403. Anthrax

Episode 403 is ANTHRAX.  One of the first and influential trash metal bands, although I would rank them a notch below Metallica and Slayer.  The trash and speed is fantastic, but the music can become burdened by sounding too much like hair metal (on the early albums) or banal hard rock (on the later ones), probably due to the rotation of lead vocalists.

Favorite album: Among the Living

Favorite song: Room for One More

Compared to expectations: ↓

Recommendation: it’s high caliber trash metal, but I would initiate yourself elsewhere