Spreading the Disease
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| Spreading the Disease | ||
| Studio album by Anthrax | ||
| Released | Oct 30, 1985 | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 43:40 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Anthrax and Carl Canedy | |
| Professional reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anthrax chronology | ||
| Armed and Dangerous (EP) (1985) |
Spreading the Disease (1985) |
Among the Living (1987) |
Spreading the Disease is the second album by the band Anthrax and the first with vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello. The album was released in October of 1985 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island in the United States and in March of 1986 by Island Records globally. The band produced the album with Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula served as executive producer. The album includes the single, "Madhouse".
The title of the first track, "A.I.R.", is an acronym for "Adolescence In Red".
The song "Madhouse" is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Guitar Hero II.
- "A.I.R." (Anthrax) – 5:45
- "Lone Justice" (Anthrax) – 4:36
- "Madhouse" (Anthrax) – 4:19
- "S.S.C./Stand or Fall" (Anthrax) – 4:08
- "The Enemy" (Anthrax) – 5:25
- "Aftershock" (Anthrax) – 4:28
- "Armed and Dangerous" (Turbin) – 5:43
- "Medusa" (Zazula) – 4:44
- "Gung-Ho" (Turbin) – 4:34
- Joey Belladonna – Vocals
- Dan Spitz – Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar
- Scott Ian – Lead Guitar and Rhythm Guitar
- Frank Bello – Bass
- Charlie Benante – Drums
| Anthrax |
| Scott Ian | Frank Bello | Charlie Benante |
| Neil Turbin | Dan Lilker | Joey Belladonna | Dan Spitz | Paul Crook | John Bush | Rob Caggiano |
| Albums |
|---|
| Studio albums: Fistful of Metal | Spreading the Disease | Among the Living | State of Euphoria | Persistence of Time | Sound of White Noise | Stomp 442 | Volume 8: The Threat Is Real | We've Come for You All |
| Live albums: The Island Years | Music of Mass Destruction | Alive 2 |
| Compilations: Attack of The Killer B's | Return of The Killer A's | Madhouse - The Very Best of Anthrax | The Greater of Two Evils | Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) |
| EPs: Armed and Dangerous | I'm the Man | Penikufesin | Inside Out | Summer 2003 |