Spreading The Disease Songs Ranked

Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax, released on October 30, 1985, by Megaforce Records and Island Records. It was the band’s first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello. A special two-disc edition of the album was released in 2015, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Spreading the Disease was released on October 30, 1985, and received widespread acclaim by music critics. In a contemporary review, Howard Johnson of the British magazine Kerrang! recommended the album as the best example of thrash metal around and equaled Anthrax to Metallica in the craft of writing great songs. Here are all of Spreading The Disease songs ranked. Here are all of Spreading The Disease songs ranked.

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9. The Enemy

“We have a very solid, upper mid-tempo melodic chugger in “The Enemy” which is a very serious minded song that I believe deals about Hitler/Holocaust etc. The song starts off with some awesome drum play and sound effects in the beginning which will make you wanna play air drums along to, and is further highlighted by mighty tight, crunchy, chugging riff work, and heavy, rumbling bass lines, and outstanding melodic singing from Belladonna throughout, and it also includes yet another awesomely memorable, melodic sung chorus as well.”

8. Aftershock

“Aftershock” which is another furiously blistering thrasher that is anchored by more slaughtering, streamlined, chainsaw-fast riffing, fast, grumbling bass lines, and pulverizing double bass drum attacks, plus some wicked, screaming, red-hot, shredding soloing, and more amazing vocals from Joey also highlight this song.”

7. S.S.C. / Stand or Fall

“S.S.C./Stand or Fall” is a very catchy and anthemic thrasher that begins with a cool Middle-Eastern sounding intro and then suddenly segues straight into a straight up blazing, pummeling thrash onslaught bombarded by blistering, blazing, adrenaline rushing riffs and solos, and pounding double bass drumming all being lead by Belladonna’s incredibly wailing, high piercing, melodic vocals, and the song is also highlighted by an astoundingly memorable, blood pumping, and very motivational sounding call-and-response chorus that tops things off here.”

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6. Medusa

“Another favorite of mine in “Medusa” which is an amazing upbeat, mid-tempo headbanger that is highlighted by more of Joey’s mind blowing Bruce Dickinson-esque melodic singing which is accompanied by a sea of heavy, crunchy, chugging riffage and winding, melodic soloing, heavy, rumbling bass lines, heavy, stomping, upbeat drums, and another excellent call-and-response chorus is also included as well.”

5. Lone Justice

“Lone Justice” is an excellent New Wave of British Heavy Metal influenced homage to Clint Eastwood that features a killer bass intro from Frank which gives way to some great catchy, chugging, gallopy riffing and awesome thrash grooves, and also features some great bass work, as well as more incredible vocal/lyrical deliveries and awesome soloing to boot.”

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4. Armed and Dangerous

“Armed and Dangerous” starts off in a Judas Priest-like ballad type of way with a beautifully serene and melodic acoustic guitar intro in the beginning which also features soaring, melodic singing from Joey as well, and then the song later bursts into yet another blistering and swinging thrash fest all complete with ripping, speeding, chugging riffs and wild, fiery, screaming solos, pounding double bass drumming, and amazingly memorable, addicting choruses as well.”

3. A.I.R.

“The albums opens things up with “A.I.R.” which begins with an incredible opening riff, and then soon after an array of machine gun-like snare cracks, the song thrusts into a pulverizing thrash attack anchored with a barrage of furiously violent, thrash induced riffing, and plenty of viciously pounding double bass thrash drumming, plus some ripping, screaming, shredding solos are also included as well.”

2. Gung-Ho

“The album’s last song “Gung-Ho” which is an extremely frenetic and energetic album closer that just goes on an all out thrashing onslaught that is complete with wild, maniacal, and frenetic thrash induced riffing and vicious, screeching solos, and viciously rapid, and fast as hell double kicking drumming, and awesomely wailing vocal deliveries throughout. Such an incredible finale to such an amazing album.”

1. Madhouse

 “Madhouse” one of Anthrax’s most popular and well known songs which heavily borderlines on crunching, chuggy riffing throughout being nicely accompanied by a very catchy, energetic upbeat tempo, and also features more killer wailing vocals from Joey, plus an awesome screeching, ripping solo, and an excellent, memorable chorus that tops it all off. This song is definitely a classic, and also another of my favorites here as well.”