AMONG THE LIVING anyone?

Vocal minority but my favorite Anthrax album is Fistful of Metal. Awesome Speed/Power Metal record. Sadly, it gets overlooked by a lot of the "True Metal" guys that like similar sounding bands like Savage Grace and Agent Steel.
 
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ZEN Amps said:
The gain yeah, but the tightness is very un-Marshally even with outboard EQ.

It is confirmed 800's? I'm wondering if there's some MarkII or III in there, sure as hell sounds like it.
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Ian is one of the most famous metal users of an 800 in the 80’s. It was well documented that whole time. In my experience they have no issue being that tight. 100’s of metal albums from then would say the same.
 
skoora said:
Ian is one of the most famous metal users of an 800 in the 80’s. It was well documented that whole time. In my experience they have no issue being that tight. 100’s of metal albums from then would say the same.
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As confirmed by Scott Ian himself (see post #28), the TC Distortion/Booster pedal had something to do with that as well, both in goosing up the input and for added tightness.
 
Speeddemon said:
As confirmed by Scott Ian himself (see post #28), the TC Distortion/Booster pedal had something to do with that as well, both in goosing up the input and for added tightness.
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Yeah makes sense. Presumably some post EQ by the recording or mixing engineer too - great tones.
 
I remember seeing the ad in Thrasher magazine. Went out and bought it. Their best work in my opinion
 
Listen to "Keep it in the Family" to hear some good chug.

One band i want to see but need Charlie to leave the Pantera tour for that to happen.
 
Speeddemon said:
As confirmed by Scott Ian himself (see post #28), the TC Distortion/Booster pedal had something to do with that as well, both in goosing up the input and for added tightness.
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If you turn the bass all the way down on those types of pedals, it gets super tight and clanky.
 
Shask said:
If you turn the bass all the way down on those types of pedals, it gets super tight and clanky.
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Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, that's how one of Fortin's 1-knob boost pedals is based; the TC Preamp, but with bass pre-set to 0.
That's too clanky for my taste though.
 
Speeddemon said:
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, that's how one of Fortin's 1-knob boost pedals is based; the TC Preamp, but with bass pre-set to 0.
That's too clanky for my taste though.
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Yeah, the Fortin Grind is basically the TC Integrated Pre with the bass at -10, and the treble about 1. This TC Booster is very similar to the Integrated Pre, so very similar idea.
 
Speeddemon said:
As confirmed by Scott Ian himself (see post #28), the TC Distortion/Booster pedal had something to do with that as well, both in goosing up the input and for added tightness.
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His main Marshall was also modded at some point, but I'm not sure when. Steven Fryette put it back to stock during the recording for Worship Music.
 
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