Interview with Anthrax' Scott Ian after the release of "Persistence of Time" in 1990

This interview was done November 8th in 1990 when Anthrax was touring with Iron Maiden supporting their new album “Persistence of Time”. The band had entered the studio after the first long break for the band. How that did that affect the band, why the production is better than ever and why there isn’t a proper title track on the album is some of the things discussed in this chat.

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Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
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