Anthrax - I Am The Law

Copyright. Island. (1987)
This is only studio version of the song, there is no video filmed for this song.

Anthrax is a New York City-based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene and is notable for being the first to combine heavy metal with rap music. The band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, and is classified as one of the "big four" of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer.

Anthrax has made several appearances on television, including the programs Married... with Children, WWE Raw, NewsRadio, Cheers, and Ask Dr. Ruth among others. The band has also appeared in films such as Run Ronnie Run (performing as the fictional band Titannica) and Calendar Girls. Their song "Madhouse" was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in-game radio station V-Rock and in Guitar Hero II. The song "Now It's Dark" was also converted into simlish on the metal radio station for The Sims PC game. Their song "Caught in a Mosh" was featured in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. In 2006, guitarist Scott Ian was a cast member of VH1's reality show SuperGroup and is also featured on many other VH1 shows such as I Love the 80s and I Love the 90s.

In 1985 the band released their second studio album Spreading the Disease which had their hit "Madhouse"; and in 1987, Anthrax released their third album, Among the Living. This album began a lyrical trend that focused on movies, comic books and Stephen King novels. All these elements would for years become typical lyrical themes Anthrax fans would come to expect. "I Am the Law" is a tribute to comic book hero Judge Dredd. "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" (which, when spelled backwards, reads "nise fukin life") is about comedian John Belushi's drug addiction and death. "Indians" and the mosh pit anthem "Caught in a Mosh" are both considered Anthrax classics today. The album was dedicated to the memory of Cliff Burton. The band continued its success, sticking to the thrash metal genre of Among the Living on the album State of Euphoria. The single "Antisocial," originally by French heavy metal band Trust was a staple on MTV in regular rotation as well as on Headbangers Ball.

Anthrax was always a band prone to experimentation; in 1987, they appeared on the title track of rap group U.T.F.O.'s album Lethal. In 1991, they collaborated with pioneering rap artists Public Enemy on a joint version of PE's "Bring the Noise", although Anthrax already did a fusion of rap and heavy metal in the form of "I'm the Man" in 1987, a comedic song originally slated to be played with the Beastie Boys (although they did not actually get to play this song with Anthrax until a 1991 remake). "Bring the Noise" was a hit, and the band had a successful joint tour with Public Enemy.

About Judge Joe Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running (having been featured there since its second issue in 1977). Dredd is a law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and even execute criminals on the spot. He was created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, although editor Pat Mills also deserves some credit for his early development.

Judge Dredd is amongst Britain's best known home-grown comic book characters. So great is the character's reputation that his name is sometimes invoked over similar issues to those explored by the comic series, such as the police state, authoritarianism and the rule of law.

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[athf11]

they should use this for police sirens.

[TheAntonino99]

@MrJuninhuRG Trash????!!!!! THRASH

[laughinggravy]

Gotta love this song. Not only is it a great track, it's about a great character - THE finest character that comics have ever produced. Sly Stallone may have bought Dredd into disrepute, but Old Stoney Face still IS THE LAW.

[brownzfan10]

anyone have the solo tab for this i cant find one.

[TheMarkBullen1]

Judge Dredd plays this song when he's ridin his Motorcycle

[masterc2544]

@lankystudent be all end all from state of euphoria

[TheMetalhead124]

Dude... This is the best song I've heard :D

[MetalBoii12345]

this song makes me think of fukking pigs and i fukking hate em but this song makes em sound badass lol

[justWidle]

@Chumly409 I forgot what my original comment was but you've got a great point. ...And Justice For All was a hallmark of Thrash greatness. as was all 80's thrash. \m/

[Chumly409]

@justWidle Metallica borrowed toasters from them while starting off. And then Dave Mustaine lyrics and riffs. Justice was the last of their respectful sets because it was their own.

War? Never thought about making a song about it :p

[sofiarhcp]

I'M THE LAW!!!!\m/

[anthonydeadman]

LAAAAAAAW!!!!