Reception
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| Allmusic | |
Stephen Erlewine, reviewing Volume 8... for Allmusic, gave the album a mixed review of 2.5 stars out of 5. He also stated a belief that following 1993's Sound of White Noise the band had begin to enter a writing slump, which continues through this album. He comments favorably on the tracks "Crush", "Toast" and "Pieces", but suggests that overall, the album is less than the sum of its parts. Erlewine closed his review by commenting that the album is a "transitional" one, leading Anthrax to "new, uncharted territory."
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