Anthrax

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“What is i-”

~ You on Anthrax

“CAUGHT IN A MOSH!!!”

~ Joey Belladonna, answering the same question he's heard a million times before.

Anthrax with an unidentified rapper.

Anthrax was an American heavy metal band in the eighties and early nineties. Although Anthrax were best known for their fashion sense, they were also notable for repeatedly stealing lyrics from local rap artists and recording them without their consent. They, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, were part of what came to be known as the "big four" bands responsible for the demise of thrash metal.

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[edit] Early years

Anthrax was formed in 1981 by Scott Ian, Danny Lilker and Dave Mustaine (Dave Mustaine left the band shortly thereafter to enter rehab). They took the name Anthrax because "It's our favorite disease. Also, The Boston Philharmonic was already taken". ^[1] Scott and Danny also recruited Neil Turbin for vocals, Dan Spitz on guitar and Charlie Benante on drums. Neil Turbin sang with the band until 1984 when it was discovered he had been stealing spare change out of the band's gas money jar. He was promptly fired and replaced with the band's part time accountant, Joey Belladonna. Danny Lilker left shortly after to pursue a career in hand modeling and was replaced by Frank Bello, a notable street mime.

[edit] General

Anthrax recorded several popular albums in the 1980s and early 1990s. Their success was cut short with the advent of grunge, a style of music favored by the burgeoning MTV generation, who unfortunately didn't have the attention span for songs over three minutes long. While the two musical styles were wildly dissimilar, the aesthetics of grunge were largely a rip-off of Anthrax's trademark colorful shorts and t-shirts. Scott Ian went on to sue grunge for trademark infringement in 1995, but the case was dismissed when the clerks couldn't figure out where to deliver the subpeona. Scott was later quoted as saying "In the end it's probably for the best. I doubt grunge is ever going to make any money anyway".

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