Sound of White Noise

The sixth studio album was the first with John Bush, who had replaced Belladonna in 1992, and the last with Dan Spitz. Anthrax produced it with Dave Jerden, known for his work with Alice in Chains and Jane's Addiction. The faster thrash style gave way to slower tempos and hints of alternative rock, grunge and groove metal. Singles were Only, Room for One More, Black Lodge and Hy Pro Glo, and the film composer Angelo Badalamenti provided music for Black Lodge.

It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 62,000 copies in its first week, and was certified gold on 13 July 1993. Rolling Stone's Tom Sinclair called it a powerful comeback from a group that never went away. Ian wrote that James Hetfield told him Only was a perfect song.