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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chaosmongers 05.03.2005
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