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Track Listing
1. Bring the Noise
2. Only
3. Potters Field - (Hypo Luxa Hermes Pan remix)
4. Ball of Confusion - (with Joey Belladonna)
5. Crush
6. Room For One More
7. Inside Out
8. Hy Pro Glo - (Hy Pro Luxa mix)
9. Fueled
10. Among the Living
11. Got the Time
12. Indians
13. Antisocial
14. I'm the Man
15. Madhouse
16. I Am the Law
Album Notes
Anthrax: John Bush (vocals); Scott Ian (guitar); Frank Bello (bass); Charlie Benante (drums).
Additional personnel: Joey Belladonna (vocals); Public Enemy (rap vocals, turntables); Dan Spitz, Paul Crook (guitar); Dan Lilker (bass).
Producers include: Anthrax, Paul Crook, Dave Jerden, Eddie Kramer, Mark Dodson.
Compilation producer: Anthrax.
Engineers: Paul Crook, Alex Perialas, Iannuzzelli.
Includes liner notes by Scott Ian.
Thrash metal pioneers Anthrax are given their just due on KILLER A'S, a greatest-hits compilation documenting the band's long career. From the early "mosh it up!" days of the Joey Belladonna era to the '90s John Bush-fronted lineup, KILLER A'S contains 16 tracks picked by the fans themselves.
Two N.Y. legends unite on "Bring the Noise," a rap/metal reworking of Public Enemy's anthem against hypocrisy. Also included is the band's first turn at rap, the comic classic "I'm the Man" (originally an English B-side). Though the band originally intended for the Beastie Boys to rap on it, the song nevertheless became Anthrax's biggest seller. John Bush's vocal talents are displayed on tunes that range from the Pantera-like "Hy Pro Glo" to the dark love song "Crush." Mr. Belladonna's skills take veteran metal fans back to the days of mega hair and mega speed. "Among the Living" perfectly combines metal and punk, while 1985's "Madhouse" helped shape the face of thrash metal along with bands like Metallica and Exodus. If you only own a couple of albums from either Anthrax era, or are simply curious as to what makes Anthrax a great band, KILLER A'S is a must have.
Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...serves as a timely reminder as how innovative Anthrax have been throughout their career....they married rap to metal as early as 1986....they risked ridicule by recording their own robust version of Joe Jackson's 'Got The Time'...still sounds fresh today.
Q (03/01/2000)
...collects essential 'Thrax tunes, including its hit cover of Public Enemy's 'Bring The Noise'....Anthrax is still so 'bad,' it's a crime.
CMJ (12/13/1999)
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