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Anthrax
Anthrax came up in New York in the early 1980s and became one of the defining American thrash metal bands, counted alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. Their take on the style was fast and riff-driven but loose and funny too, and their collaboration with Public Enemy on "Bring the Noise" in 1991 helped kick open the door between metal and hip-hop. Songs like "Madhouse," "Caught in a Mosh," and "Indians" still hold up as some of the most energetic metal of their era.
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Among the Living (1987). Their third album is the one where everything clicked: tight, furious songs with a real sense of humour underneath. It has "Caught in a Mosh," "Indians," and the title track, all in one place.
Biography
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group is considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene from the 1980s and is part of the "Big Four" of the genre, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer. They were also one of the first thrash metal bands (along with Overkill and Nuclear Assault) to emerge from the East Coast. The band's current lineup consists of Scott Ian, drummer Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello, vocalist Joey Belladonna and lead guitarist Jonathan Donais. Anthrax's lineup has changed numerous times over their career, leaving Ian as the only constant member of the band. Ian and Benante (who replaced one-time drummer Greg D'Angelo in 1983) are the only two members to appear on all of Anthrax's albums, while Bello has been a member of Anthrax since 1984, replacing Lilker.
After cycling through a number of members, Anthrax released their debut album, Fistful of Metal (1984), with singer Neil Turbin. Turbin was replaced by Joey Belladonna later that year, stabilizing the band's lineup.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2026The Story of ChronEP
- 2026Cursum perficioAlbum
- 2016For All KingsAlbum
- 2013AnthemsEP
- 2011Worship MusicAlbum
- 2004The Greater of Two EvilsAlbum
- 2003Summer 2003 EPEP
- 2003We’ve Come for You AllAlbum
- 1999Inside OutEP
- 1998Volume 8: The Threat Is RealAlbum
- 1995Stomp 442Album
- 1990Persistence of TimeAlbum
- 1990Sound of White NoiseAlbum
- 1989PenikufesinEP
- 1988State of EuphoriaAlbum
- 1987Among the LivingAlbum
- 1987I’m the ManEP
- 1985Spreading the DiseaseAlbum
- 1985Armed and DangerousEP
- 1984Fistful of MetalAlbum
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