Spreading the Disease

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Spreading the Disease
Studio album by Anthrax
Released October 30, 1985
Recorded Pyramid Sound Studios, Ithaca, New York, 1985
Genre Thrash metal
Length 43:40
Label Megaforce, Island
Producer Carl Canedy, Anthrax, Jon Zazula
Anthrax chronology
Fistful of Metal
(1984)		 Spreading the Disease
(1985)		 Among the Living
(1987)
Singles from Spreading the Disease
  1. "Madhouse"
    Released: October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07)
  2. "Armed & Dangerous"
    Released: November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17)
  3. "The Enemy"
    Released: February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Kerrang! 4.5/5 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic 4.0/5[3]
Piero Scaruffi 7/10 stars[4]
Martin Popoff 10/10 stars[5]

Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on October 30, 1985 through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello.

Contents

Album information [edit]

The band produced the album with Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula serving as executive producer. The album includes the single "Madhouse". A music video was produced for "Madhouse" as well, but didn't receive much airplay because it was banned by MTV, who believed the content to be degrading to the mentally insane.

This was the last Anthrax album to feature songwriting from ex-vocalist Neil Turbin, who is given songwriting credit on the songs "Armed and Dangerous" and "Gung-Ho". Songwriting credit was shared to the track "Medusa", the first and only songwriting contribution from former producer Jon Zazula. Originally he was credited as the sole writer of the song, but reissues credited the rest of the band to it as well.

Track listing [edit]

All songs written and composed by Anthrax except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "A.I.R."       5:45
2. "Lone Justice"       4:36
3. "Madhouse"       4:19
4. "S.S.C./Stand or Fall"       4:08
5. "The Enemy"       5:25
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
6. "Aftershock"       4:28
7. "Armed and Dangerous"   Neil Turbin Turbin, Scott Ian, Danny Lilker 5:43
8. "Medusa"   Jon Zazula   4:44
9. "Gung-Ho"   Turbin Turbin, Ian, Lilker 4:34

Personnel [edit]

Band members
Production
  • Carl Canedy - producer, assistant engineer
  • Alex Perialas - engineer
  • Norman Dunn - assistant engineer
  • Jon Zazula - executive producer

References [edit]

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Anthrax Spreading the Disease review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
  2. ^ Johnson, Howard (1 November 1985). "Germ Warfare". Kerrang! 106. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 21. 
  3. ^ Mike Stagno. "Anthrax - Spreading the Disease (staff review)". Retrieved 2011-07-13. 
  4. ^ Scaruffi, Piero (2001). "Anthrax". The History of Rock Music. Scaruffi.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17. 
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1894959315. 
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