“Be All, End All” by Anthrax

"Be All, End All" comes from State of Euphoria, the fourth Anthrax album, which Megaforce and Island put out in September 1988 as the follow-up to their breakthrough, Among the Living. The writing credit is split five ways: Joey Belladonna, who sings it, Scott Ian and Dan Spitz, who play the guitars, Frank Bello on bass and Charlie Benante on drums. The surprise in the credits is a cellist, Carol Freedman, drafted into a heavy metal session.

The band produced it with Mark Dodson, whom they hired, by Ian's account, for his work with Judas Priest and Metal Church, while Alex Perialas engineered and took an associate producer credit, and Jon and Marsha Zazula served as executive producers. The album outsold Among the Living, even if the critics were cooler on it.

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