Armed and Dangerous is the first EP by American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in February 1985 through Megaforce Records. The band produced the album with Carl Canedy and Jon Zazula acting as executive producer. This is the first Anthrax release to feature Joey Belladonna on vocals, and the first Anthrax release to feature Frank Bello on bass guitar.
| Armed and Dangerous | ||||
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| Released | February 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Pyramid Sound Studios, Ithaca, New York, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 27:02 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
| Producer | Anthrax, Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The 1992 issue includes the songs "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies" as its last two tracks. The line-up for those two tracks is Neil Turbin, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz, Greg D'Angelo (except where Charlie Benante rerecorded the drums), and Dan Lilker.[4] It was released as a double album (along with Fistful of Metal) in (Germany) in 2000.
The song "Armed and Dangerous" also appears on the album Spreading the Disease with a different mix, which does not include the fade-in intro leading into the initial acoustic guitar melody. That intro was omitted from the album version for unverified reasons but it is possible that it was for album continuity.
The song "Raise Hell" was an original Anthrax recording exclusive to the EP, and "God Save the Queen" was originally recorded by the Sex Pistols on the Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols album. Despite being marked as live versions, "Metal Thrashing Mad" and "Panic" are studio re-recordings of tracks featured on the band's debut album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Armed and Dangerous" (special pre-release version) | Neil Turbin, Joey Belladonna, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Danny Lilker, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Raise Hell" | Turbin, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante | 4:03 |
| 3. | "God Save the Queen" (Sex Pistols cover) | Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Metal Thrashing Mad" (live) | Turbin, Spitz, Ian, Lilker, Benante | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Panic" (live) | Turbin, Ian, Lilker | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 19:48 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Soldiers of Metal" (from the first Anthrax single, unavailable since 1983) | Turbin, Ian, Lilker | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Howling Furies" (from the first Anthrax single, unavailable since 1983) | Ian, Lilker | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 27:02 | ||
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Joey Belladonna – vocals
- Dan Spitz – lead guitar
- Scott Ian – rhythm guitar
- Frank Bello – bass
- Charlie Benante – drums
- Additional musicians
- Neil Turbin – vocals on "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies"
- Dan Lilker – bass on "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies"
- Greg D'Angelo – drums on "Howling Furies"
- Production
- Carl Canedy – producer
- Alex Perialas – Norman Dunn – engineers
- George Marino – mastering
- Jon Zazula – executive producer
References
edit- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Anthrax: Armed and Dangerous". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 20. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Chapter 1: In the beginning". Anthrax History. Zianet.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2013.