Fistful of Metal
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| Studio album by Anthrax | ||||
| Released | January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1983 | |||
| Studio | Pyramid Sound Studios in Ithaca, New York | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
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Megaforce (US) Music for Nations (UK) Roadrunner (Europe) |
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| Producer | Carl Canedy, Jon Zazula | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Fistful of Metal is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax, released in January 1984 by Megaforce Records in the US and Music for Nations internationally. It includes a cover of Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen" which is the only Anthrax recording guitarist Scott Ian did not participate in, as he refused to play the song in protest to the management decision to have the song on the album. This is the band's only album to feature frontman Neil Turbin and bassist Dan Lilker, who were replaced by Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello respectively.
Schoolmates Danny Lilker and Scott Ian formed Anthrax in 1981 in New York City. They both played guitar, but eventually Lilker switched to bass after they could not find a suitable bassist. After some lineup rotations, Anthrax settled on lead guitarist Dan Spitz, vocalist Neil Turbin and drummer Charlie Benante by 1983. Anthrax recorded a five-track demo in early 1983, which led the band signing with Jon Zazula's Megaforce Records. The label issued a seven-inch single of "Soldiers of Metal / Howling Furies", which sold 3,000 copies in two weeks.Fistful of Metal was recorded in Pyramid Sound Studios in Ithaca, New York and produced by Carl Canedy, drummer in The Rods. The album was released in January 1984 by Megaforce in the US, Music for Nations in the UK, and Roadrunner in Europe.
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