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''Speak English or Die'' is the debut studio album by the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.), released in December 1985. After Anthrax finished recording ''Spreading the Disease'', there was still some studio time left, so members Scott Ian and Charlie Benante called some friends, practiced some songs, and recorded it all within a week. The album was re-released by Megaforce in August 1995 and a platinum edition of the album was released in February 2000. ''Speak English or Die'' has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.〔http://www.megaforcerecords.com/store/product.php?productid=16155〕 The album had some controversy due to the politically incorrect lyrics. Dan Lilker stated, "The lyrics were never intended to be serious, just to piss people off."〔 〕 Parts of the songs, "March of the S.O.D." and "Sargent D and the S.O.D.", were used for commercial breaks of MTV's ''Headbanger's Ball'' in the early 1990s. ==Reception== ''Speak English or Die'' was well received and is considered one of the greatest and most influential crossover thrash albums of all time.〔http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=alltime&genre_include=1&genres=Crossover+Thrash&include_child_genres=t&include=both&limit=none&countries=〕 Allmusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and said, "S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal". In August 2014, ''Revolver'' placed ''Speak English or Die'' on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Speak English or Die」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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