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Anthrax - Armed and Dangerous

An odd little EP - 46%

UltraBoris, August 13th, 2002

The only song that really totally must be heard on here is Armed and Dangerous, which is identical to the version of Spreading the Disease, so there really isn't much reason to get this EP. It was put out in late 1984 when Joey Belladonna first joined the band, just so the world could hear his less-shrieky-than-Turbin voice. There is another original on here, Raise Hell, which is not available anywhere else (except live on some old bootlegs) but it isn't exactly top notch. The cover of God Save the Queen is also kinda forgettable.

The last two songs on here (the re-release anyway) are with Turbin - and also with Greg D'Angelo on drums, as they are from the July 1983 Anthrax 12" single "Soldiers of Metal" (produced by Ross the Boss of Manowar, for trivia freaks).

There are two live-in-studio tracks which sound pretty similar to the versions available on Fistful of Metal, other than having Joey on vocals. They are worth getting for completists, but otherwise this EP, like most other EPs, is pretty much non-essential.