Some metal live album's are better than others, and it's great to final have an official release of the New Yorker's gigs, recorded at Hammersmith Odeon and the Donnington Festival, in 1987 respectively. I was never fortunate enough to see Anthrax live in their heyday but have seen many video's. Both these gigs, released as a double cd, encapsulate the moshing, chugging splendour of one of thrash's finest bands. All the classics are there, 'I Am The Law', 'Madhouse', 'Metal Thrashing Mad', 'Medusa', 'Indians', 'Among The Living', 'Caught In A Mosh', so you know what you're letting yourself in for. If you're new to Anthrax however, I suggest you purchase the 'Spreading The Disease' and 'Among The Living' albums which have become classics in their own right. For those of you who want to purchase a decent live album, then two gigs here for the price of one is pretty essential listening. In total, twenty-one tracks over two discs, all you need to create a mosh pit in your front room.
8/10
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