Alien Ant Farm: ANThology (2LP, 25th anniversary, remastered) [GEFFEN]

Why you'll love it

A remastered 25th anniversary edition on 2LP. ANThology went platinum and reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200, and its cover of "Smooth Criminal" topped the Billboard Alternative chart and turned up in American Pie 2.

This edition

• 25th anniversary edition
• Remastered
• 2LP set

About the album

Alien Ant Farm came out of Riverside, California, put out a debut called Greatest Hits on their own, and then signed to New Noize, the DreamWorks imprint run by Papa Roach. They made ANThology with producer Jay Baumgardner at NRG in North Hollywood at the end of 2000, mixing alternative metal, nu metal and pop-punk with a real sense of fun.

"Movies" was the first single, but it was their crunchy, wink-heavy take on Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" that took over the summer of 2001, helped along by a video packed with Jackson references. They toured with Linkin Park and Papa Roach and played the Warped Tour, and the album went platinum. "Courage," "Attitude" and "Wish" hold up better than you might remember, which is more than most of us can say about our 2001 haircuts.

Tracklist

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Out July 31, 2026 on DreamWorks / Geffen (cat# 5763505), a reissue of the 2001 album.