ANTHRAX “State Of Euphoria” /LP/

The fourth re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary American Thrash Metal band.
"State Of Euphoria" is one of their most underrated albums. Unlike "Fistful Of Metal", "Spreading The Disease" or "Among The Living", this album doesn't have so much fast guitar riffs. But these are still good guitar riffs. The guitars have a very filling sound on here. At this time, most Thrash albums had guitar's, which had a kind of flat sound, like it was there but it was just missing something. This album basically used all the space in the studio to get the sound right. The bass is hardly ever heard but when it is, it's very Steve Hariss-esque. The drums are very tight on this album, as well. On the last 3 albums the drums were a little loose and rehearsed, but on here they are tightened down incredibly.
Although the album contains some of what would become Anthrax's best known songs such as "Antisocial" and "Be All, End All", critical reception was lukewarm. The album failed to live up to the expectations, commercial and otherwise, set by the band's previous releases, “Among The Living” and “I'm The Man” (EP).
The album reached #30 on the Billboard 200 chart in late 1988 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
In any case, "State Of Euphoria" is a great album and a Anthrax classic that every fan should have!
Island Records Ltd./Universal Music Italia s.r.l./De Agostini Publishing S.p.A., 1988/2023 (DeAgostini 46). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Be All, End All 6:22
2. Out of Sight, Out of Mind 5:13
3. Make Me Laugh 5:41
4. Antisocial (Trust cover) 4:27
5. Who Cares Wins 7:35

Side B
1. Now It's Dark 5:34
2. Schism 5:27
3. Misery Loves Company 5:40
4. 13 0:49
5. Finale 5:47

Total playing time: 52:35 min.