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If Metallica ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Metallica/%24%7B0%7D )
and Slayer ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Slayer/%24%7B0%7D )
invented speed metal, Anthrax brought it to the East Coast and
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, precise,
razor-edged riffs and shout-along refrains. Unlike most
full-throttle metal vocalists of the era, Joey Belladonna chose
to sing as well as shout, giving songs such as "Among The
Living", "Indians" and "Efilnikcufecin" ("nice fuckin' life"
spelled backwards) a decided melodic edge. Yet Scott Ian and Dan
Spitz's buzz saw guitar flurries, and Charlie Benante's insistent
drumming, prevented the songs from ever degenerating into the
run-of-the-mill heavy metal they so despised. --Jon Wiederhorn
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BBC Review
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As one of the so-called ‘big four’ of th metal – Metallica,
Megadeth and Slayer being the other three – Anthrax blazed an
innovative trail throughout the 1980s. The big four, and
innumerable others with angry-sounding names such as Destruction,
Overkill and Nuclear Assault, heralded a new level of aggression
within the scene. The hydra-headed beast that is metal today
therefore owes much to Anthrax and their ilk, and their influence
is difficult to overstate.
Released in 1987, Among the Living was Anthrax’s third album and
arguably their big breakthrough. 1985’s Spreading the Disease had
seen them tour in support of Metallica, but in the wake of Among
the Living they became a headline act in their own right. Often
cited by fans as their favourite Anthrax album, it features some
of their most memorable moments and is impressively consistent.
The production standards of the era favoured instruments and
vocals drenched in reverb and processed effects. By contrast,
Among the Living is -dry, and all the more brutal for it.
Taking a leaf out of Metallica’s book, the band opt for an epic
opening, the title track’s portentous power chords shifting first
to a chug before launching themselves into all-out th.
Concert favourites Caught in a Mosh and Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)
continue to induce grins and furious head-banging in equal
measure, while I Am the Law and Indians – both successful singles
– have lost none of their insistent urgency. Overall, Among the
Living strikes a deft balance between marauding speed and
judicious use of melody, a juggling feat they’d fumble on later
albums.
This shiny new re-mastering job is crisp and punchy, very much a
case of preserving the original with a bright 21st
century sheen to show it at its best. Of the extra archive
material, the handful of B sides and studio outtakes can’t really
compete with the bonus DVD featuring the band’s 1987 concert
video Oidivnikufesin (N.F.V.). Filmed before a packed house at
London’s legendary Hammersmith Odeon, it’s Anthrax in their
prime. --Greg Moffitt
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