Armed And Dangerous - Anthrax

A completely pointless release nowadays, this E.P. was only really useful for a minority of Anthrax fans in the brief period between their first two studio albums as a way to ease new singer Joey Belladonna into the band, but otherwise it's unremarkable. 'Armed and Dangerous' is the only song taken from the forthcoming 'Spreading the Disease' and is an interesting offering suited to single release, with its deceptively slow, acoustic beginning eventually becoming classic heavy metal with some distinctly Iron Maiden-inspired guitar solos. 'Raise Hell' is a new but typical B-side, typical in that it's nowhere near the quality of even the worst Anthrax A-side, ...