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Got the Time by Anthrax

Got the Time

Anthrax

MetalThrash MetalCrossover Thrash
PlayfulEnergetic
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Interpretation

A cover of Joe Jackson's new wave original transformed into something almost unrecognizable, "Got the Time" is Anthrax at their most infectiously playful. The song lasts barely over a minute, driven by a circular riff played at thrash velocity, with Joey Belladonna delivering the melody with genuine pop instinct over a framework of pure punk-adjacent aggression. The joke, to the extent there is one, is that this is clearly fun — Anthrax have always been the Big Four band most comfortable admitting they enjoy what they do. From *Persistence of Time*, it appears as an unlikely pressure-release valve in an otherwise serious record. The production retains the album's dense, heavy character, but the song's inherent bounciness transcends the sonic context. It is fifty-some seconds of thrash metal enjoying itself without apology, best heard when the previous three hours of aggressive music require a palate-cleansing laugh.

Attributes
Energy9/10
Valence8/10
Danceability6/10
Acousticness1/10
Tempo

very fast

Era

1990s

Sonic Texture

circular, propulsive, bouncy

Cultural Context

United States

Structured Embedding Text
Metal, Thrash Metal. Crossover Thrash.
Playful, Energetic. A single burst of uncomplicated fun — zero tension, zero release, pure kinetic momentum for barely a minute..
energy 9. very fast. danceability 6. valence 8.
vocals: melodic, pop-instinct, enthusiastic, clean.
production: dense, heavy, punchy, energetic, tight.
texture: circular, propulsive, bouncy. acousticness 1.
era: 1990s. United States.
A palate-cleansing laugh after hours of heavy, serious music.
ID: 201599Track ID: catalog_05c76bdd0003Catalog Key: gotthetime|||anthraxAdded: 4/15/2026Cover URL