ANTHRAX - STATE OF EUPHORIA
A STATE OF CONFUSION.
First of all I have to say that I'm a bit divided about this record. It was always in the shadows of their earlier albums and deservingly so because Anthrax early work are nothing but legendary. Stylewise it's still the same good 'ol Anthrax that bursted onto the scene, So it's not rock oriented like the John Bush-era and it's not rap metal like their most recent EP 'I'm the Man'. State of Euphoria was released in 1988 through Island Records, way before the band turned sour in the early 90's.
The yellow album art is a bit weird but it's fine. I mean it looks a bit like Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance but with another motif.
Anthrax still delivers some solid chugging here but the songs aren't as strong as those on Among the Living and Spreading the Disease. The highlight of this album is Anthrax cover of Antisocial, a cover of French heavy metal-band Trust. The lyrics are translated into English but it still remains true to the original, it's a very good song, both the cover and the original. Other songs that stands out from the pack are "Be all, end all" and "Misery loves Company".
State of Euphoria is a good album but the production lacks a bit and it might be a slight letdown in comparison to earlier albums but I still think that this is a very solid thrash metal record.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Island Records Year: 1988 Country: U.S.A. Duration: 52:34 Tracks: 10 Genre: Thrash Metal 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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