Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Not bad but not for me
Even if I was in the mood for some thrash and even in the best of times you have to force me to listen to Anthrax. There's so much Metallica and Motorhead on this list, it's all starting to blend together. I'm at home sick and the last thing I wanted to hear was some high speed heavy metal pounding in my head, so I honestly wasn't in the mood. The music is fine and it's not the worst thing I've heard here, but why is Anthrax considered essential?
Ich hätte es gerne gemocht. Ein paar Riffs sind easy, aber diese whiney ass Gesangsstimme war echt scheisse
Man, this one feels like a dud. Not interesting AT ALL, the fact this is one of the first metal albums I get makes me a little concerned that they're going to be a lowlight of this list. Also shoutout to the fact I got Marvin Gaye after this. 3.5/10
Wel aardig, maar veel te gedateerd.
enjoyed the intense instrumentals, all blended together and sounded the same though. instrumentals good the rest not super attention grabbing
A rather basic thrash album - context is key here. Knowing that these guys were the among the first, entertaining crowds before they even recorded their first studio album, makes the album worthwhile. Other than that, it is basic thrash metal that has me wondering if it stood out in 1987, and makes me think there is a reason Anthrax is the least memorable of the Big Four of thrash metal.
Wow so cool and deep.
This album sounds like Metallica if you stripped that band of melody and exceptional guitar playing. The solo on “Horror of it all” was pretty good but was more about speed than taste, which lots of hard rock/thrash metal suffers from. Not for me.
Metallica albums and rust in peace are the high water marks for me in this genre and this one fell far far short of the mark. It had some of the most annoying vocals of any of these thrash albums—which is saying something—and there weren’t any songs where the guitar work/production stood out to me
Interesting piece dedicated to the death of Metallica's Cliff Burton. They seem to have lost their friend but found their own sound amongst the grief as this was the album that propelled them to arena metal. I enjoy the elements of punk and other hard core material, but the album begins to drag, especially with every song being nearly 5 minutes or longer
god, this is so lame I’m sorry but I can’t rate this any higher than a 4/10
can't really get into this but that's ok! most songs banged until the vocals came in...
It was like listening to the same song for 50 minutes. Sorry, guys. 2
Instrumentals were good, heavier metal of the late 80s. Did not care for the vocals.
Deze vandaag maar opgezet, vorige week woensdagochtend had ik er echt even geen zin in. Tja, bij mij werkt het woeste geschreeuw vooral op de lachspieren. Op een bepaalde manier is het allemaal nog wel muzikaal gedaan, af en toe een vingervlugge gitaarsolo, en dan weer verder stampen. Het zal wel nooit mijn muziek worden.
It's a face-melter alright. Impressive work on the guitar and drums. I'm sure this is good for getting you pumped up for a strenuous activity or rocking out in a mosh pit, maybe not as great for the casual listener.
I did not expect a thrash album on here! My favorite part of it was the equally unexpected wikipedia entry for Dan Spitz, who brought some MONSTER riffs to this mayhem. "Dan Spitz is an American musician best known for his work as the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Anthrax from 1983 to 1995 and from 2005 to 2007. Spitz also founded the Christian music group Red Lamb, which was known for lyrics on autism awareness. Spitz has earned Swiss and American degrees in luxury mechanical watchmaking and micro-mechanical engineering, certified as watchmaker instructor for the North American operations of Swiss watch company Chopard." Thrash metal, autism awareness, and luxury mechanical watchmaking. A tale as old as time.
I'm no fan of metal and I know why. It is just too forced. Don't really get the love for Anthrax here.
The only thing I knew about Anthrax was Scott Ian being on every VH1 show back in the day. It could’ve stayed that way, this kind of sucked.
Oh no..
This music is so stupid. Just random sounding power chords with Not-Metallica-But-Striving-To-Be-Metallica rhythmic galloping, bonehead lyrics sung by a shit singer. Just dumb.
Dates now, but still some good tracks.
Not terrible, but not enjoyable for me. Also, not funny enough to make up for the sounds I don’t like.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: it was ok, just a bit too long for me Favourite song: didn’t have one
Meh
Typical 80's hair metal. Meaning it sucks. Long live Zep!
Holy shit this is dumb. I wasn't sure how I'd react to this but I was looking forward to it. The first song started and had a pretty good riff, but then as soon as the singing started the quality fell through the floor. I can't believe how stupid every song on this album is. The guitar work is good enough to save this from one star but sheesh.
I would enjoy most metal a lot more is the singers were actually able to sing
Metal is hit or miss with me. Overall, I liked the guitar riffs and the vocals were okay. The thrash part just does not do it for me at all.
Too thrashy. Unlike Metallica there is barely any good melodies or memorable riffs
Ok
Just not my thing. I can appreciate the musical prowess, though.
Nothing special thrash metal.
This sounded like an album from a band in a tv show
Good album! Not my favorite thrash metal but still always into this genre! Not a bad listen just not my fav, not the biggest fan of Anthrax either.
eh not awful but i just don’t like heavy metal
There are some good moments on this album, but as a whole I found it both loud and uninteresting. The lyrics are an interesting departure from your typical heavy metal music, but they're mostly just shouted over the same chugging guitar and frantic percussion the whole time.
I guess I didn’t hate it, but overall this was not an album that I found any interest in. I would prefer to not hear it again.
Too thrashy for my liking.
Not my jam.
Argghhh
Terrible, but somehow better than expected.
Real spotty teenage stuff. I had to listen to it in tiny bursts with the volume down. I like that you can make out the lyrics and enjoyed the Judge Dredd song. Immature, not (just) in a poobumwilly way, but like if they kept pursuing this, it could grow into something better.
Admittedly, I did (mildly) headbang throughout this, lots of good riffs, but doubt I'd listen to the whole album again.
Not a huge metal fan, seems generic to me. My loyalties lie with Sabbath
While I can appreciate Anthrax's place in the history of metal, I just really dislike speed/trash metal. Lyrically it's big "I'm 14 and this is deep." Like I get what they're saying, but it's as basic and boiled down as possible. And again with the flat vocal style. It all sounds the same.
It's alright, bits of it were good, but it's not amazing and not my thing
Nothing really stood out to me in this album. Some of the guitar was good, but most of the sounds and lyrics were unimpressive and unmemorable. Certainly not the worst music I’ve ever heard, but I didn’t particularly like it
Vibes of a poor mans’s Metallica
Gets a bit samey, not keen on the production.
why you screaming bro
Pretty bad 2
It's like when they briefly changed the name of Coco Pops to Choco Krispies. Nobody cared for it and it made them taste like betrayal.
Somehow I never really listened to Anthrax. The vocals are pretty off-putting to me.
Incel nursery rhymes
More enjoyable than I expected. A bit repetitive. and doesn't have as much character as others in a similar vein, but it's not unpleasant to listen to. 2/5
Not for me. Favorite track - Caught in a Mosh Least favorite tracks - everything else
Mostly boring, some of it was fun but the lyrics were goofy as hell and took away from the whole thing.
😔
4/10. Not bad, but nothing about it really struck me as good either.
Pretty bad mixing of the vocals and generally too long. 4/10
Se ti devi sfogare ascoltane al massimo due o tre
I paused for about a week because I couldn't bring myself to listen to this. But I steeled myself with an OPEN MIND. The verdict? I'll never listen to this again but it's not terrible, just not my thing. Best song is Indians.
Sounds like it's trying to fill a gap somewhere between Metallica and Guns n' Roses. That gap did not need filling.
Bit too much for me
Y’a du bon et du moins bon. Comparé à master of puppets, je dirais que j’était moins tanné à la fin. Par contre, ça sonne un peu plus « juvénile ». Il y a plus de trucs pour tenter d’impressionner. Le chanteur sonne comme un gamin.
Sarò io che sono limitato, per carità, ma il thrash metal mi fa venire il mal di testa. Batteria troppo spinta che surclassa tutto il resto e rende i pezzi tutti uguali. Non fa per me.
Errr I was going to give it a 1, but I liked 1 song, I really can’t get into metal
Yeah...fast heavy metal. You gotta like thrash to like this. It's not for me but I kinda admire it the riffs as they have some joy in them. It's half way between a fast Sabbath and the Pistols. The production is surprisingly bright.. Is it a great album ? Prob not. 2
Nije da sam bas uzivala
inače nije ovo moja šalica čaja, i još uvijek nije, ali je slušljivo. skoro trojka.
I like my metal a bit more melodic and varie-paced than this, which I found a bit relentless. Some good bits and clearly good musicians, but lacking in light and shade
Started off well but got old quickly.
I just don't find thrash metal interesting. The album wasn't enjoyable to listen to
Sounds outdated and sometimes ridiculous.
Not as bad as i thought itd be but its no megadeath
What if Metallica but worse? Extra star for the dredd song 3
Nope
kind of strange 2.5/5
Not bad but really just not my thing.
Thrash tires so easily. Just loud fast aggression over and over. Fine in spurts, hard for an hour. Especially when the vocals are mid.
Listened to on 8/18/22 2.5/5 Favorite song: Among the Living Heavy metal was a bit too much for me but the instrumentality was phenomenal
More death metal. Didn’t hate quite as much as Slayer.
Not awful but not really anything I’d like to listen to again. 3/10
Amish thrash metal, which is...a choice? It avoids a one rating, which is about the biggest compliment I can give it.
The third of the big 4 of thrash metal I've had to review, and it suffers from the same problem that afflicts Metallica and Megadeth's recordings of the era: by codifying thrash, they made it staid and predictable. Now, that doesn't mean the music sounds bad per se; it just means that, in retrospect, it sounds unadventurous. In terms of the influences on display, I distinctly identified Iron Maiden, with certain shrieking guitar solos and lyrical themes. And let's concentrate on those intriuging lyrical themes. I Am The Law is a song about Judge Dredd. That's it. It gives an overview of the Judge Dredd conceit, and nowt else. I'm not sure how I'm meant to react to that. Is a plot synopsis a good basis for a song? Then comes Efilnukifesin (N.F.L.) (Nise fukin life backwards), an anti-drug song that, in its favour, does provide some grisly imagery, but also hits as sanctimonious. However, the most striking song on the album is Indians, part of that aw-bless tradation of metal songs based on the plight of Natives Americans. Of course, this tradition doesn't avoid stereotypes of the noble, stoic Indian, but Anthrax could have avoided screaming "Wardance!" at the bridge, and they definitely could have avoided moshing in a plains Indian headdress in the video. Now, accusing metal of being thick is to miss the pointsome what : it's meant to be coarse, direct and reptilian. But if you're going to be thick, it's probably best to avoid message songs. Yeah, I talked myself out of liking this album. Mind, I don't care that I did.
Guitar parts are cool, but not really my thing overall. Vocals are bad.
Slightly less heavy and a fair bit more punky than expected (I think the vocal style contributes heavily to both these things), but otherwise it's pretty standard metal. It's fine while I'm listening to it but I struggle to remember it at all afterwards.
16th March 2022 Listened on the way in to the office then came home and watched arsenal Liverpool. 0-2. Title on. Weird one because I started this to discover new music and experience new sounds which this is. So I appreciate that but a bit heavy for me. Although metal heads are always the nicest people.
noisy :)
Technically proficient. But too hard, fast, loud, and short for me.
No. Not all that for me, thanks.
Not as bad as Metallica's listing I had to listen to, but still well short of the melody I prefer in my music
Ehhhh.
I like another type of rock.
Beats remind me of Iron Maiden, missing the vocals badly though. 2.3
This album has made me realise I don't like metal that much. Love the instrumental parts but cannot vibe with the vocals.
Det låter som en budgetvariant av metallica.
Too hardcore for me, sounds a bit flat, but interesting background to the album.
Not my jam. I like some metal but this isn’t it.
Hard core metal. The singer sounds better than the Sepultura guy at least. This is ok. Lots of talent in there - drummer is insane. Guitar is driving everything. NFL made me laugh. Some songs are just derivative, like Skeleton in the closet. I'm giving it 2 stars, but that's like 5 stars for this genre.
CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
I honestly can’t tell if this is a cover band. So many of the songs sound the same: exact same tempo and drums. Not sure how this became seminal in the genre.
I’ve been shouted at and I feel angry
Not for me
Bad metal.
Huulu störande hugh hat? I en av sångerna helt based gitarrdel i en annan dock 2/5 ja börjar btw from nu me att måst dom lyssnas före död eller ej. Den här måst int!
Mostly disparate elements that don't form a cohesive sound, occasionally odd mixing too. I hope the drummer enjoyed himself, at least
Every song sounds the same and has very little emotional depth imo. Don't like it aside from some funny lines.
Just a bunch of shouting people 2/5
- definitely dry mixing - strong pace and energy - not the strongest anthrax album but maybe the most influential?
Meh
nicht so mein Ding
But much for a Saturday morning.
You can smell the monster energy drink sweating out of every pour of this album. Its not the worse of its genre as there are elements of an actual fucking tune on each track. Not my genre. Can't really mark in fairly. I like the cover so extra point for that. 2/5
2/5
Metallica but not as good
good band drug down by a bad drummer
It is one of the better meatal albums I've heard, but I still don't find it nice.
This is putting me in a bad mood. DNF.
Althoug having done the sound for them, in 1984 I think, on one concert in the Netherlands, this is not my music. I could bare to listen to the whole album to pick up memories.
I wouldn't call this an album you have to listen to before you die. Maybe it represents a genre that you should listen to, so that you know it exists. Like in the way you might try to share all of Earths music to an alien. I don't hate Antrax style metal at all, it's just not my thing. With the notable exception of Bring the Noise with Public Enemy. Aaaaaaaah shit!
Not my cup of tea, but had glimpses of Melody in places.
There are catchy riffs, I guess. From a general standpoint I struggle to get behind this genre, and this album did not seem to show me anything different to what I've already heard.
Nah
I hated every moment of this.
I can listen to this to broaden my musical and personal horizons for like 20-30 seconds. Unfortunately that's all I can offer; this isn't for me and that's great.
*no music, just noise of banging instruments
Every song sounds the same. So boring and tedious.
I've been trying to listen to this for weeks. Every time I started it my ears said 'not today Bec'. I eventually got through it today through gritted teeth and actually just hating every moment, and usually I like a bit of metal - but not like this :(
Yeah... it's Heavy metal with screaming vocals and the instrumentals are doing nothing special
Seth - 1/5 Logan - 1.5/5
I heard the first ten seconds and immediately switched it off.
Middling metal very little depth. Noisy and aggressive, but in the image of others.
This was the first of three covers by Don Brautigum, who previously painted Metallica’s iconic Master Of Puppets. “Poltergeist had a very strong visual image to me and I liked the way it looked,” Charlie Benante, the drummer, explained to PureGrainAudio. “I was always into horror, and Among The Living was basically about good and evil. It was just about how much evil there is amongst us.” Charlie Benante. Seizing control of the band’s aesthetic after the widely-ridiculed Fistful Of Metal sleeve, Benante has conceived, overseen and approved every image the band have since stamped their name on, tracing an artistic line from the garish excesses of the 80s, through the moody, minimalist 90s, to the hip superhero likenesses and ‘Pentathrax’ insignia of their post-millennial graphic design. In 2016 Charlie told Artist Direct “That’s one of the reasons I still take the time and effort to make an album cover: I want our audience to get lost in it.” source Loudersound.com Who is he trying to kid? Don Brautigum has some skills and using the same illustrator for 3 sleeves gives some continuity, but the sleeves are horribly immature. The iconic logo for the American heavy metal band Anthrax was designed by their former lead guitarist, Dan Spitz. He created the classic text-based graphic for the band in the 1980s. Source logos world.net Love it or hate it, its spelt correctly and its repetitious use for merch will be the envy of many a worldwide brand. All of this is great if you like grown men shouting while aimless tuneless noise fills the background.
I made it through two whole songs. That's enough of that.
Eh
i genuinely think music like this is so flavorless
No, just no...anybody else getting a headache during the constant repetition of the words 'cry for the Indians' on the song titled, "Indians"? Then the same repetitive yelling of 'one world' on "One World" ugh! At least I didn't have to listen to the Deluxe Album.
didn't even bother - do not need a 2 day head ache
I don't know the band. Head pounding music. Not for me.
Shit
It’s was very loud
Pas client.
I can appreciate parts, but no. 1
At first I thought it wasn't as bad as I was expecting but after a while it just all sounds the same . Not as 'rah' as it might have been but still not my sort of stuff .
Knew I'd hate this, was right. At least I'll never have to listen again.
We have a vaccination for this now correct?
This project continues to confirm that metal is just not for me. This feels overly technical, but not very musical.
Imagine a band called "Coronavirus". (There probably is one, tbh). I feel like I'm gonna hate this, even though Scott Ian was likable on vh1's "I Love The..." shows. Yep, I hate it. Long songs, lots of guitars, the opposite of beautiful singing, typical metal lyrics (war/death/benevolent aggression). Wish I were listening to Eminem's 'Square Dance' instead. More backwards words here too ("Efilnikufesin") - I haven't dutifully been keeping track of them, but now I regret that because they're much more common than I realised. 'Imitation of Life' is the name of an R.E.M. song; I wonder if they copied it (an imitation of Imitation of Life). Highlight: "Judge Drucker, the man, he is the law / Druck it" (lol) Language observation: why do so many people say Amthrax with an "m"? It's like the opposite of place assimilation. Maybe it's like one of those overcorrection deals where people assume the "n" was assimilated and it's actually an "m". An exanple I'll never use.
Hmmm.. yeah,no. It’s too heavy metal for me and on top of that the guys voice annoys me. I listened to the first song and realised I don’t have to listen to this, so I won’t!
Could not get into this at all today. I'm realising that I think for hard rock and metal, drumming and drum sound are important to me. I think there's some flashy fast drumming here but it sounds and feels paper thin to me. Guitar sounds are a little buzzy too - it's altogether a bit more punk sounding than I'd like
'Murder, murder / Commit cold-blooded murder / Like Nazis during World War II / They only follow orders.' Oh wow, that's some profound shit, I almost don't know what to say. While I take to some of the thrash drums & the punky vibes, I don't care for what Among The Living is in essence, an album that's boring, lifeless, repetitious, purposeless. It's Belladonna & his tough-not-tough screaming & his brief moments of melodiousness that are the real tough sell for me. Literally ever track sounds the same - the same exact riffs, the same pounding drums, & the same vocals that revel in the same trying to get a point across that's no point at all. 'Apathy can never solve.' That's like a 12-year-old trying to sneak in a 'big' word to impress.
no es mi onda
Never liked Anthrax..my first full album listen. I gave it a try and I hope this is the last time. I can say I liked some of the music but the vocals SUCK
Not for me so 2 outta 10
no thank you 😌
If they set out to play tuneless crap at high speed, they almost succeeded. But on too many tracks the band struggle to keep up with the drums.
No
Not for me
not for me
I don’t think we really need all this thrash. A bit of Metallica and Megadeth is plenty.
I hate it
No. No. No.
Way too much yelling. No thanks.
It is very difficult to take this music seriously. And it is a chore to listen to.
Awful.
I'm only on track eight, but it's time to call it folks. Stop. He's already dead.
Hate it
Took years off my life
Trash (metal)
I never got into Anthrax
I kinda like the music but the vocals and lyrics are not good.
Skip. I listened to it, but really didn't enjoy it much at all. Some moments of interesting guitar stuff, but didn't hook me in general.
I tried, but it's a no.
Classic example of metal at its worse.
ughhhh
hell no.
Music for angry bald men.
Cheesy
No thanks
Never been a fan of the hollow, noisy ‘80s thrash.
not a metal fan, sorry
Thrash metal is not my thing. Struggled to get through this.
Detesto el género. Trash metal no es para mi
2/10
Agitating soz
🥱
By far the least of the Big 4 thrash metal bands. I was going to say the only good thing they ever did was get a riff sampled by Public Enemy, but that was Slayer.
Nope!
not a great listen.
Thought I could hack this cos of how goofy the 'singing' is, but the thrash still unavoidably thrashes, so no dice.
Ugh! I suffered through it. All songs sounds the same.
Damn that's terrible
It’s not the worst, but I didn’t really enjoy it. Lyrically pretty juvenile. Musically, all the songs sound the same - like, exactly the same. I’m not a fan of the genre, so I don’t know if this is a particularly strong example? I think there’s probably bands that do this thing better. I could see comparison to Metallica perhaps, but Metallica’s music is much more melodic and dimensional than anything on this album. No notables for me.
Name: Dan Spitz Occupation: Guitar hero Specialist Subject : Playing the track before the current track I love hard rock and metal but I hate this. It sounds like each band member is playing a totally different track. There’s no coherence. Just sounds like they are all racing each other and playing whatever comes into their heads Of the 'Big 4' thrash bands, I’ve enjoyed Megadeth and Metallica. But this is shite.
Not my favorite
I like many types of metal. But what I can't get over with thrash albums like this is how every 20 seconds it's like a new song is starting. The rhythm, tempo, melody, drums, guitars, vocals all change. Listening to "Indians" is like listening to a 14 year old in charge of the remote control flicking between MTV channels. Is this lack of commitment simply because none of this actually sounds good enough to listen to for any extended length of time? Probably.
Not my cup of tea
Not a fan
Not enough cowbell
Hmmm. Was expecting this to be tighter than it was. The vocal sounded like a caricature of heavy metal (thinking Billy Madison’s 3rd grade graduation party). Perhaps the Public Enemy collaboration was peak anthrax for me.
Metal tolerance exceeded. Chelation, please.
„Among The Living“ erschien 1987 und gilt als das stilprägende Album der US-amerikanischen Thrash-Metal-Band Anthrax aus New York. Aufgenommen wurde es in den Quadradial Studios in Miami und den Compass Point Studios auf den Bahamas, produziert von Eddie Kramer und der Band selbst. Musikalisch schließt das Album an die Energie von „Spreading the Disease“ an, erweitert den Sound jedoch um mehr Tempo, aggressivere Riffs und eine punkige Direktheit. Die Texte sind teils von Literatur und Popkultur inspiriert – etwa „Among the Living“ von Stephen Kings The Stand oder „I Am the Law“ von der Comicfigur Judge Dredd. „Caught in a Mosh“ gilt bis heute als einer der bekanntesten Songs der Band und als Hymne des Moshpits. Auch Stücke wie „Indians“ und „Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)“ zeigen die Verbindung von sozialem Kommentar, Humor und jugendlicher Rebellion, die Anthrax von vielen Zeitgenossen unterschied. Das Album markierte den endgültigen Durchbruch der Band und festigte ihren Platz in der „Big Four“ des Thrash Metal neben Metallica, Slayer und Megadeth.
This is some also-ran garbage.
If this is peak thrash, one would hate to hear trough thrash.
I am neither misunderstood or angry enough to connect with this album, though I am happy I have been exposed to thrash. Historically seems quite interesting, but not an album I enjoyed listening to
I dont think I need to explain why. Jk it was ok for a shit genre
Speed thrash metal is far from what I enjoy.
Nothing but coarse and raucous noise with eye-rolling lyrics.
Not my type
This is hard to listen to
This is the furthest from my wheelhouse yet. I even considered skipping it altogether but decided giving it a try. Did not like it even a tiny bit. I just couldn't take it seriously. The musicianship and even the physical prowess of the players is admirable, of course, but the music felt like ridiculuos posturing to me.
1. living - 1.5 2. mozh - 1.5 3. lauu - 0 4. NFL - 1.5 5. Skeleton - 1.5 6. Indians - 1 7. World -1.5 8. Horror - 1 9. Life - 1.5
First album generated for me. Definitely not a thrash metal fan, had to skip through most of the songs.
Dont like it Too heavy metal
Not my thing at all
No thanks
It’s just painful noise to me. Medley: A.D.I./Horror of It All began with some subtlety, but descended quickly into bombast. Yuck!
Thrash metal. Not when it's as generic as this
Not for me
Urgh. These guys should just have released a single. I really don't see why this made the list
Not an Anthrax fan..
Sori vaan, mutta en pitänyt yhtään.
Ow. Bad singing can be good, but...
It's thrash again. I still don't get it.
No. Just, no.
Thrash metals really not my thing. I don't mind the intros when its just drums / guitar riffs and slowly building up the tension - but really don't like it once the vocals kick in and they up the temp. Although lyrically not quite as dumb as other examples on the list (although that's a very low bar) and the delivery is much clearer.
Among the Living I didn’t mind the sludgy, Black Sabbath-esque opening to the first track, but oh, yep there it is, the double kick drum and power chords combo and the ensuing musical moribundity. It does get a little more interesting when the tempo shifts back and forth, and I didn’t mind the solo, but ultimately it’s pretty much a rehash of every other thrash metal song. Which is also true for the rest of it, despite their perhaps being a slightly broader lyrical palate than some of their peers, and the odd occasion like on Indians or One World where they create a more memorable hook/chorus. Obviously it’s not my thing, but I didn’t dislike it as much as say Sepultura or Venom, and I can see if you do like metal and thrash this is a good example, but for me a it's a very Partridgean shoulder shrug when he’s introduced to the man who’s just revamped current affairs, as I can find very little to be interested in. 🤷 Playlist submission: Indians
Thrash metal just not my thing. Not the worst example this has thrown up, you can hear the lyrics and though it’s very repetitive song to song there isn’t the epic glacial plodding or ultra angry fly sounds of others. But a waste of 50 mins for me. 1 Star
Rough, like crazy rough. Love Scott Ian, not a fan of Anthrax
Not my genre
The worst bits of slayer Megadeth and twisted sister combined. I LOVE rock and metal and I found this interminable
Much like the plague, Anthrax is something that should be avoided.
Gave up after song #1. Just wasn’t born into that thrasher life
Nah
I still hate heavy metal😟
Very generic metal to my ears. I'm sure they were pioneers of the sound and everything but I just can't get behind it. Indians wasn't bad for the first half or so. There's almost no bass in the mix of this whole album. Odd choice.
too hard and angry for me
I felt the same way about receiving this album that I imagine I’d feel if I had contracted Anthrax.
Exactly what I always thought this would sound like (derogatory)
Thrash metal has always been my least favourite genre. So far, I’ve been won over by Metallica and Megadeath, but Anthrax is the worst of the worst.
No
shite
Not terrible but not for me
Personal flaw but I'm unable to listen to these metal albums. I know Anthrax is huge in their circle though but it isn't for me. 2.5/10 (1.25/5)
The listen was another proof to me that I really dislike trash metal - it's one of the few genres I'll never get into. I listened to it from start to finish but I can't say much nice about it, it's very repetitive and boring. It sounds a bit like Metallica but a weaker version. 1 star, sorry.
Nope
Oh my goodness, what a racket. It sounds like my music system is broken. And if it's not, then it will be soon. Metal, thrash metal and all that stuff is not for me. To protect my ears, my mind and my speakers, I left it at short samples. That's even worse than gangsta rap. Although ... Let's see what I say about the next Gangsta Rap album. 1/5
yawn
Dms heavy, la vdd ima skip this one
One of the better one star albums, I'd say. I can see how some people would be into this. I like that the lyrics are distinguishable as words (even if they sound very stupid to me, both sonically and lyrically). The guitar could sound cool to the right type of person. I'm just not that type of person.
1001 Albums #11 sorry i hate this pretty sure banging my head into a wall and listening to this result in the same headache
No, not having this. Awful high school rock band with terrible vocals. Get in the bin. Boring is the nicest thing I can say about it
Skill involved? Of course. Are these sounds made by musical instruments? Sure. Is it music? Debatable. Next time I want to be screamed at in an echo chamber of constant cacophony, I'll just take my kids to the next indoor amusement park birthday party. Easily could've died without hearing this one.
This started okay but soon got VERY monotonous. I really couldn't tell one song from the next. And what is 'Indians' all about? Hard work for little reward.
Came close to not listening at all. This shit just isn't for me. I gave it a go. There's something almost spiritual about it all, even if I'm a non-believer in the metal bollocks.
It's almost comical how bad some of these heavy metal bands are.
So bad it's ... bad.
I think the best thing about this album is the cover art. For the music.. What is with these 80s metal bands and just changing tempos at the snap of a finger? I don't get it. When I'm vibing with the guitars and the drums, it suddenly changes to something completely different! I hate it! I can only imagine the writing process was something along the lines of "Hey this riff sounds cool, let's add it in!" All of the intros to the songs were great. They all had me hyped up to hear the rest of the song. And then I was met with disappointment with the rest of the song. The most "consistent" song in that sense, and the one I enjoyed the most from this album, was I Am The Law. Indians was okay too. There's only 1 feeling that can describe this music, anger. I just felt like I wanted to break stuff while listening to this record. By the 4th song, I was ready to turn the album off. However, I actually enjoyed the back half of this album more than the front half. In contrast to my previous statement, there were actual transitions between sections and so I felt like the songs flowed better. I don't think there's any reason for me to return to this album. Not even for a single. 1/5
No, thank you. I did sample it, and immediately disagreed that there was any need to listen to the whole thing before I die. So, I didn't listen to a lot. My rating is, therefore, unsound. I'm not disputing how much practice it takes to sound like this, incidentally. I just don't like it, and I'm not in the mood to be objective.
I'm not into metal.
Thrash is just not my thing. Probably wont ever listen to this again. But I can at least now say that I know what Anthrax sounds like.
Not my cup of tea, but although I expected to hate it, I was able to listen to it. To my ears, most of these songs are really repetitive. Not sure that it’s fair for me to rate it, as the rating is a reflection of my personal taste, and I just don’t care for this genre. Although I could give it a listen once, I would never choose to listen to it again. Life is too short.
STANDOUTS: nothing, i DNF'd every song OVERALL: 1/5
Thrash metal. Didn't even bother after 1 track
Adding to my "Heading Out to Fuck Some Shit Up" Playlist now.
My introduction to Anthrax was in the late 80s during college. It was not by choice. It was because some of my friends liked them. I did not. I still do not. I am no longer in touch with those college friends. If I were I imagine they would be wearing red MAGA hats and “Grab her by the pu**y” shirts. Hard pass.
Not for me
Why are they so angry? Why am I angry??!! Why do I suddenly hate my dad and authority?? I remember Anthrax from my younger years. Back then I thought they were overly whiny with no actual musical talent, just the ability to repeat chords very quickly whilst shouting. I still think the same. This album did energise me to be fair, but it’s a bit too angry at its dad for me.
A lot of screaming apparently makes Trash Metal.
noxious
Craptastic
kinda lame
Metal
I am the Law! And I sentence Antrax to be forgotten by me right away, another boring Metal album in this 1001 list, hope some interesting classic US noise will be in list again, like Sonic Youth/Husker Du/Pixies/Stooges, with more brain cells and originality.
no fuckin thank you
Um
There's talent here but it didn't grab me in the least. Noise
Wasn’t terrible just not my thing
I’ve been enjoying the metal albums so far but I did not care for this man’s voice, so I was disappointed. The rest was cool though!
This has some of the worst vocal mixing I've ever heard. It sounds like a bunch of teenagers in a bedroom. In a bad way.
Not my music.
I wish the double bass pedal would be uninvented
Thrash metal is terrible
It’s been some week
Fucking dreadful
Music was fine until singer came in. 1/5
Noise
This is heavy meh-tal at its worst. Just noise and not good. I understand why it’s on the list to an extent, but I don’t like it at all.
Not for me. Super hardcore
meh metal
The were trying so hard to be edgy it was embarrassing. The guitar was really good but the rest of the song ruined it
Too heavy
Headache inducing. Not my cup of tea.
No
Its not Music, its just noise.
Record someone tapping pencils on a desk whilst someone else thrums a rubber band and shouts a lot. Now put that recording through a noise gate and distortion filter, and play it through a 10kW stack. You now have this album.
Aii, wat een taaie shit en gedateerde sound.