ANTHRAX - ARMED AND DANGEROUS
ENTER JOEY BELLADONNA.
Exit: Neil Turbin & Danny Lilker, Enter: Joey Belladonna & Frank Bello.
That was a bold move for Anthrax but things worked out well for these Yankees. I guess this EP was released due to these lineup changes to see how it would work out with Joey at the microphone.
The album opens up with the title rack "Armed and Dangerous". That song for me is such a classic. Maybe it wasn't as heavy as some of their later material but Joey Belladonna's singing is excellent. The song was later included on their upcoming album "Spreading the disease". The other gem here is Raise hell, which wasn't released on any later Anthrax album so for that alone, this EP is worth looking into as an Anthrax fan.
The third song on this EP is a cover of Sex Pistol's punk classic "God save the Queen", Which I think every thrash metal band has covered by now. So not the most unique song to cover. The last two songs on this EP is two live cuts from the bands debut "Fistful of metal". They are as raging as on Anthrax Neil Turbin-era, maybe a bit faster overall, which is cool. Vocalist Joey Belladonna has a more over the top approach here than on later Anthrax releases, So I like that. If you can't get enough of early Anthrax. This EP is a must. I'm not a big fan of EP's because it so little 'new' music for the money. But the title track is as a classic and you can probably still find this EP somewhat cheap for the vinyl collectors out there. The best thing about this Anthrax release is that it's so fast and raging (or dangerous), not one boring second like some of their post Persistance of time releases. This is a must EP for the die hard Anthrax-fan.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Megaforce Year: 1985 Country: U.S.A. Duration: 43:40 Tracks: 5 Genre: Speed/ Thrash Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 3.5/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Joey Belladonna - Vocals Scott Ian - Guitars Dan Spitz - Guitars Frank Bello - Bass Charlie Benante - Drums |
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