Released October 30, 1985 Length 43:40 Release date 30 October 1985 Genres Thrash metal, Speed metal | Recorded 1985 | |
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Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on October 30, 1985 through Megaforce Records and Island Records. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello.
Contents
Album information
The band produced the album with Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula serving as executive producer. The album includes the single "Madhouse". A music video was produced for "Madhouse" as well, but did not receive much airplay because it was banned by MTV, who believed the content to be degrading to the mentally insane.
This was the last Anthrax album to feature songwriting from former vocalist Neil Turbin, who wrote the lyrics and titles to the songs "Armed and Dangerous" and "Gung-Ho", which were also written by former bassist Dan Lilker. Songwriting credit was shared to the track "Medusa", the first and only songwriting contribution from former producer Jon Zazula. Originally he was credited as the sole writer of the song, but reissues credit it to the rest of the band as well.
After they completed the recording of the album, Scott Ian and Charlie Benante (along with Lilker, who had recently joined Nuclear Assault), founded the Stormtroopers of Death and recorded the album Speak English or Die, a milestone in crossover thrash.
Track listing
All tracks written by Anthrax except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1AIR5:45
2Lone Justice4:37
3Madhouse4:16