Anthrax - 01 - Across the river/Howling Furies (Demo)

Here is the first track of the 1982 demo by legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax. The song is called Across the River/Howling Furies. Anthrax should need no introduction. The band formed in Yonkers, NEw York in 1981, and they released this demo in 1982 and a follow up in 1983. At the time, they were a speed metal band, which would last through their first album Fistful of Metal. After that, they changed their sound to thrash metal. They become one of the big four, the best selling thrash bands of the 80s.

Line up:

Neil Turbin - Vocals
Greg Walls - Guitars (lead)
Scott Ian - Guitars (rhythm)
Dan Lilker - Bass
Greg D'Angelo - Drums

Lyrics:

Abandon all hope for those who enter
Cause there ain't too much of that down here
A clouded mist in a darkened tunnel
And twisted screams are growing near

Now you're down here, you're gonna all stay
Cause the howling furies wanna come out and play
You're headed for doom, you'd better prepare
Cause in this part of the woods almost anything's fair

You lied and cheated in your miserable life
You met your end with a butcher knife
We laughed when you died, you sit in your grave
Just waiting to turn into Satan's slave

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