State of Euphoria

State of Euphoria
Studio album by Anthrax
Released	September 19, 1988
Recorded	April-June 1988
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	52:35
Label	Island
Producer	Anthrax, Mark Dodson
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Anthrax chronology
Among the Living (1987) State of Euphoria (1988) Persistence of Time (1990)

State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in September of 1988 by Megaforce Worldwide/Island Entertainment.

Album information

The band and Mark Dodson 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's Billboard 200 chart and the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

The song "Misery Loves Company" was based on the Stephen King novel Misery.

The song "Now It's Dark" was made into simlish for the radio on the The Sims PC game. The song was 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.

The back cover of the album contains a parody picture of the band drawn by Mort Drucker, a caricaturist best known for his artwork in Mad Magazine.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anthrax except "Antisocial" by Bernie Bonvoisin and Norbert Krief. 

Personnel

• Joey Belladonna – Vocals
• Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar
• Dan Spitz – Lead guitar
• Frank Bello – Bass guitar
• Charlie Benante – Drums
• Anthrax – Producer
• Mark Dodson – Producer
• Carol Freedman – Cello
• Alex Perialas – Engineer, Associate Producer
• Jon Zazula – Executive Producer
• Marsha Zazula – Executive Producer
• Bridget Daly – Assistant Engineer
• Don Brautigam – Artwork
• Gene Ambo – Photography
• Mort Drucker – Artwork
• Paul Speck – Assistant Engineer