Release and Reception
The song was originally released on their 1980 debut, Lightning to the Nations but then also re-recorded for their second album Borrowed Time. The song also remains a live favorite and still remains in the band's setlist to this day. However, Sean Harris did get fed up with continually playing "Am I Evil?", one of the reasons he took the stage dressed as the Grim Reaper during their performance at the National Bowl.
In December 2004, "Am I Evil?" was voted the fifth best heavy metal riff.
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