January 1984 brought the debut of Anthrax — “Fistful of Metal.” Fast, loud, and absolutely relentless, this was the moment one of the Big Four of thrash stepped onto the scene and slammed the door behind them. Razor-sharp guitars, machine-gun drums, and that raw young-band intensity made this album feel dangerous in the best possible way. You can hear the 80s metal underground bursting wide open — leather jackets, taped-up boomboxes, and friends discovering heavy music one record at a time. This
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January 1984 brought the debut of Anthrax — “Fistful of Metal.” Fast, loud, and absolutely relentless, this was the moment one of the Big Four of thrash stepped onto the scene and slammed the door behind them. Razor-sharp guitars, machine-gun drums, and that raw young-band intensity made this album feel dangerous in the best possible way. You can hear the 80s metal underground bursting wide open — leather jackets, taped-up boomboxes, and friends discovering heavy music one record at a time. This
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