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ANTHRAX / FISTFUL OF METAL

1984  MEGAFORCE   USA 1st PRESS

••••• CLASSIC HEADBANGING KILLER THRASH METAL.  Original era Megaforce debut release from the thrashing masters of metal mayhem! Featuring an onslaught of riffs & pummeling rhythms on "Deathrider" "Metal Thrashing Mad" "Panic" "Soldiers of Metal" and more!!! ESSENTIAL 80's THRASH.

• 1984 USA true 1st pressing
• ORIGINAL SILVER MEGAFORCE LABEL
• Sterling Sound stamped
• thick heavy semi rigid 122g vinyl weight
• the dead wax is etched "MRI-469-A/B" & machine stamped "STERLING"
• cover is color printed semi-glossy cardboard
• inner sleeve is generic

CONDITION:
VINYL =    VG+    Some sleeve scuff/rubbing, a few hairlines & light scratches/light play marks visible under bright halogens. The labels are VG+ with some light spotting.

PLAY GRADE =   VG+    Hiss or crackle between tracks and lightly audible in some quieter sections of music to varying degree, occasional random artifact or pop/tick, LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   VG  Storage or handling ring rub/impression, streaking or creasing near  edges & corners, some impressions to front, spotting/discolor/foxing to back, COLORFUL BOLD.  The edge seams have some rubbing & chipping through color/dents or dings but are SOLID NO SPLITS THROUGH, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have soft rub/rounding/creasing. 

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Anthrax ?– Fistful Of Metal

Label: Megaforce Records ?– MRI 469 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US Released: Jan 1984 Genre: Rock Style: Thrash, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Deathrider Written-By – Benante*, Spitz*, Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 3:30 A2 Metal Thrashing Mad Written-By – Benante*, Spitz*, Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 2:39 A3 I'm Eighteen Written-By – Alice Cooper (2), Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, M. Bruce*, Neal Smith 4:02 A4 Panic Written-By – Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 3:58 A5 Subjugator Written-By – Benante*, Spitz*, Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 4:38 B1 Soldiers Of Metal Written-By – Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 2:55 B2 Death From Above Written-By – Spitz*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 5:06 B3 Anthrax Written-By – Lilker*, Turbin*, Rosenfeld* 3:24 B4 Across The River Written-By – Lilker*, Rosenfeld* 1:26 B5 Howling Furies Written-By – Lilker*, Rosenfeld* 3:55

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Pyramid Sound Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Marketed By – Important Record Distributors, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Megaforce Records, Inc.
• Record Company – Megaforce Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Precious Metal Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Precious Metal Music

Credits

• Artwork [Mechanical] – Sharold Studios
• Bass Guitar – Dan Lilker* 
• Drums – Charlie Benante
• Engineer – Chris Bubacz
• Engineer [Assistant] – Alex Perialas
• Executive-Producer – Jon Zazula
• Illustration, Artwork – Kent Joshpe
• Lead Guitar – Dan Spitz
• Management – Crazed Management Inc.
• Mastered By – Jack Skinner
• Producer – Carl Canedy
• Rhythm Guitar – Scott Ian
• Vocals – Neil Turbin

Notes

Recorded at Pyramid Sound, NY

Text from back of jacket:

"A final salute to the 'Bangers' of the world who are the pulse of this aggressive METAL movement that is taking the world by storm. This album is for YOU!!"

Some versions had a Gold Promo Stamp on the back and had 81/2" x 11" Anthrax & Megaforce Records Promo Sheets.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Hand-Etched): MRI-469-A STERLING A-EX ?
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Hand-Etched): MRI-469-B STERLING A-3 ?

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