The Greater of Two Evils
| The Greater of Two Evils | ||||
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Cover art by Shepard Fairey | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January 24–25, 2004 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 73:04 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary, Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Anthrax | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| musicOMH | favorable |
The Greater of Two Evils is an album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in November 2004 via Sanctuary.
The album is made up of 14 songs from the band's early era that were first released between 1983 and 1990. These tracks were re-recorded by Anthrax's 2004 lineup, with vocalist John Bush recording new versions of songs originally sung by Neil Turbin and Joey Belladonna. The final track listing was decided by a vote on the band's website. The track list was then recorded by the band "live" in the studio over two days. The album was originally going to be named "Metallum Maximum Aeturnum", with possible plans to change it to "Old School, New School, Our School: Metallum Maximum Aeturnum" or "Metal Thrashing Mad: Metallum Maximum Aeturnum". The album sleeve features liner notes by comedian and Anthrax fan Brian Posehn.
The album did not chart in the US, selling 3,421 copies in its first week.
Greater of Two Evils is the final full-length Anthrax release prior to the band's reunion with Belladonna and guitarist Dan Spitz.