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Anthrax will be releasing a deluxe 30th anniversary edition of “Persistence Of Time” on August 21. The effort, which will be available on CD and vinyl, has been remastered and it will come with updated cover art, expanded liner notes, and various bonus tracks. The CD version will also come with a bonus DVD focusing on the band’s 1991 tour with Iron Maiden.

“Persistence Of Time” Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Vinyl Track Listing:

Side A:

01. “Time” (Remastered)
02. “Blood” (Remastered)
03. “Keep It In The Family” (Remastered)

Side B:

01. “In My World” (Remastered)
02. “Gridlock” (Remastered)
03. “Intro To Reality” (Remastered
04. “Belly Of The Beast” (Remastered)

Side C:

01. “Got The Time” (Remastered)
02. “H8 Red” (Remastered)
03. “One Man Stands” (Remastered)
04. “Discharge” (Remastered)

Side D:

01. “I’m The Man” (The Illest Version Ever)
02. Time (Live at The Palace of Auburn Hills)
03. “Got The Time” (Pre Production)

Side E:

01. “In My World” (Pre Production – Scott Guide Vocal)
02. “H8 Red” (Rehearsal Room/Charlie’s, Riff Tape/Pre-Production)
03. “Discharge” (Charlie’s Riff Tape/Rehearsal Room/Pre-Production)

Side F:

01. “Keep In In The Family” (Rehearsal Room/Scott Guide Vocal)
02. “Blood” (Rehearsal Room/Pre-Production)

Side G:

01. “Intro To Reality” (Pre-Production)
02. “Belly Of The Beast” (Tracking)
03. “Gridlock” (Tracking)

Side H:

01. “One Man Stands” (Pre-Production)
02. “Time” (Pre-Production, Scott Guide Vocal)

Frank Bello commented:

“One of the things I’ll never forget from the ‘Persistence Of Time‘ tours was when we played the songs ‘Time‘ and ‘Got The Time‘ live. We had this big clock on our stage, the ‘Persistence Of Time‘ clock, and the hands on this clock went around and around while we played the songs ‘Time‘ and ‘Got The Time.’

Today, something like that would be motorized, but back in 1990, it had to be done manually using a hand crank on the back of the clock. My bass tech from that time, Troy, it was his job to keep those hands turning during those two songs, throughout the entire songs. I mean, what a workout that guy got from turning that crank.”

Charlie Benante added:

“It was a weird time for us for a number of reasons, but at the same time, a lot of great things happened. We did ‘Married With Children” we toured with Slayer and Megadeth on the ‘Clash Of The Titans Tour,’ and we recorded ‘Bring The Noise‘ with Public Enemy‘, and that turned everything around.”