The high-lights are 'Deathrider', 'Metal Thrashing Mad' and 'Soldiers of Metal'. 10 tracks (35:38). Available with an Apple Music subscription. The album was released in January 1984 by Megaforce in the US, Music for Nations in the UK, and Roadrunner in Europe. ‎Nearly as much as Metallica or Megadeth, Anthrax were responsible for the emergence of speed and thrash metal. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Fistful Of Metal on Discogs. Anthrax is an American, New York City-based thrash metal band, who released its first full-length album in 1984. Features Song Lyrics for Anthrax's Fistful Of Metal album. Lilker and Turbin were gone very soon after Fistful Of Metal was released. It includes a cover of Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen". Scott Ian himself is the first to acknowledge what the record did for the band’s status. Anthrax's lineup had not yet solidified when they recorded their debut album, and neither had their style. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. Listen free to Anthrax – Fistful of Metal (Deathrider, Metal Thrashing Mad and more). With their follow-up "Spreading the Disease" the band found their sound and were one of thrash metal's premier bands. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Download our mobile app now. Anthrax's debut "Fistful of Metal" was NWOBHM on speed. Listen on Apple Music. This was the final Anthrax album to feature songwriting from original bassist Danny Lilker – who, despite having left after 1984's Fistful of Metal, was credited as cowriter of several Anthrax songs for the next two albums. On Among the Living, he is credited as a cowriter of "I Am the Law" and "Imitation of Life". While room for improvemnt, this is a promising debut effort from the guys which promised what was to come. Fans of the group's peak-period material are likely to find Fistful of Metal off-putting, as the band sounds more like a Judas Priest knockoff with rather silly, stereotypical heavy metal lyrics than the thrash innovators they would become. However, their contributions are invaluable, and remain a crucial part of the Anthrax story. At the height of the thrash/speed metal explosion a band named Anthrax emerged with 'Fistful of Metal'. “Let’s face it, Fistful Of Metal gave us our career. Fistful of Metal is the name of the debut album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. In 2003, Anthrax released Fistful of Metal/Armed and Dangerous, which contained two early albums -- Fistful of Metal (1984, originally released on Music for Nations) and Armed and Dangerous (1985, originally on Megaforce) -- on one compact disc. Fistful of Metal is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax, released in January, 1984 by Megaforce Records in the US and Music for Nations internationally. Try it free. 10 Songs. The album was released in January 1984 by Megaforce Records in the United States … The Very Best of Anthrax 2001 Spreading the Disease 1985 Attack of the Killer B's 1991 50 million songs. Listen to your favorite songs from Fistful of Metal by Anthrax Now. Preview. Its success led to the release of the group’s first album Fistful of Metal. Combining the speed and fury of hardcore punk with the prominent guitars and vocals of heavy metal, they helped create a new subgenre of heavy metal on their early albums. Shortly after the release of Fistful of Metal, Lilker was fired by Anthrax. Available with an Apple Music subscription. "Among the Living" was raw, crunchy thrash metal, but they added in some … Original guitaris…. The band was one of the most popular bands of the 80s thrash metal scene and are notable for combining metal with rap and hardcore music early on. ... Fistful of Metal Anthrax Metal 1984; Listen on Apple Music. Fistful of Metal was recorded in Pyramid Sound Studios in Ithaca, New York and produced by Carl Canedy, drummer in The Rods.