- heavy metal, thrash metal, metal, speed metal
- 50 min
- 9 tracks
- Island
Among the Living is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on March 22, 1987, by Megaforce Records in the US and by Island Records in the rest of the world. The album is dedicated to Cliff Burton of Metallica, who died in a bus accident six months before its release while Metallica were on tour with Anthrax as the opening act.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, grave and relentless.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Classic Rock8/10
- The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Kerrang!5/5 ★
- Metal Storm10/10
- (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Rock Hard9.5/10
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
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Tracks
- 1Among the Living5:16
- 2Caught in a Mosh5:00
- 3I Am the Law5:54
- 4Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)4:55
- 5A Skeleton in the Closet5:29
- 6Indians5:41
- 7One World5:56
- 8A.D.I. / Horror of It All7:49
- 9Imitation of Life4:22
9 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Anthrax
- Label
- Island
- Type
- Album
- Format
- SHM-CD
- Country
- JP
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