Anthrax – Among The Living

Island Records

1987

10 / 10

Among the Living was the third full length release by the New York thrash metal band Anthrax. From the first time my friend let me listen to this album, I have listened to it non-stop and have loved it more and more every time. You know how you listen to a CD, and the more and more you listen to it until you reach a point where it just gets boring? Well I have listened through this CD more than 75 times, and it’s just as amazing as when I first heard it.

The CD is 50 minutes of amazing music, and as always, Joey Belladonna delivers on the vocals. There are nine tracks on this CD and I will review the best 5: Among the Living, Caught in a Mosh, I Am The Law, Efilnikufesin(N.F.L), and Skeletons in the Closet.

Among The Living: Named after the title of the CD, starts off slow and speeds up to a point where it’s not too fast but fairly fast. Great song, with a memorable chorus “I am the walking doom / I can see all of the world / Twist your mind with fear / I’m the man with the power / Among the Living / Follow me or die.” Excellent drumming and guitar.

Caught in a Mosh: Starts off with guitar chords, followed by a fairly wicked bass line. After about 10 seconds the drums come in with a nice beat that’s fairly basic yet gets the point across. The bass in this song delivers as it is fairly cool throughout. The song is a metaphor about life and how it is metaphorically caught in the twirls and violence of a mosh pit.

I Am The Law: Starts off with a guitar riff and gradually adds drums. This song is just outstanding, with how the vocals and the band meld together. Also a heavy chorus that can’t go wrong.

Efilnikufesin (N.F.L): I named myself after this song because it is my absolute favorite. This song has many memories tied to it, and the fact that this song is a standard in my car, that me and my friends sing. Another heavy chorus that is just amazing. Upon asking what my friend thinks, he agrees that the instrumentation is very clean and together, and that’s its “tight”

Skeleton in the Closet: starts out with a grinding riff, then adds a blast beat and like all other songs, its very well put together and has am excellent chorus.

I believe you can pick up this cd for around 10$ here in Canada, and I picked it up fro about that and it is my favorite cd. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes thrash/groove metal.

Heavy Metal Is the Law that Keeps us All United Free!
A Law that Shatters Earth and Hell
Heavy metal Can't be beaten by Any Dynasty
We're All Wizards, Fighting With Our Spells