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Nearly as much as Metallica or Megadeth, Anthrax were responsible for the emergence of speed and thrash metal. Combining the speed and fury of hardcore punk with the prominent guitars and vocals of heavy metal, they helped create a new subgenre of heavy metal on their early albums. Original guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Spitz were a formidable pair, spitting out lightning-fast riffs and solos that never seemed masturbatory. Unlike Metallica or Megadeth, they had the good sense to temper their often serious music with a healthy dose of humor and realism. After their first album, Fistful of Metal, singer Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello joined the lineup. Belladonna helped take the band farther away from conventional metal clichés, and over the next five albums (with the exception of 1988's State of Euphoria, where the band sounded like it was in a creative straitjacket), Anthrax arguably became the leaders of speed metal. As the '80s became the '90s, they also began to increase their experiments with hip-hop, culminating in a tour with Public Enemy in 1991 and a joint re-recording of PE's classic "Bring the Noise."

After their peak period of the late '80s, Anthrax kicked Belladonna out of the band in 1992 and replaced him with ex-Armored Saint vocalist John Bush -- a singer who was gruffer and deeper, fitting most metal conventions perfectly. Subsequently, their sound became less unique and their audience shrank slightly as a consequence, and after signing to Elektra for 1993's Sound of White Noise, the group left the label after just one more album, 1995's Stomp 442. At that point, Anthrax -- now a four-piece consisting of Ian, Bush, Bello, and drummer Charlie Benante -- built their own studio in Yonkers, New York, and after a three-year hiatus returned with their Ignition label debut, Volume 8: The Threat Is Real. Anthrax's very first "hits" collection was released in 1999; titled Return of the Killer A's: The Best Of, it was also their first release for the Beyond label. The album included a cover of "Ball of Confusion," which featured a duet between current frontman Bush and former vocalist Belladonna. A proposed tour that was to include both vocalists was announced, but on the eve of its launch, Belladonna pulled out, reportedly for monetary reasons. The tour carried on, as Anthrax signed on to participate in a package tour during the summer of 2000 with Mötley Crüe and Megadeth, but left the tour after only playing a handful of dates.

Anthrax appeared on the Twisted Sister tribute album Twisted Forever in 2001 (covering the track "Destroyer"), and began recording their next album the same year. In addition, guitarist Ian found time to regularly host the metal television program Rock Show on VH1, plus he appeared as part of the fictional metal band Titannica in the film Run, Ronnie, Run. VH1 programming heads eventually replaced Ian with Sebastian Bach, but the band was ready to head back into the studio anyway. New guitarist Rob Caggiano joined in the spring of 2002, just in time for the recording. A year later, Anthrax made their Sanctuary debut with We've Come for You All. The band's dynamic hadn't changed, and touring in support of that album was met with overwhelming success. The CD/DVD set Music of Mass Destruction: Live in Chicago, which arrived in spring 2004, celebrated Anthrax's two decades in the business. Then, in 2005, Anthrax's entire original lineup of Ian, Spitz, Belladonna, Benante, and Bello reunited for a tour and the CD/DVD retrospective Anthrology: No Hit Wonders 1985-1991. Anthrax also issued Alive 2, recorded during their summer 2005 reunion tour. In 2007, Dan Nelson, formerly of the group Devilsize, took over vocal duties. The band announced the return of vocalist John Bush in 2009, though the stint was never deemed permanent. The vocal pendulum shifted again the following year with an announcement that Belladonna was returning to the fold for future shows, as well as the beginning of work on a new Anthrax album. The resulting Worship Music, the band’s tenth studio album, and the first to feature original material since 2003’s We’ve Come for You All, was released on September 13, 2011. Worship Music was a strong comeback that earned the group a Grammy nomination, and Anthrax followed it up with some dumb fun, in the form of an 2013 EP of '70s classic rock covers, titled Anthems. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato, Rovi

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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Pre Show Rituals with Scott Ian and Jack Russell
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  • Behind The Music: Remastered
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    Guitarist Scott Ian of the band Anthrax and recording artist Flava flav of the group Public Enemy performs on stage at the "Rock The Bells" tour on Randall's Island on July 28, 2007 in New York City.
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Tour Dates

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  • May 31 Friday
    Liverpool, UK O2 Academy Liverpool
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  • May 31 Friday
    Madrid, Spain Auditorio Miguel Rios De Vaciamadrid
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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    Barcelona, Spain Parc del Fòrum
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  • Jun 10 Monday
    Bournemouth, UK O2 Academy Bournemouth
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  • Jun 14 Friday
    Montebello, QC, Canada Montebello Marina
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Oshkosh, WI, US Ford Festival Park
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  • Jul 24 Wednesday
    Bucharest, Romania Piața Constituției
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Istanbul, Turkey BJK Inonü Stadium
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  • Jul 30 Tuesday
    Budapest, Hungary Unknown venue
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    Zagreb, Croatia Unknown venue
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Wacken, Germany Wacken Open Air
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    Kostrzyn, Poland Unknown venue
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    Aarhus, Denmark VoxHall
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  • Aug 5 Monday
    Leipzig, Germany Hellraiser-leipzig
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  • Aug 7 Wednesday
    Walton-on-trent, UK Unknown venue
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    Jaroměř, Czech Republic Vojenská pevnost Josefov
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    Porrentruy, Switzerland Unknown venue
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    Knokke Heist, Belgium Unknown venue
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  • Aug 13 Tuesday
    Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel Unknown venue
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Dinkelsbuhl, Germany Flugplatz
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Colmar, France Messegelände-festivaltheater
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    Colmar, France Unknown venue
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  • Aug 17 Saturday
    Hamburg, Germany Großmarkt
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  • Aug 18 Sunday
    Herford, Germany X [eks]
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  • Sep 13 Friday
    Devore, CA, US San Manuel Amphitheater
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Discography

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  • Anthems (2013)
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    Anthems (2013)
  • Liquid Land LP (2012)
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    Liquid Land LP (2012)
    Histeria Records
  • Worship Music (2011)
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    Worship Music (2011)
    Megaforce
  • Feel The Noize Unauthorized (2009)
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    Feel The Noize Unauthorized (2009)
    MVD
  • Alive 2: The Music (2005)
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    Alive 2: The Music (2005)
    Sanctuary
  • Music of Mass Destruction: Live from Chicago (2004)
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    Music of Mass Destruction: Live from Chicago (2004)
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  • We've Come for You All (2003)
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    We've Come for You All (2003)
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  • Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998)
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    Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998)
    Victor Records
  • Stomp 442 (1995)
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  • Sound of White Noise (1993)
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