Anthrax (U.K.) - Capitalism Is Cannibalism - 12" EP

12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered

“Capitalism is Cannibalism” is the 1982 release from the British anarcho-punk band Anthrax. Regarded as the bands defining moment,Anthrax were an English anarcho-punk band formed in Gravesend, Kent, in 1980. They recorded their first demo in 1981 and went on to release two 7” EPs on Crass Records and Small Wonder Records. They appeared on compilations released by Crass Records, Mortarhate Records and Fightback Records. They toured outside the UK twice in the Netherlands with Dutch band The Ex. In 2007, the Penny Rimbaud tells us; “Anthrax were a ‘south of the river’ band, hailing from what was then the industrial wastelands that fringed the Thames prior to gentrification. In a world that put profit before people, Anthrax chose to challenge that conceit with fast, raw outcries of indignation. Yeah, well who said so? Anthrax did, and they did it loud and proud against the horrific complacency of the mainstream. Capitalism Is Cannibalism? Yup, and the pots are on the boil; make mine rare. It was happening then, and it’s happening now, but beware, capitalism’s avid persistence is the very nature of our resistance. Wealth is a ghetto. Babylon will fall. The future is ours if we only dare take it.”

Tracks
1 Capitalism Is Cannibalism
2 Violence Is Violence
3 Prime to Pension
4 All Things Bright and Beautiful