Playfully riffing on the artwork for the Beatles' ANTHOLOGY series, ANTHROLOGY is one of two Anthrax collections released in 2005 (the other being ALIVE 2: THE MUSIC). Culling the finest studio tracks from the pioneering thrash-metal band's 1985-'91 era, this two-disc set sticks to Anthrax's heyday with vocalist Joey Belladonna. The first disc moves from the Iron Maiden-inspired "A.I.R." to the hardcore-inflected "Caught in a Mosh" to the goofy yet groundbreaking rap/metal hybrid of "I'm the Man," charting a surprisingly adventurous course. The second disc features Anthrax giving up a bit of its edge in favor of more melodic songs ("Be All, End All" and "Got the Time") and presents the quintet's collaboration with hip-hop heroes Public Enemy on an amped-up reworking of the P.E. original "Bring tha Noize." For anyone needing proof of Anthrax's status as one of metal's most unique and inventive groups, this is it.
01 Air 02 Lone Justice 03 Madhouse 04 Enemy 05 Armed And Dangerous 06 Medusa 07 Gung-Ho 08 Among The Living 09 Caught In A Mosh 10 I Am The Law 11 Efilnikufesin 12 Skeleton In The Closet
13 Indians 14 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 15 I'm The Man
Disc 2
01 Be All End All 02 Make Me Laugh 03 Antisocial 04 Who Cares Wins 05 Now It's Dari 06 Finale 07 Time 08 Keep It In The Family 09 In My World 10 Intro To Reality 11 Belly Of The Beast 12 Got The Time 13 Discharge 14 Bring Tha Noize 15 Antisocial