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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 03/06/2001
Discovering new limits to the
nu metal scene by approaching mainstream measures and using avowed
pop rhythms,
Alien Ant Farm go beyond the widespread rampaging guitar strain. The band's kinship with
Papa Roach proved to be crucial, for it was through
Roach's logo
New Noize that the LA quartet managed to deliver their disc on the
Dreamworks label.
Anthology surfaced as the band's first full-length on a major label with the production credits of
Jay Baumgardner, who previously worked with groups such as
Orgy and
Coal Chamber. The album showcases the band's alternate dexterity, not only due to frontman
Dryden Mitchell's revealing vocals, but also by virtue of their deliverance of full-blooded melodies. If
"Courage," the album's opening track, provides a hint of their crossbreed intentions,
"Movies" confirms
Alien's unusual dispositions, surfacing as original discharges of
alternative pop/rock.
Anthology emphasizes the Californians intrepid enthusiasm, even including a version of a
Michael Jackson's
"Smooth Criminal," once more disclosing the team's hybrid intents.
~Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide
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