The Island Years

The Island Years
Live album by Anthrax
Released April 5, 1994
Recorded October 19, 1991
January 28, 1992
Genre Thrash metal
Length 69:26
Label Island
Producer Anthrax, Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson
Anthrax live chronology
The Island Years
(1994)
Music of Mass Destruction
(2004)

The Island Years is Anthrax's first full-length live album. The album was released in 1994 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island Entertainment. As it is a live album, there were no new singles.

Tracks one to eight were recorded at Irvine Meadows, California on October 19, 1991. Tracks nine to twelve were recorded at the Electric Lady Studio, on January 28, 1992.

The rendition of "Bring the Noise" on this album features both Anthrax and Public Enemy, and starts out with Flavor Flav doing most of his song "Too Much Posse", to a beat by Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante.

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Track listing

All songs written by Anthrax, except where noted.

  1. "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" – 6:59
  2. "A.I.R." – 4:35
  3. "Parasite" (Ace Frehley) – 2:52
  4. "Keep It in the Family" – 7:05
  5. "Caught in a Mosh" – 5:26
  6. "Indians" – 6:59
  7. "Antisocial" (Bernie Bonvoisin, Norbert Krief) – 6:38
  8. "Bring the Noise (Feat. Public Enemy & Flavor Flav)" (Anthrax, Carl Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler) – 7:38
  9. "I Am the Law" (Anthrax, Danny Lilker) – 6:04
  10. "Metal Thrashing Mad" (Neil Turbin, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Lilker, Charlie Benante) – 2:46
  11. "In My World" – 6:36
  12. "Now It's Dark" – 5:48

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