Among The Living was a huge album for Anthrax, so the pressure was on for the follow up for sure. A lot of the mags in the UK didn’t rate this album at all, whereas little old me loved it. I saw them twice on this tour and they killed it both times.
Superb opening with the single cello playing the main riff to Be All End All, before the band take over with a classic Anthrax groove and riff. Is that thrash funk I hear? The initial opening riff to Out Of Sight Out Of Mind would have you think that, before normal service is resumed. Make Me Laugh’s main opening riff and groove sounds like Metallica, then this tune really starts to swing. I have mentioned before how Anthrax have that groove to their music that you just have to bounce to. A killer rendition of Trust’s Antisocial follows, then it’s onto Who Cares Wins with an eerie opening guitar, and we are into the fastest groove on the album. Love the intro to Now It’s Dark, before we settle down into a more normal chugga riff pattern. Schism is the band taking a stance on racism and this tune zooms past with a great groove and riff. Onto Misery Loves Company, which for some reason is my least favourite on the album. 13 is a weird little bass and drum instrumental before we get to Finale that closes out the album in style. Killer track with a full on thrash riff and groove, and the ending words of Over, Finished, Done, Gone, Out! Yes indeed!!!
9.5/10 From the Grooveman.
