 more, but it’s healthier, right?) are all too vivid on top of a buzzing, energetic electric riff. Single “Participation Trophy” is another prime example. The punchy, catchy track is one of the various moments throughout the record I caught myself muttering “same” to myself. To Name All the Bees in the Backyard by Biitchseat The song and corresponding music video are a fun declaration and celebration of friendship, support, and shotgunning beers, which I still can’t do. Who wouldn’t want that kind of support? “Bathroom,” record opener, totally gets it. If you’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing the women’s bathroom in a bar or club, let me break it down: you make friends, get a pep talk, and maybe even cry a little. Coming from a place of grief and support, the 10 tracks capture Biitchseat’s punk-infused passionate rock, keeping energy high. For Cleveland rockstars Biitchseat, it’s a personal account of a tough time. To Name All the Bees in the Backyard is more than just a debut record. Posted: 19th September, 2019 by The Editor Home > Album Review: Biitchseat – ‘To Name All the Bees in the Backyard’ Album Review: Biitchseat – ‘To Name All the Bees in the Backyard’
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