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Woonplaats
Queens, NY, United States
Gevormd
1981
Genre
Metal
Anthrax founder Scott Ian became obsessed with heavy metal after hearing Kiss’ “Rock and Roll All Nite” playing in his parents’ station wagon.
∙ Their debut single, the underground hit “Soldiers of Metal,” was recorded with Manowar guitarist Ross “The Boss” Friedman.
∙ The term “thrash metal” originated in a review of the Anthrax track “Metal Thrashing Mad.”
∙ In 1987, Anthrax released their breakthrough LP, Among the Living, their first of four consecutive Gold albums.
∙ Their single “I’m the Man” is one of the first rap-metal songs, featuring samples of Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, and Metallica.
∙ Anthrax’s collaboration with Chuck D on “Bring the Noise” brought rap-metal to the mainstream and led to a coheadlining tour with Public Enemy.
∙ In 1992, they appeared in an episode of Married... with Children, titled “My Dinner with Anthrax.”
∙ Their album Sound of White Noise contains “Only,” which Metallica frontman James Hetfield once called the “perfect song.”
∙ Anthrax and longtime singer Joey Belladonna reunited in 2010 to play seven festival shows with fellow thrash-metal icons Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth.
∙ They have been nominated for six Grammy Awards, including one every year between 2012-14.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van Anthrax zijn onder andere Aerosmith, The Misfits, Kiss en meer.
Beïnvloed door AnthraxAnthrax heeft de muziek van Limp Bizkit, Sevendust, Killswitch Engage en meer beïnvloed.
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