Of the 'Big 4' of Thrash (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax), Anthrax were the ones I knew the least about, so was quite interested to see how this panned out. Not bad, as it turns out.
To my mind, the star here is Scott Ian with his cutting, thrashy rhythm guitar. Drummer Charlie Benante's pounding, speedy-yet-tight beats are also noteworthy. I found the vocals to be a bit close to the glam style, which sort of clashed a bit with the more punky, angry music. A few of the lyrics were a touch cringe-worthy too with the benefit of hindsight, such as "Indians", or "I am the Law", which, though it's actually about Judge Dredd, comes off sounding a bit pro-police-brutality.
Solid enough metal album. Another one of those "if someone puts it on at a party, I'd listen; but I most likely won't buy a copy" albums.
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