“Capitalism is Cannibalism” is the 1982 release from the British anarcho-punk band Anthrax. Regarded as the bands defining moment, the LP reached #9 on the British Indie Hit List upon release.

“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,

ANTHRAX / CAPITALISM IS CANNIBALISM