ANTHRAX Armed and Dangerous Speed Thrash Metal Album Cover Gallery & 12" Vinyl LP Discography Information #vinylrecords

Album Description:

Anthrax's "Armed and Dangerous" 12" Vinyl LP Album was released in 1985 and is considered a seminal release in the thrash metal genre. The album showcases the band's early sound, which was heavily influenced by punk rock, and features some of their most iconic tracks.

The album opens with the title track, "Armed and Dangerous," a fast-paced song that features the band's trademark aggressive riffs and powerful vocals. The song sets the tone for the rest of the album, which is filled with raw energy and attitude.

Other standout tracks on the album include "Raise Hell," which features a catchy chorus and driving beat that will have listeners headbanging along in no time.

The LP also includes a cover of the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen," which is given the full Anthrax treatment with heavy riffs and aggressive vocals. The band's punk rock roots are on full display in this track, and it's a great example of their ability to take a song from another genre and make it their own.

The production quality of the LP is excellent, with a raw and unpolished sound that perfectly captures the band's early sound. The vinyl itself is a high-quality pressing, with deep and clear grooves that make the music sound fantastic.

Music Genre:

American Speed Thrash Metal

Album Production Information:

Produced by Anthrax, Precious Metal Music

Alex "The Boy Pharoah" Perialas - Sound Engineer, Producer

Alex Perialas – Audio Engineer, Mixer, Record Producer

In my book, his credit is the “this is gonna hit hard” stamp—Pyramid Sound vibes all day. Read more...

Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer who helped lock in the tight, punchy thrash sound of the mid-1980s through the early 1990s from Pyramid Sound Studios in Ithaca, New York—working with bands like Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D., and Flotsam & Jetsam. Later on, his work stretches into other lanes (Bad Religion, Pro-Pain), and he’s also been tied to teaching sound recording at Ithaca College—because apparently someone had to explain to the next generation how to make guitars sound like a chainsaw with manners.

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Carl Canedy - Producer

Carl Canedy is a legendary drummer and producer whose impact on heavy metal spans decades. As a founding member of The Rods and a key producer behind bands like Anthrax and Exciter, his dynamic drumming and studio expertise have shaped countless classic albums. His passion for metal continues to inspire generations. Learn more about Carl Canedy.

Jon Zazula - Executive Producer

Jon Zazula – Megaforce Records founder & metal scene catalyst

The “Jonny Z” era starts in the East Brunswick trenches (early ’80s), then detonates with Metallica in 1982–1983 and keeps rolling through Megaforce years with bands like Anthrax (notably 1985–1991), Overkill, Testament, and Manowar. Read more...

Jon Zazula, in my head, is proof that heavy metal didn’t just “happen” in the ’80s—it got built by obsessive weirdos with good ears and zero chill. He ran the Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven record store in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and used that shop as a kind of underground command center, blasting demos through the tape-trading network until the right bands found the right people. The pivotal moment (and yeah, it’s basically metal folklore at this point) lands in the winter of 1982, when he heard Metallica’s “No Life ’Til Leather” demo, pulled them to New York, and helped push them onto their first real East Coast stages—then Megaforce Records followed, and “Kill ’Em All” hit in 1983 like a crowbar to the radio. After that, his “periods” with bands were less about being onstage and more about being the guy who opened doors: the Megaforce run expanded from Metallica and Manowar in the early ’80s to a wider roster that included Anthrax (a key 1985–1991 stretch), plus acts like Overkill and Testament—basically a roll call of bands that helped define what American metal would sound like when it stopped asking permission.

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Norman Dunn - Sound Engineer

Norman Dunn a sound engineer and in the 1980s responsible for the recording of several metal albums for bands like Anthrax, Carnivore, Crumbsuckers, Raven, Whiplash.

George Marino (1947-2012) - Mastering Engineer

George Marino – Mastering Engineer

When my site brain goes full 1980s metal mode, his name keeps showing up like a hidden signature in the dead wax. Read more...

George Marino is one of those behind-the-glass legends who made heavy music feel larger than the room it was playing in. Before the mastering console became his throne, he was a Bronx guitarist doing the NYC band grind in the 1960s with groups like The Chancellors and The New Sounds Ltd. Then he went pro for real: starting at Capitol Studios in New York (1967), and eventually becoming a long-running force at Sterling Sound (from 1973 onward). For a collector like me—living in that sweet spot where 1980s heavy metal, hard rock, and a dash of prog-minded ambition collide—Marino’s credits read like a stack of essential sleeves: Holy Diver (Dio), Tooth and Nail (Dokken), Stay Hard (Raven), Master of Puppets (Metallica), Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden), Among the Living (Anthrax), Appetite for Destruction (Guns N’ Roses), Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi), and Blow Up Your Video (AC/DC). That’s the kind of resume that doesn’t just “master” records—it weaponizes them, but with taste. George Marino Wiki

Record Label:

Megaforce Records MRS 05

Media Format:

12" Vinyl EP Gramophone Record
Album weight: 190 gram

Year & Country:

1985 Made in USA

Band Members and Musicians on: Anthrax Armed and Dangerous

Joey Belladonna - Vocals
is an American Singer from Oswego, New York and best known as lead singer in the American ( East-Coast ) Thrash Metal band Anthrax. Belladonna has been with Anthrax since 1984 with several long breaks in-between. Besides Anthrax he has also been singing for Belladonna ( Band ), Bible Black, Chief Big Way, Metal All Stars.
Neil Turbin - Vocals
Neil Turbin ( Lead Vocals ) is the first lead singer ( 1982 ) in the American ( East-Coast ) band: Anthrax. Turbin has been with Anthrax from 1982 until 1984. Other bands Turbin has been with include: AMRA, Bad Applz, Bleed the Hunger, Claude Schnell, DeathRiders, Great Gildersleeves, Immortal Soul, Kurt James Band, Neil Turbin, New Race, School Of Hard Knocks, Turbin, Wrecking Crew.
Charlie Benante - Drums
Charlie Benante ( Drums ) long-time drummer with the American Thrash Metal band Anthrax, since 1983 and also performed in S.O.D. Stormtroopers Of Death.
Dan "Danny" Lilker - Bass, Guitar
Dan Lilker is a pioneering bassist and songwriter known for shaping thrash metal and grindcore. A founding member of Overkill, Anthrax, S.O.D., and Brutal Truth, his aggressive playing and genre-blending style left a lasting impact. From hardcore punk to extreme metal, his legacy endures. Learn more about his career.
Dan Spitz - Guitar
Dan Spitz ( full-name: Daniel Alan Spitz ) is an American musician and Heavy Metal watch-maker. Spitz started his musical career in 1981 as guitarist in the American Thrash Metal band Overkill. He left Overkill in 1983 to join Anthrax as lead guitarist. Spitz performed in Anthrax mainly from 1983 until 1995. After 1995 he started to developed himself into mechanical watchmaker and has won several awards for this.
Frank Bello - Bass
Frank Bello ( Full-name: Francis Charles Joseph Bello ) is from the Bronx, New York and has been bass guitarist with the American Thrash Metal band Anthrax since 1984.
Greg D'Angelo - Drums
Gregory D'Angelo was one of the first drummer ( 1981 until 1983 ) with the American Thrash metal band Anthrax. After leaving Anthrax, he joined the Danish/American Hard Rock band "White Lion".
Scott Ian - Guitars
Scott Ian – Rhythm guitarist, lyricist & thrash metal co-founder
Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld) is the riff-engine who’s been steering Anthrax since 1981, with side-quests that hit like bonus levels: S.O.D. (1985–1991; reunions in 1999 and 2007), The Damned Things (2009–2012; 2019–present), Motor Sister (2014–present), and Mr. Bungle (around 2020–present). Read more...
Scott Ian, I’ve always thought of him as the human proof that rhythm guitar can be the main character. He’s best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist of Anthrax (1981–present), and he’s the only member who’s been there for the whole ride while the rest of the lineup history does its usual metal soap-opera thing. Outside Anthrax, his “periods” with other bands map out a whole corner of crossover and hard rock: he co-founded Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.) for the original run in 1985–1991, then popped back in for reunion eras in 1999 and 2007; he shifted into supergroup mode with The Damned Things (2009–2012, then back again from 2019 to the present); he formed Motor Sister in 2014 and kept it rolling; and he became part of the revived Mr. Bungle lineup around 2020. The vibe I get is simple: Ian doesn’t just play riffs—he builds lanes for other people to drive dangerously fast through.
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Complete Track Listing of: Anthrax Armed and Dangerous

The Song/tracks on "Anthrax Armed and Dangerous" are

Side One:

Armed and Dangerous
Raise Hell

Side Two:

God Save the Queen
'God Save the Queen' is an original song by the UK punk rock band, the Sex Pistols. Learn more about them.
Metal Thrashing Mad (Live)
Panic (Live)

Album Cover Photo Gallery of: Anthrax Armed and Dangerous

Anthrax Armed and Dangerous 12" Vinyl LP

High Resolution Front Cover Photo #1 Anthrax Armed and Dangerous

Close-up photo of record label of Armed and Dangerous

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