Funnily enough, after reading an article about Anthrax’s Scott Ian (reportedly) behaving like an arsehole, I ended up going on a big Anthrax kick and buying another copy of their last album For All Kings. Goes to show all publicity is good publicity!
I wasn’t all that impressed by For All Kings when it was released back in 2016 but after hearing some of the songs live on the recent Kings Among Scotland release, I felt like revisiting it. And ended up not only listening to it again but enjoying it enough to add the ‘Tour Edition’ to my collection (for its extra disc of demo versions). Some great tracks here like You Gotta Believe, Suzerain, Evil Twin and the title track. I’d prefer the sound to have more attack and I find songs like Breathing Lightning and This Battle Chose Us a bit too slick for comfort but, judged on its own merits as a We’ve Come For You All kinda album, it’s a solid and memorable release. Just don’t ask Scott Ian to sign it for you.
HEAVY METAL OVERLOAD 
Haven’t got it yet but with a tour edition available it’s probably time.
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Yeah. First edition just had live extras. Demos of new songs are a better bonus.
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So does that mean completists need two versions?
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Suppose so!
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Nice allusion to the Great Southern Brainfart at the end there. Just imagine if by some crazy chance, Deke managed to get a “ten questions with Scott Ian”
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HAHAHA…. well that is indeed crazy….But I’m not going anywhere near that guy!
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He always seems like a nice guy in his interviews to be fair.
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True everyone has their moments. Look at my encounter with Rando the Bass Player! HAHA…
Running a Facebook page about someone being a twat is a funny read but kinda brutal at the same time…
But it makes for a fun read..hahaha
But Ian is human ..Who knows what the deal is….
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He might just be shy in real life who knows?!
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Don’t let that fool ya-
https://thegreatsouthernbrainfart.com/?p=17830
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Not so keen on that track you posted. Like you say, too smooth.
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Yeah it kinda rubs me the wrong way.
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2018 is the 30th Anniversary of the last time I bought an Anthrax album which was the State of Euphoria album..
Dunno why but I kinda tuned these guys out except for when you guys talk about it…
HAVING SAID THAT…
My brother back in the day bought the Bush vocal albums I actually liked those ones..
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State of Euphoria is getting reissued soon because its the anniversary. Looking forward to that. I listen to their 80s stuff more than any other Big 4 these days. I like the Bush stuff too but I don’t love it as much.
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Well maybe I need a revisit than. I will wait for your judgement on the SOE reissue. See what u think!
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I’m sure it’ll be great. That’s a really overlooked album now I reckon.
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Like I have said many times Scott is that there was so much music coming out all the time especially in the mid to late 80’s I would try and keep up with everything and if something didn’t knock my block off I would move on from it…
Now even bands know that the reissue is the way 2 go…
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Yeah I was the same back then. Had to be pretty picky. And I’m still finding 80s stuff I didn’t know about!
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By the way congrats on the being in the TOP 100 Metal Blog Sites!
Just noticed that as I’m on your actual blog page and not responding via Reader!
Awesome stuff Fella!
Biff Byford and Steve Dawson’s ‘stache’ would be proud!
Continued success!
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Haha look out metal Internet! I’m the next big thing! If Paul Quinn’s 80s wig is proud then I’ll be happy.
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Yas! Anthrax! I kinda like that tune… though I’m completely ignorant to a lot of their stuff. I do enjoy the compilation I have and The Greater of Two Evils thoroughly, though.
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The Greater of Two Evils is excellent. One of the few rerecordings albums that I really like.
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I didn’t even know it was a re-recording deal!
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It was all stuff from Turbin/Belladonna albums redone with John Bush singing.
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Ah! Good to know… I should look / listen to that stuff.
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Man, this came out in 2016 and I still haven’t given it a spin yet. Need to get on that. I picked up the Greater of Two Evils recently. Love that album. First time I’ve owned a legit copy.
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Greater of Two Evils is great. Especially the Neil Turbin stuff… Deathrider and Metal Thrashing Mad are phenomenal.
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