Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released 9 studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene. When thrash metal began to gain a major following in the mid-to-late 1980s, Anthrax were dubbed one of the "big four" of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer.
Anthrax was formed in mid-1981 by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker. The band was named after the disease the two saw listed in a biology textbook, using it because it sounded "sufficiently evil".[1] The initial line-up of Anthrax was rounded out by drummer Dave Weiss and bassist Kenny Kushner.
Kushner was soon deemed inadequate for the band's needs and was replaced very early by bassist Paul Kahn, who also was quickly ousted. Lilker chose to take over on bass and Greg Walls joined as lead guitarist. Drummer Dave Weiss was replaced by Greg D'Angelo early on as well. The vocalist position was temporarily filled by the band's roadie John Connelly (who later went on to form the band Nuclear Assault with Dan Lilker), Scott Ian's younger brother Jason Rosenfeld, and Tommy Wise within a short period of time before the band finally settled on vocalist Neil Turbin in late August 1982. A steady lineup was finally in place.
In early 2010 Joey Belladonna returned to Anthrax for the shows in summer of 2010 as well as committing to a new album.
Anthrax, along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth performed on the same bill for the first time on June 16, 2010 at Bemowo Airport (Warsaw, Poland). It was the first performance of that bands played as a part of Sonisphere Festival series.The show in Sofia , Bulgaria on June 22, 2010 was sent via satellite in HD to cinemas and later released on DVD and Blu-Ray. They also went on to play in Bucharest, Romania (June 26, 2010) and then in Istanbul, Turkey (June 27, 2010), Stockholm, Sweden (August 7, 2010), and last in Pori, Finland (August 8, 2010) also as part of the Sonisphere Festival.
Ian reported, on 8 December 2010, that the band had almost completed their new album stating: “We’re almost ready to go, eight things are recorded and we’ve only got to go back and re-record two or three things. And Joey’s singing on all of it.”
On December 13, 2010, it was announced that Anthrax will perform as part of The Big 4 at Sonisphere 2011, Knebworth, England (July 8, 2011). This will be the first time that The Big Four perform together in the UK.
A number of Anthrax albums have featured guests, most notably Dimebag Darrell, who appeared on "King Size" and "Riding Shotgun" from Stomp 442; "Inside Out" and "Born Again Idiot" from Volume 8: The Threat Is Real; and "Strap It On" and "Cadillac Rock Box" from We've Come for You All. Vocalist Roger Daltrey of The Who has also appeared on the band's We've Come for You All disc, providing backing vocals for "Taking the Music Back". Phil Anselmo of Pantera appears on Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, on the song "Killing Box." Public Enemy worked with Anthrax on a metal version of "Bring the Noise" from Public Enemy's album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back".
Band members
Scott Ian – rhythm guitars, lead guitar, backing vocals (1981–present)
Charlie Benante – drums, percussion (1983–present)
Joey Belladonna – lead vocals (1984–1992, 2005–2007, 2010–present)
Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals (1984–2004, 2005-present)
Rob Caggiano – lead guitars, rhythm guitar (2001–2005, 2007–present)
Discography
Fistful of Metal (1984)
Spreading the Disease (1985)
Among the Living (1987)
State of Euphoria (1988)
Persistence of Time (1990)
Sound of White Noise (1993)
Stomp 442 (1995)
Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998)
We've Come for You All (2003)
Anthrax was formed in mid-1981 by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker. The band was named after the disease the two saw listed in a biology textbook, using it because it sounded "sufficiently evil".[1] The initial line-up of Anthrax was rounded out by drummer Dave Weiss and bassist Kenny Kushner.
Kushner was soon deemed inadequate for the band's needs and was replaced very early by bassist Paul Kahn, who also was quickly ousted. Lilker chose to take over on bass and Greg Walls joined as lead guitarist. Drummer Dave Weiss was replaced by Greg D'Angelo early on as well. The vocalist position was temporarily filled by the band's roadie John Connelly (who later went on to form the band Nuclear Assault with Dan Lilker), Scott Ian's younger brother Jason Rosenfeld, and Tommy Wise within a short period of time before the band finally settled on vocalist Neil Turbin in late August 1982. A steady lineup was finally in place.
In early 2010 Joey Belladonna returned to Anthrax for the shows in summer of 2010 as well as committing to a new album.
Anthrax, along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth performed on the same bill for the first time on June 16, 2010 at Bemowo Airport (Warsaw, Poland). It was the first performance of that bands played as a part of Sonisphere Festival series.The show in Sofia , Bulgaria on June 22, 2010 was sent via satellite in HD to cinemas and later released on DVD and Blu-Ray. They also went on to play in Bucharest, Romania (June 26, 2010) and then in Istanbul, Turkey (June 27, 2010), Stockholm, Sweden (August 7, 2010), and last in Pori, Finland (August 8, 2010) also as part of the Sonisphere Festival.
Ian reported, on 8 December 2010, that the band had almost completed their new album stating: “We’re almost ready to go, eight things are recorded and we’ve only got to go back and re-record two or three things. And Joey’s singing on all of it.”
On December 13, 2010, it was announced that Anthrax will perform as part of The Big 4 at Sonisphere 2011, Knebworth, England (July 8, 2011). This will be the first time that The Big Four perform together in the UK.
A number of Anthrax albums have featured guests, most notably Dimebag Darrell, who appeared on "King Size" and "Riding Shotgun" from Stomp 442; "Inside Out" and "Born Again Idiot" from Volume 8: The Threat Is Real; and "Strap It On" and "Cadillac Rock Box" from We've Come for You All. Vocalist Roger Daltrey of The Who has also appeared on the band's We've Come for You All disc, providing backing vocals for "Taking the Music Back". Phil Anselmo of Pantera appears on Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, on the song "Killing Box." Public Enemy worked with Anthrax on a metal version of "Bring the Noise" from Public Enemy's album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back".
Band members
Scott Ian – rhythm guitars, lead guitar, backing vocals (1981–present)
Charlie Benante – drums, percussion (1983–present)
Joey Belladonna – lead vocals (1984–1992, 2005–2007, 2010–present)
Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals (1984–2004, 2005-present)
Rob Caggiano – lead guitars, rhythm guitar (2001–2005, 2007–present)
Discography
Fistful of Metal (1984)
Spreading the Disease (1985)
Among the Living (1987)
State of Euphoria (1988)
Persistence of Time (1990)
Sound of White Noise (1993)
Stomp 442 (1995)
Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998)
We've Come for You All (2003)
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Website: www.anthrax.com/
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