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Released
  
April 5, 1994

Artist
  
Anthrax

Label
  
Island Records

Length
  
69:26

Release date
  
5 April 1994

Genre
  
Thrash metal

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Recorded
  
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, October 19, 1991 Electric Lady Studios, New York City, January 28, 1992

Live The Island Years (1994)
  
Music of Mass Destruction (2004)

Producers
  
Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero

Similar
  
Anthrax albums, Thrash metal albums

Live: The Island Years is Anthrax's first full-length live album. The album was released in 1994 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island Entertainment. As it is a live album, there were no new singles. The album features vocalist Joey Belladonna, who had been replaced in the band two years earlier by John Bush.

Contents

Anthrax were not directly involved in the making of this album, whose release was due to remaining contractual obligations towards their previous record company, following the band's signing with Elektra. As such, the track list is cobbled from two disparate sources: the soundtrack to the band's earlier Live Noize home video, recorded at Irvine Meadows, California on October 19, 1991 (tracks one to eight), and tapes from a concert staged for college radio WSOU, recorded at the Electric Lady Studios, on January 28, 1992 (tracks nine to twelve).

The rendition of "Bring the Noise" on this album features both Anthrax and Public Enemy, and starts out with Flavor Flav doing most of his song "Too Much Posse", to a beat by Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante.

Track listing

All songs written by Anthrax, except where noted.

  1. "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" – 6:59
  2. "A.I.R." – 4:35
  3. "Parasite" (Ace Frehley) – 2:52
  4. "Keep It in the Family" – 7:05
  5. "Caught in a Mosh" – 5:26
  6. "Indians" – 6:59
  7. "Antisocial" (Bernie Bonvoisin, Norbert Krief) – 6:38
  8. "Bring the Noise (Feat. Public Enemy)" (Anthrax, Carl Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler) – 7:38
  9. "I Am the Law" (Anthrax, Danny Lilker) – 6:04
  10. "Metal Thrashing Mad" (Neil Turbin, Scott Ian, Lilker) – 2:46
  11. "In My World" – 6:36
  12. "Now It's Dark" – 5:48

Personnel

Anthrax
  • Joey Belladonna – vocals
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar
  • Frank Bello – bass
  • Charlie Benante – drums
    • Production
  • Michael Barbiero - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Thompson - producer, mixing

    • Songs

    1Efilnikufesin (NFL)6:25
    2AIR3:16
    3Parasite4:26

    References

    Live: The Island Years Wikipedia
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