Editing State of Euphoria

{{Infobox album
| name       = State of Euphoria
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]
| cover      = AnthraxStateOfEuphoria Improved.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = September 19, 1988
| recorded   = April–June 1988
| studio     = Quadradial Studios ([[Miami, Florida]])
| genre      = [[Thrash metal]]
| length     = 52:47
| label      = [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce]], [[Island Records|Island]]
| producer   = [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]], [[Alex Perialas]], [[Jon Zazula]], Marsha Zazula
| prev_title = [[Among the Living]]
| prev_year  = 1987
| next_title = [[Persistence of Time]]
| next_year  = 1990
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = State of Euphoria
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Make Me Laugh
 | single1date = 1988
 | single2     = [[Antisocial (Trust song)#Anthrax version|Antisocial]]
 | single2date = March 6, 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Anthrax/Anti-Social/7583|title = Anthrax - Anti-Social - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}}</ref><ref name=metallipromo>{{cite web|title=Anthrax ('82 - '89)|url=http://metallipromo.com/anthrax.html|publisher=metallipromo.com|access-date=December 27, 2015}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''State of Euphoria''''' is the fourth studio album by the American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]. It was released on September 19, 1988, through [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce]]/[[Island Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Anthrax-State-Of-Euphoria/master/42934|title=Anthrax - State Of Euphoria|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref> The album was the follow-up to the band's breakthrough album, ''[[Among the Living]]'', and proved to be even more commercially successful, but less critically successful. 

==Background and Music==
''State of Euphoria'' was [[record producer|produced]] by Anthrax and [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]], with [[Alex Perialas]] engineering. Guitarist [[Scott Ian]] has been quoted as saying that the band hired Dodson to produce this album because of his work with [[Judas Priest]] and [[Metal Church]].<ref>Scott Ian and Jon Weiderhorn (2014). I'm the Man: The Story of that Guy from Anthrax. Da Capo Press, p. 136</ref>

The song "Misery Loves Company" is based on the [[Stephen King]] novel ''[[Misery (novel)|Misery]]'', while "Now It's Dark" was inspired by the [[David Lynch]] film ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'', specifically the behavior of the sexually depraved, self-asphyxiating, murderous sociopath [[Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)|Frank Booth]], as played by [[Dennis Hopper]]. The song "Make Me Laugh" is critical of [[The PTL Club|Jim and Tammy Fae Bakker]] and [[televangelism]] in general, a popular target of [[thrash metal]] bands of that period. The song specifically mentioned minutiae such as the air-conditioned doghouse and Christian amusement park. The majority of the album's music was composed by drummer [[Charlie Benante]] while lyrics were composed by rhythm guitarist [[Scott Ian]].

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 the magazine ''[[Mad Magazine|Mad]]''.
==Release==
The album was released on September 19, 1988. It proved to be even more commercially successful than its predecessor, [[Among the Living]], reaching No. 30 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart in late 1988 and was the first time the band charted in Australia and Canada. It was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] on February 8, 1989.<ref name="RIAAgold">{{cite web
|url= https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Among%20the%20Living&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title= RIAA Gold and Platinum Search Results|access-date= 2008-03-31|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref> The songs "Who Cares Wins", dealing with the plight of [[Homelessness|the homeless]], and "[[Antisocial (Trust song)|Antisocial]]" (a cover of the song by the French band [[Trust (French band)|Trust]]) were released as singles with accompanying [[music video]]s.

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Anthrax: State of Euphoria|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=state-of-euphoria-mw0000197639|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Martin Popoff|Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal]]''
|rev2Score = 7/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | page= 24}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=2011|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|page=2006|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|edition=5th}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Metal Forces]]''
|rev4score = 10/10<ref name="Metal Forces">{{cite journal|last=Arnold|first=Neil|title=Anthrax: State of Euphoria|journal=[[Metal Forces]]|year=1988|issue=31|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-anthrax-state-of-euphoria/|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="New RS">{{cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|title=[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|date=2004|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/20 20]}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

Critical reception for the album was lukewarm upon its release. The album failed to live up to the expectations,  set by the band's previous releases, ''[[Spreading the Disease]]'', ''[[Among the Living]]'' and the ''[[I'm the Man (EP)|I'm the Man]]'' [[Extended play|EP]].

Aside from "Be All, End All" and "Antisocial", most of the songs on ''State of Euphoria'' have not appeared on the band's live setlists since the album's accompanying tour in 1988–1989. The only songs from this album that have never been played live at least once are "Schism", "Misery Loves Company" and "13". The members of Anthrax have since spoken about their mixed opinions on ''State of Euphoria'', and drummer [[Charlie Benante]] has been quoted as saying that the band feels the album was not finished properly.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANTHRAX: 'State Of Euphoria' 30th-Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Details Revealed|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anthrax-complete-state-of-euphoria-30th-anniversary-deluxe-reissue-details-revealed/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=30 August 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE On 'State Of Euphoria' Album: 'All Of Us In The Band Felt That It Was Not Finished'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anthraxs-charlie-benante-on-state-of-euphoria-album-all-of-us-in-the-band-felt-that-it-was-not-finished/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=20 September 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Touring and promotion==
Anthrax spent nearly a year touring in support of ''State of Euphoria''. Prior to the album's release, the band supported [[Iron Maiden]] on their [[Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour]] in Europe, and opened for [[Ozzy Osbourne]] on his ''[[No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' tour in the United States from November 1988 to January 1989. The band also opened for [[Metallica]] on their [[Damaged Justice]] tour.<ref name=metallipromo/>

Anthrax continued touring in 1989, playing six shows in the UK with [[Living Colour]] in March, and headlining the [[Headbangers Ball Tour]] (with support from [[Helloween]] and [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]) in April–May. Following the Headbangers Ball tour, Anthrax toured Europe with [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[King's X]] and [[M.O.D.]], which took place in June–July 1989.<ref name=metallipromo/>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], except "[[Antisocial (Trust song)|Antisocial]]" by [[Bernie Bonvoisin]] and [[Norbert Krief]]
| title1 = Be All, End All
| length1 = 6:22
| title2 = Out of Sight, Out of Mind
| length2 = 5:13
| title3 = Make Me Laugh
| length3 = 5:41
| title4 = [[Antisocial (Trust song)#Anthrax version|Antisocial]]
| note4 = <small>[[Trust (French band)|Trust]] cover</small>
| length4 = 4:27
| title5 = Who Cares Wins
| length5 = 7:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Now It's Dark
| length6 = 5:34
| title7 = Schism
| length7 = 5:27
| title8 = Misery Loves Company
| length8 = 5:40
| title9 = 13
| length9 = 0:49
| title10 = Fīnalē
| length10 = 5:47
| total_length = 52:47
}}

==Personnel==
;Band members
* [[Joey Belladonna]] – lead vocals
* [[Dan Spitz]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Scott Ian]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* [[Frank Bello]] – bass, backing vocals
* [[Charlie Benante]] – drums

;Additional musicians
* Carol Freedman – [[cello]]

;Production
* Anthrax and [[Mark Dodson (record producer)|Mark Dodson]] – [[Record producer|production]]
* [[Alex Perialas]] – [[Audio engineering|engineering]], associate production
* Bridget Daly,  Paul Speck – assistant engineering
* [[Jon Zazula]] and Marsha Zazula – executive production
* Don Brautigam, [[Mort Drucker]] – [[Album cover|artwork]]
* Gene Ambo – [[photography]]

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Chart (1988-1989)
! scope="col" |Peak
position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/3NOGOHe.png|title=Chartifacts – Week Ending September 2 1990 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 34)|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]])|access-date=October 24, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|82
|-
{{album chart|Canada|87|chartid=8686|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|57|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 4
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|15|id=776|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|17|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|21|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|20|artist=Anthrax|album=State of Euphoria|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|12|date=19880918|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|30|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Chart (2018)
! scope="col" |Peak
position
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|100|date=20181026|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|22|artist=Anthrax|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 16/2024) |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426180719/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]}}</ref>
| 59
|}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Anthrax|title=State of Euphoria|award=Gold|relyear=1988}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Anthrax|title=State of Euphoria|award=Silver|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|id=6259-2137-2}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=State of Euphoria|artist=Anthrax|type=album|relyear=1988|region=United States|award=Gold}}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Discogs master|type=album|42934|name=State of Euphoria}}

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