Whats wrong with Anthrax anyway?

[Carnage]

£28 for the Persistence reissue on CD? Ah jaysus...

[Pagan Saviour]

Dan Lilker back in for a run of shows - these lads can't hold down a line up for five minutes

[Don Gately]

With the gig coming up in November and educating the young lad I'm giving Anthrax a spin recently. Spreading the disease is a great album. Among the living is a classic too. Always enjoyed Persistence but State of Euphoria is a bit weaker

[The Wretch]

They do seem to do quite a few gigs where one of them is missing, which is a pain in the hole.

Almost as annoying as Exodus without Gary Holt.

That said, I have the utmost respect for Lilker, and I would be interested to see them with him on bass, just to hear how different they might have sounded had he remained in the band. Becuase love him or hate him, Bello's bass style is a huge part of their sound. 

I'm a big fan of them as musicians generally. They weren't trying to be the most technical or clever, or the most extreme, but yet they were still all excellent players who really brought something unique to thrash. Ian's rhythm work is tight as a knat's chuff, and Dan Spitz is the most underrated guitarist of the 80's and early 90's. The guy was brilliant IMO. Such memorable leads. And they have never managed to replace what was lost when he left.

And aside from Lombardo, Benante is my favourite thrash drummer. 

Regardless of the goofy image in the late 80's, and all of the line-up shenanigans, I really love their earlier work. They were deserving of their status as far as I'm concerned. They were always savage live too, and way heavier than people think.

And yes, of course S.O.D. were the absolute business. 

[Mr Barlow]

They do seem to do quite a few gigs where one of them is missing, which is a pain in the hole.

Almost as annoying as Exodus without Gary Holt.

That said, I have the utmost respect for Lilker, and I would be interested to see them with him on bass, just to hear how different they might have sounded had he remained in the band. Becuase love him or hate him, Bello's bass style is a huge part of their sound. 

I'm a big fan of them as musicians generally. They weren't trying to be the most technical or clever, or the most extreme, but yet they were still all excellent players who really brought something unique to thrash. Ian's rhythm work is tight as a knat's chuff, and Dan Spitz is the most underrated guitarist of the 80's and early 90's. The guy was brilliant IMO. Such memorable leads. And they have never managed to replace what was lost when he left.

And aside from Lombardo, Benante is my favourite thrash drummer. 

Regardless of the goofy image in the late 80's, and all of the line-up shenanigans, I really love their earlier work. They were deserving of their status as far as I'm concerned. They were always savage live too, and way heavier than people think.

And yes, of course S.O.D. were the absolute business. 

..and I thought I was the only Anthrax fan   

[The Wretch]

..and I thought I was the only Anthrax fan   

How any metalhead could dislike Gung Ho, Deathrider, Metal Thrashing Mad, Armed And Dangerous, A.D.I./Horror of It All, Soldiers Of Metal, Panic, A.I.R., Efilnikufesin, Imitation Of Life etc is beyond me.

Absolute belters.

Also, that footage from the Metal Hammer Roadshow in 86 with Agent Steel and Overkill is one of the great moments of proper fucking metal.

[Carnage]

Don't you dare post a link to it, damn you to hell.

Also: I've always loved Anthrax - not all of their stuff, the Bush years were largely barren but there's a decent album's worth of material spread across them - and thought they were underrated. The thrash cape always sat lightly on their shoulders, they always sat more on the straight metal side of the scales IMO. Heavy and thrashy in spots but more of a metal band than their punk influenced peers.

Anyway... one of my first heavier metal purchases was the Oidivnikufesin VHS in '88 or whenever it came out, still my favourite live Anthrax set, despite how appallingly I'm The Man has aged.

[The Wretch]

I can barely listen to 'Bring The Noise' without cringing, let alone 'I'm The Man', which was always embarrassing. Still, that's what the forward button is for.

Also - https://youtu.be/Rn8vuQN28VU?si=LHXqw2ky2Ome4Zxh

[Carnage]

Sound. Jetzt am Kiosk. This is really good, hadn't come across it before. I'm guessing Agent Steel were on top at the time, as they had more songs on it.

Incidentally, if you ever thought of picking up the Among The Living reissue with Oidivnikufesin as disc 2, don't. The audio and video are out of sync.

[Eoin McLove]

What does Oidivnikufesin mean?

[Anvil]

I assumed it was nice fucking video. 

[Don Gately]

Nice fucking video I'm guessing

[londonleatherboy]

Fck it this has sent me on a long overdue Anthrax buzz now for the day...just scanned through the shelves the only physical copies of any Anthrax I have is Fistful, strangely - Weve come for you all, and Greater of Evils on cd..will have to remedy that..always enjoyed them live seen em about 5 times at this stage, same ol schtick like but after a day of booze what more would ya want

[Pagan Saviour]

I do like them myself, think they're fortunate to be considered big four, maybe sales wise. Persistence is my pick of the Belladonna era and to be honest I prefer them with Bush.

Plenty to dislike about them too, the cartoony shit, Scott Ian, same sets every time ....

[Don Gately]

They'll earn it after Kreator in November. I assume they're headlining?