ANTHRAX — Spreading The Disease (review)

ANTHRAX — Spreading The Disease album cover Album · 1985 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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Genre: thrash metal / traditional heavy metal

Anthrax are one of the most important thrash metal bands, and releases like "Among the Living", "State of Euphoria" and, to some extent, "Persistence of Time" are all thrash metal classics, while "Sound of White Noise" shows a more alternative side of Anthrax. What about "Spreading the Disease", the band's second album?

It is not as strong as the above-mentioned albums, but there is some good stuff on it. There are a lot of thrashy elements on it, and a couple of fast parts. However, there the majority of the album is midtempo and, I think that there are more elements from traditional heavy metal than thrash metal on this album.

Notable tracks are the midtempo metal-rocker "Madhouse" and the all out thrashers "Stand or Fall","Aftershock", and "Gung-Ho".

This album should appeal to fans of traditional heavy metal and also fans of "Kill 'Em All' (although "Spreading the Disease" is a bit more polished).
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