Anthrax (American baund)

Anthrax is an American hivy metal baund frae New York Ceety, formed in 1981. The baund wis ane o the maist popular o the 1980s thrash metal scene. When thrash metal began tae gain a major followin in the mid-tae-late 1980s, Anthrax wur dubbed ane o the "big fower" o thrash metal alangside Metallica, Megadeth, an Slayer.

Band members

Current

• Scott Ian – rhythm guitars, backin vocals (1981–present)
• Charlie Benante – drums, percussion (1983–present)
• Joey Belladonna - lead vocals (1984–1992, 2005–2007, 2010–present)
• Frank Bello – bass, backin vocals (1984–2004, 2005–present)
• Rob Caggiano – lead guitars (2001–2005, 2007–present)

Umwhile

Lead vocals

• John Connelly (1981)
• Dirk Kennedy (1981)
• Jason Rosenfeld (1981–1982)
• Neil Turbin (1982–1984)
• Matt Fallon (1984)
• John Bush (1992–2005, 2009–2010)
• Dan Nelson (2007–2009)

Drums

• Dave Weiss (1981)
• Greg D'Angelo (1981–1983)

Lead guitars

• Danny Lilker (1981)
• Greg Walls (1981–1983)
• Bob Berry (1983)
• Dan Spitz (1983–1995, 2005–2007)
• Paul Crook (1995–2001)
• Dave "The Snake" Sabo (2000)

Bass

• Kenny Kushner – bass (1981)
• Paul Kahn – bass (1981)
• Danny Lilker (1981–1984)
• Joey Vera (2004–2005)

Discography

Main airticle: Anthrax 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)

External links

• Offeecial website
• Interview wi Dan Nelson an Joey Z Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine