

Any Anthrax anthology worth its salt has to capture their stylistic diversity. No Hit Wonders shows just how ridiculously eclectic the thrashers are: The main thrust of their attack marries twisted humor and antiestablishment venom to precise riffs and breakneck tempos (“Among the Living”), but they also explore traditional heavy metal, lacing it with blazing fretwork and Joey Belladonna’s piercing notes (“Lone Justice”). Meanwhile, their thick, power-chord-dominated jams downshift into an early form of groove metal (“Belly of the Beast”).