Album
Fistful of Metal
Fistful of Metal is the debut studio album by the American band Anthrax, released on 6 January 1984. It came out through Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations internationally, and it sits firmly in the territory where heavy metal, speed metal and thrash meet.
It is a record of firsts and one-offs for the band. It is the only Anthrax album to feature vocalist Neil Turbin and original bassist Dan Lilker. Matt Fallon and later Joey Belladonna would take over vocals, while Frank Bello replaced Lilker on bass. For anyone tracing how the group became the act that made Among the Living, this is where the story starts, in a line-up that did not last.
Fistful of Metal: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 35:34Tracklist
- 1DeathriderBenante, Ian, Lilker, Spitz, Turbin3:10
- 2Metal Thrashing MadBenante, Ian, Lilker, Spitz, Turbin2:42
- 3I’m EighteenBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:02
- 4PanicIan, Lilker, Turbin4:02
- 5SubjugatorBenante, Ian, Lilker, Spitz, Turbin4:43
- 6Soldiers of MetalIan, Lilker, Turbin2:59
- 7Death From AboveIan, Spitz, Turbin5:10
- 8AnthraxIan, Lilker, Turbin3:28
- 9Across the RiverScott Ian and Dan Lilker1:26
- 10Howling FuriesScott Ian and Dan Lilker3:52
- Produced by
- Carl Canedy, Alex Perialas
- Executive producer
- Jon Zazula
- Recorded at
- Pyramid (Ithaca, New York)
- Recorded
- Late 1983
- Engineered by
- Chris Bubacz
- Mastered by
- Jack Skinner
- Artwork
- Kent Joshpe
- Label
- Music for Nations
- Length
- 35:34
Line-up
- Scott Ian · guitar
- Charlie Benante · drums (drum set)
- Dan Lilker · bass guitar
- Dan Spitz · guitar
- Neil Turbin · lead vocals
Singles
- “Soldiers of Metal” · November 1983
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 6 January 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 6 January 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 1984 | |
| US release | 6 January 1984 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 6 January 1984 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | Bullet Proof Records | 5020083805625 | other |
| 1984 | GB | Music for Nations | other | |
| 6 January 1984 | US | Megaforce Records | original | |
| 6 January 1984 | GB | Music for Nations | original | |
| 6 January 1984 | CA | Banzai Records | original | |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Records | other | |
| 25 October 1987 | JP | Megaforce Records | 4988023003504 | other |
| 21 September 1989 | US | Caroline Records | 017046138321 | other |
| 1992 | XE | Megaforce Worldwide | other | |
| 1992 | IT | Armando Curcio Editore | other | |
| 25 March 1992 | JP | Megaforce Worldwide | 4988023022949 | other |
| 1 August 1995 | US | Megaforce Records | 020286195320 | other |
| 1 November 2011 | XW | Megaforce Records | 884977154559 | other |
| 2021 | US | Megaforce Records | 020286233763 | other |
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|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |