When Anthrax made this album in the mid to late 1980's, it's easy to forget just how little thrash metal had already been made.
We had Slayer, Megadeth, Voivod, Nuclear Assault, and Metallica - and of course Anthrax - though it was still a fairly new genre in music.
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Among The Living -
If Metallica and Slayer invented speed metal, Anthrax brought it to the East Coast and
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imbued it with the attitude and excitement of New York hardcore.Among The Livingis their finest hour--a roaring, adrenaline-pumped collection of flailing beats, prec...
Among The Living - Anthrax
If Metallica and Slayer invented speed metal, Anthrax brought it to the East Coast and
... more
imbued it with the attitude and excitement of New York hardcore. Among The Living is their finest hour--a roaring, adrenaline-pumped collection of flailing beats, pr...
Advantages: 80's thrash at it's best Disadvantages: production
...especially for future albums.
AMONG THE LIVING, signalled Anthrax's departure from being an underground cult metal band on an independent label, to semi-mainstream metal, newly signed with ISLAND RECORDS.
And whilst the slightly politically incorrect lyrics of the former album's classic 'Madhouse' were not carried on with this release, the band, to it's credit, maintained it's integrity by producing an album of exactly what they wanted to do - ... ...it all - Speed and thrashing guitars on "Imitation of life" and "Caught in a mosh", combined with socially aware and political comment, on tracks like, "Indians", "Skeletons in the Closet", and "One World"
Not to be known as an 'un-fun' band though, their humour shows through with the 2000AD inspired "I AM THE LAW", (which along with Indians, were released as singles). The title track, is also inspired by the classic Steven King book 'THE STAND".
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Album Notes: Anthrax: Joe Belladonna (vocals); Dan Spitz (acoustic & electric guitars); Scott Ian (guitar); Frank Bello (bass); Charlie Benante (drums).
Titles on disc 1
1.: Among The Living
2.: Caught In A Mosh
3.: I Am The Law
4.: Efilnikufesin (NFL)
5.: Skeleton In The Closet
6.: Indians
7.: One World
8.: ADI Horror Of It All
9.: Imitation Of Life
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