This is the last of the initial burst of Joey albums before he was unceremoniously dumped from the band – for reasons that I’m not sure anybody knows. Other than Among The Living, this is my favourite Thrax album. Not a bad moment to be heard on any of the grooves. After State Of Euphoria, which didn’t go down too well with the critics, I think this is a big F-U to all the haters – it’s a very heavy and superb record.
The opening of Time is crushing, with that relentless beat of the snare and killer riff – this is one of the best openings on any Anthrax record. Quickly followed by Blood, which has a monster intro before it settles down into that classic Anthrax blast. A monster rendition of Joe Jackson’s Got The Time, which was a surprise hit as a single, and was the surprise of the album. Discharge has to be one of the fastest most hardcore songs the band ever did. Keep It In The Family is my favourite track – it has one of those riffs that only Anthrax throw out that just makes you want to mosh. I love the pick up to this as the riff builds, and this is one of the best thrash tracks.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
