Combining the literary influence of horror legend Stephen King with the ultra-groovy, ultra-speedy, and ultra-heavy thrash metal wizardry of ANTHRAX could only result in one possible (yet ever so glorious) outcome:  the 1987 masterpiece, AMONG THE LIVING. 

The album is so mind blowing & perfect that had it been released in 1986, all other forms of “lesser” music (aka: everything NOT thrash) would have been immediately deleted and erased from all of existence (and from all multiverses) and The Big 4 would have reigned for a thousand years in peace, unity, and metal. 

It's time to “juxtapose and accentuate” the “sound of summer” as we contemplate “mosh parts vs breakdowns”, hypothesize whether or not “boner pills would work as nipple pills” while simultaneously imagining “bald beavers and shaved tang” on spring break. “C’mon man” don’t be a “nincompoop” and JOIN US for a dive into ANTHRAX’s masterwork:  AMONG THE LIVING!!!

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(00:01):  Some…BODY!!! (#stfu) #kidsgettinghurt (*check ‘em out on #instagram*) and a brief segment of #RussellsReflections regarding #parasailing / #hestarted and #hefinished (Let’s be rill:  #children are more often than not #onehundredpercent #theparentsfault) / #spaghetti / #nothingbutyeah and a #HetfieldMedley / WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!  #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #DeadMansFingersRum #reverbagag and our #petfly / And now, it’s time for #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #PontoonBrewing from #SandySprings #puckerupbuttercup #Gose (not #Zeul) #Margs #sixpercentabv (“Bald beaver and shaved tang”) / #ohboi (“That’s tart!”) #onmicburp / #TheAxeBodySprayOfPodcasts or #TheAxePomadeOfPodcasts / #beardenvy (#STFU, you’ve still got a full head of hair) / #ZZTopBalls (“Upstairs beard vs downstairs beard”) / LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!! #TheVoiceMailSegment #Willy (We’ll have to go back and review our song logs to confirm that we did in fact play us some #TexasKetamine) #rockon #thankyouforthat / We could sell the fuck out of some #bonerpills / “Not drinking can be good for you” / #thisepisodesshroomsoftheepisode #thisepisodespeyoteoftheepisode / WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-ah!!!

#tentacleoverload #dontdenythepowerof #miraculoustentacles / ***Don’t be afraid of the #aliens when they get here because they will be #multitentacledbeings*** / #TheEmailSegment You can email us at [email protected] / Check out #Bloodsimple DEAD MAN WALKING #overtenmillionstreams on #Spotify #muchlybigly #justballs / #humitbetter / #preproducedJingle and an explanation from #Laryngitis / #itsfunnycositstrue

(18:56):  #knockknock and now… The Docket:  ANTHRAX:  Among the Living and waxing #nostalgic:  #Anthrax turns 41 this year!!! / #bolth #cmonman #snortlaugh #onegoodthing #nincompoop (not to be confused with #Nickelback in terms of “N” words) / “Let’s talk for a moment about #massmurderers and #hypocrisy and #conspiracytheories” / “People who do bad things but are really talented at something”/ A conspiracy regarding the end of the #counterculture of the late 60’s and #CharlesManson / “Repurpose horrific things to be positive” / #Wormwood and #Absinthe (“Like #Jager but worse…”) / #terriblename / #blackdoglovin / #Butternuts #Anthrax #WarDance #PaleAle / #imjusttellinya #noteven

(31:46):  “Among the Living is a #summeralbum for some of us / #ohforfuckssake #nope #BlackAlbumReference / “First impressions of #AmongTheLiving “/ Anthrax’s #MOP album / I would like to… / The sound of impending #thrashballs / “Coming to the #sidestage…” / “Frank Bello is the #GeezerButler of #80sThrashMetal” / #thepoltergeistdude / “Based on Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’”… / #justreadit / Absurd size comparisons (#giants vs #dwarves) #Twins 

(40:24):  #killeropener #penniesandpiss AMONG THE LIVING (the #inventors of #djent?) / “The #Journey of #thrashmetal” aka #ReoAnthraxWagon / “A singer is always a vocalist, but a vocalist isn’t always a singer” / #powermetalthrash and #toursupport for #KISS / #newimpression “This is what I think I sound like” / CAUGHT IN A MOSH #happynoise #theidiotconvention / #juxtapose or #accentuate (“The #gangvocals really juxtapose and accentuate Joey’s vocals”)

(50:32):  I AM THE LAW #marshallballs and an absolutely #tremendous bass sound (“1982 #Marshall #JCM800”) / “You won’t fuck around no more…” / That fast part in the middle… #thrashperfection / The #genetics and #musicalgenius of the guys in Anthrax are #offthecharts / #thisepisodesensureoftheepisode / “I could care less about the #NationalFootballLeague…” EFILNIKUFESIN (N.F.L.) #noleglicking #nopenniesorpiss / “A different brand of thrash…making the #evil #fun” / “Did anyone see #TheHeadbangersBall tour?” back in the day?” / The #springbreak of thrash, lots of #fuun

(1:01:18): “A new technique…” / A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET (wait for the killer bass walk down before the guitar solo…#genius) / #AptPupil (Yet another #StephenKingReference) and a #sickbassriff #killercloser for #sideone / And now… the #killeropener of #sidetwo INDIANS (WARDANCE!!!!) / #hugenips (full #bald or #braidedpubes?) / ONE WORLD (#usethoseheadphones to better hear the extra #harmonies in the background at the beginning) / #bonovision / “#Ignorance is no excuse for #violence” / “What would Among The Living sound like with #BillyMilano on the vocals?” 

(1:12:47):  Loads of #StephenKing #tangentionalality on the next one / A perfect #onmicburp according to the judges / A.D.I. / HORROR OF IT ALL (#InMemory of #CliffBurton #RIP) / There’s just so many riffs / #killercloser “My favorite part is…all of it” / IMITATION OF LIFE (*See also Aren’t You Hungry from S.O.D. “Bigger Than The Devil”*) / #readthoselyrics #fuckfakeness #gofast (“Let’s do lunch babe”) 

(1:20:34):  The difference between #thrashmetal and #speedmetal / “The #breakdown of today is the #moshpart of the 80’s” / “Now it officially feels like summer” / #futurealbumdives / Preparing to go see #StonedHenge #StonedMorose #FirstOneDies #BloodAndBrutality at #SweetwaterLive / #mexicanfooddeliciousness / Favorite track on the album & tracking order / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORDERY ABOUT THE METAL NERDERY!!! / We’re on #YouTube also!!! Check out past episode clips via #MetalNerderyMunchies!!! / ***GO BUY OUR SHIT AT metalnerdery.com/merch / #untilthenext #theoutro and a horrible #jingle