Anthrax "Live: The Island Years (Japan, Island Records, PHCR-1755)"

Live: 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. The album features vocalist Joey Belladonna, who had been replaced in the band two years earlier by John Bush.

Anthrax were not directly involved in the making of this album, whose release was due to remaining contractual obligations towards their previous record company, following the band's signing with Elektra. As such, the track list is cobbled from two disparate sources: the soundtrack to the band's earlier Live Noize home video, recorded at Irvine Meadows, California on October 19, 1991 (tracks one to eight), and tapes from a concert staged for college radio WSOU, recorded at the Electric Lady Studios, on January 28, 1992 (tracks nine to twelve).

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.

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)" (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, Scott Ian, Lilker) – 2:46
11. "In My World" – 6:36
12. "Now It's Dark" – 5:48

Time:  01:10:01

Issued with an 8-page fold-out booklet, an extra 16-page booklet, a sticker and OBI strip.

When the album was pressed on CD there was a mistake made with two of the tracks. On the back of the album it states that "A.I.R." is 4:35 minutes long, but it cuts out at 3:16. The album then moves onto the next track "Parasite" which is listed at 2:52 minutes long on the back of the album, but plays for 4:26. The track starts out playing the rest of "A.I.R." and then goes into "Parasite".

Recording information:

Tracks 1-8 recorded on October 19th, 1991 in Irvine Meadows, California.

Tracks 9-12 recorded on January 28th, 1992 at Electric Lady Studio, in front of an audience for Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU.