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Among the Living
Studio album by Anthrax
Released	March 22, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:13
Label	Island Records
Producer	Anthrax, Eddie Kramer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Kerrang!
Anthrax chronology
Spreading the Disease (1985) Among the Living (1987) I'm the Man (EP) (1987)

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Album information

The band and Eddie Kramer produced the album, which was released as a double album (along with Persistence of Time) in Germany in 2000. The album includes the singles, "I am the Law" and "Indians". Among the Living was certified Gold by the RIAA ^[1]. It is widely regarded as one of their best works and sets itself apart from many of its contemporaries by the lyrical humor of some of the songs. There are, however, also several songs with a serious political message behind them. On Anthrax's re-union tour in 2005 the bulk of their set consisted of material from Among the Living, while on their 2006 tour at solo-dates, for the first time ever, they performed the entire album. Eddie Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon and Robin Trower. ... A double album is an audio album of sufficient length that two units of the medium in which it is sold (especially records and compact discs) are necessary to contain the entirety of it. ... Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the thrash metal band Anthrax. ... The RIAA Logo. ...

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The album was dedicated to the memory of Cliff Burton of Metallica fame. Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was a bass guitarist best known for his work with the thrash/heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 - 1986. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...

Track listing

1. "Among the Living" (Joey Belladonna, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante) – 5:16
2. "Caught in a Mosh" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 4:59
3. "I Am the Law" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Danny Lilker, Bello, Benante) – 5:57
4. "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 4:54
5. "A Skeleton in the Closet" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:32
6. "Indians" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:40
7. "One World" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:56
8. "A.D.I./Horror of It All" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 7:49
9. "Imitation of Life" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Lilker, Bello, Benante) – 4:22

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Personnel

• Joey Belladonna – Vocals
• Dan Spitz –Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar on A.D.I
• Scott Ian – Rhythm Guitar
• Frank Bello – Bass Guitar
• Charlie Benante – Drums

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Song information

• "Among the Living" is based on the Stephen King novel "The Stand." "The Walkin Dude" is Randall Flagg, the main villain in the book, and the beginning verse: "Disease! Disease! Spreading the disease!With some help from Captain Tripps, He'll bring the world down to its knees" refers to the virus that destroys most of the population in the novel.
• The rerecorded version of "Among the Living" from The Greater Of Two Evils is used as a background to the Clerks 2 Teaser
• "I Am the Law" is about the comic book character Judge Dredd.
• "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L)" is about the life of John Belushi. Efilnikufesin is "Nise Fukin Life" backward.
• "A Skeleton In The Closet" is based on the Stephen King novella "Apt Pupil" in the novel "Different Seasons". It has since been made into a movie.

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References

1. ^ RIAA