Anthrax "Bring The Noise (Promo Single, USA, Island Records, PRCD 6670-2)"

Thrash Metal band Anthrax recorded a version of "Bring the Noise", which sampled the vocals from the original Public Enemy recording. Chuck D has stated that upon the initial request of Anthrax, he "didn't take them wholehearted seriously", but after the collaboration was done, "it made too much sense", and it was eventually included on both the Anthrax compilation Attack of the Killer B's and as the final track on Public Enemy's own Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black album.

The song's release was followed by a joint-tour featuring the two groups, with shows ending with both groups on stage performing the song together. Chuck D went on to say that shows on the tour were "some of the hardest" they ever experienced, and that at the start of the tour, Anthrax "commenced to destroy, slaughter and wipe the fuckin' stage" with Public Enemy as the opener, forcing the group to not only up the intensity of their set, but to innovate by having a dedicated light board operator - a first in hiphop. According to Chuck D, the show intensities eventually began to even out, and when the two bands joined on stage for "Bring the Noise", "it was shrapnel". Anthrax first played "Bring the Noise" live in 1989, two years before the Public Enemy collaboration was released, and it has been a live staple ever since.

The recording was ranked No. 12 on VH1's 2006 list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs and is featured in the video games Die Hard Trilogy, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW, WWE WrestleMania 21, WWE Day of Reckoning, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Rock Band 4 as DLC.

The title of the Anthrax version is sometimes spelled "Bring tha Noise" or "Bring tha Noize".

Single track listing

1. "Bring the Noise"  3:34
2. "Milk (Ode To Billy)" 3:44

Time:    7:19

Artwork by: Graphic Edge

For Promotional Use Only—Not For Sale

Issued in a standard jewel case with front and rear inserts, black disc tray.

Official music video:

- Bring the Noise

Recording information:

Co-produced by Anthrax.

"Keep It in the Family" recorded live at NEC, Birmingham, England.