Editing Among the Living (section)

===Accolades===
In several articles for the British magazine ''[[Kerrang!]]'' in 1988, journalist Don Kaye elected Anthrax in the so-called "Big Four of Thrash Metal" elite, alongside Metallica, [[Megadeth]] and [[Slayer]]. The title was accepted by the metal community and remained attached to Anthrax for the rest of their career.{{Sfn|Grow|2011}}

Martin Popoff placed ''Among the Living'' at No. 49 in his ''The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time'' book in 2004.{{Sfn|Popoff|2004}} In July 2005, ''Among the Living'' was inducted into the ''[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]'' Hall of Fame, the sixth album overall to be featured.{{Sfn|Bennett|2005}} The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'' (2006).{{Sfn|McIver|2006b|p=563}} In August 2014, ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' placed the album on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.{{Sfn|Revolver|2014}} In 2017, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Among the Living'' as 20th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'{{Sfn|Considine|2017}} On October 26, 2020, ''Kerrang!'' placed ''Among the Living'' at No. 6 in the list of "The 25 greatest thrash metal albums ever".{{Sfn|Ruskell|2020}}  Regarding singular songs, "Caught in a Mosh" is ranked No. 29 in [[VH1]]'s "40 Greatest Metal Songs."{{Sfn|VH1|n.d.(a)}}