State of Euphoria 146727 224172746 2008-07-07T17:32:17Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = State of Euphoria | Type = studio | Artist = [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] | Cover = AnthraxStateOfEuphoria Improved.jpg | Released = [[September 18]], [[1988]] | Recorded = [[April 1988|April]]-[[June 1988]] | Genre = [[Thrash metal]] | Length = 52:35 | Label = [[Island Records|Island]] | Producer = [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]], [[Mark Dodson]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:i2jm7iajg71r link] | Last album = ''[[I'm the Man]]'' <br /> (1987) | This album = '''''State of Euphoria''''' <br /> (1988) | Next album = ''[[Penikufesin|Penikufesin (EP)]]'' <br /> (1989)}} '''''State of Euphoria''''' is the fourth [[studio]] [[album]] by the [[thrash metal]] band [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]. It was released in September of [[1988 in music|1988]] by [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce Worldwide]]/[[Island Records|Island Entertainment]]. ==Album information== The band and [[Mark Dodson]] [[record producer|produced]] and [[Alex Perialas]] engineered the album. Except for a few classic tracks, including "Antisocial" and "Be All, End All", the critical reception was lukewarm; it failed to live up to the expectations set by the band's previous album, ''[[Among the Living]]''. ''State of Euphoria'' hit #30 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'s [[Billboard 200]] chart and the album was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] The song, "Now It's Dark," was made into [[simlish]] for the radio on the [[The Sims]] PC game. The song, "Now It's Dark", appears to be inspired by the [[David Lynch]] film ''[[Blue Velvet]]'', specifically the behavior of the sexually depraved, self-asphyxiating, murderous sociopath [[Frank Booth]], as played by [[Dennis Hopper]]. ==Track listing== # "Be All, End All" ([[Joey Belladonna]], [[Dan Spitz]], [[Scott Ian]], [[Frank Bello]], [[Charlie Benante]]) – 6:22 # "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:13 # "Make Me Laugh" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:41 # "[[Antisocial (song)|Antisocial]]" ([[Bernie Bonvoisin]], [[Norbert Krief]]) – 4:27 #*[[Trust (band)|Trust]] cover # "Who Cares Wins" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 7:35 # "Now It's Dark" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:34 # "Schism" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:27 # "Misery Loves Company" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:40 # "13" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 0:49 # "Finale" (Belladonna, Spitz, Ian, Bello, Benante) – 5:47 == Credits == * [[Joey Belladonna]] – [[Singer|Vocals]] * [[Scott Ian]] – [[Rhythm guitar]] * [[Dan Spitz]] – [[Lead guitar]] * [[Frank Bello]] – [[Bass guitar]] * [[Charlie Benante]] – [[Drum kit|Drums]] * [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] – [[Record producer|Producer]] * Mark Dodson – Producer * Carol Freedman – [[Cello]] * Alex Perialas – [[Audio engineering|Engineer]], [[Record producer|Associate Producer]] * Jon Zazula – [[Record producer|Executive Producer]] * Marsha Zazula – Executive Producer * Bridget Daly – Assistant Engineer * Don Brautigam – [[Album cover|Artwork]] * Gene Ambo – [[Photography]] * Mort Drucker – Artwork * Paul Speck – [[Audio engineering|Assistant Engineer]] {{Anthrax}} [[Category:Anthrax albums]] [[Category:Thrash metal albums]] [[Category:1988 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Mark Dodson]] [[it:State of Euphoria]] [[pl:State of Euphoria]] [[pt:State of Euphoria]] [[fi:State of Euphoria]] [[sv:State of Euphoria]]