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Released in the summer of 1991, Attack of
the Killer B's is the last collection of Anthrax tunes to feature Joey
Belladonna and sort of marks the end of an era. It is quite sad that things
ended on such a sour note, as Persistence of Time showed the sort of
seriousness that this band had lacked for many years. Whatever respect that they
may have earned with that effort was lost with this abomination.
In the end, Attack of the Killer B's
features a handful of worthwhile songs that are better off dubbed from someone
else's copy or downloaded, rather than contributing money toward this pile of
rubbish and multicultural propaganda. This release ended Anthrax's classic era
with a whimper and ushered an age of total irrelevance for the band.
Attack of the Killer B's is not a
completely worthless E.P. (perhaps the longest E.P. ever). The S.O.D. cover
songs are quite heavy and aggressive. Benante's drumming is quite impressive,
considering how much he has had to dumb himself down over the years. Of course,
Joey is a much better vocalist than Billy Milano could ever hope to be. The
cover of the Discharge track, "Protest and Survive", is also one of the better
songs on here. This one was recorded during the Persistence of Time
sessions and would have fit on that album much better than "Got the Time".
"Parasite" and "Sects" aren't horrible, but they do not add very much.
The two live tracks, "Keep it in the Family"
and "Belly of the Beast" would have been better left unheard. The band is not
necessarily at their very best on these songs, so these recordings really just
give off the impression that attending an Anthrax concert would be a waste of
time. Sadly, these are not the worst tracks on this E.P.
"Startin' Up a Posse" and "N.F.B.
(Dallabnikufesin)" just drag the listener back into the pointless realm of
humour, which I have never been a fan of. It is perplexing how this band went
from songs like "Deathrider", "Subjugator" and "Death from Above" to making
pointless comedy tracks like this. The first is a mixture of country music and
metal/punk, intended as some sort of commentary against censorship, but ending
up as a mess of useless profanity and poor execution. The latter is supposed to
be a mock ballad, and it simply isn't funny, nor would it be appreciated even if
it was. Things like this are why many people never took Anthrax as seriously as
their contemporaries.
The worst offenders on this collection of songs
are the the horrendous "Bring the Noise" and "I'm the Man '91". While it is
doubtful that Anthrax's forays into mixing rap and Metal directly led to the
atrocities of Nu-Metal, this certainly did not help. I blame the Jew Rosenfeld
for poisoning Metal with these jungle sounds and introducing unsuspecting
white/European youths to this apish anti-culture that has since dominated the
globe.
