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Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City. Formed in 1981, the group was originally a foursome consisting of guitarist Scott Ian, bassist Dan Lilker and drummer Dave Weiss. The band has been through many personnel changes, and currently includes rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, drummer Charlie Benante (since 1983), bassist Frank Bello (since 1984), vocalist Joey Belladonna (who first joined in 1984) and lead guitarist Jonathan Donais (since 2013).

History

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1981–1992

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Anthrax was originally formed in 1981 by Scott Ian, Dan Lilker and Dave Weiss. A few months later, John Connelly and Paul Kahn took over on vocals and bass, respectively, and Lilker switched to rhythm guitar.[1][2] The band went through many lineup changes in its early stages – Connelly was replaced by Dirk Kennedy, followed by Ian's brother Jason Rosenfeld, then Tommy Wise; Greg Walls spent two years with the group on lead guitar (Ian switched to rhythm guitar), followed briefly by Bob Berry; Kahn was replaced by Kenny Kushner, before Lilker took over on bass when Walls joined; and Weiss was replaced by Greg D'Angelo.[2] The band eventually settled in 1983 with a lineup including Ian and Lilker, lead vocalist Neil Turbin (who joined in August 1982),[3] drummer Charlie Benante and lead guitarist Dan Spitz.[4]

After signing with Jon Zazula's new thrash metal label Megaforce Records later in the year, Anthrax recorded its debut album Fistful of Metal.[4] Shortly after its January 1984 release, Turbin fired Lilker without consulting with the other members of the band, although Ian has since admitted that "there were issues" with the bassist.[5] He was replaced by Frank Bello (Benante's nephew).[6] Tensions continued to grow between Turbin and the rest of the group as they toured throughout 1984, leading to his eventual departure in August.[3][7] Turbin was briefly replaced by Matt Fallon, before Joey Belladonna joined later in the year.[8] After recording four studio albums with the band, Belladonna was fired from Anthrax in 1992 due to stylistic changes the group intended to take, with John Bush taking his place.[9]

1992 onwards

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Dan Spitz left Anthrax in 1995 to become a professional watchmaker.[10] Guitars on Stomp 442 were recorded by Ian, Benante, Paul Crook and Pantera's Dimebag Darrell.[11] Crook remained with Anthrax for touring and recording after the release of Stomp 442, although never became an official member.[12] He was replaced in August 2001 by former Boiler Room guitarist Rob Caggiano.[13] Bello briefly left in March 2004, with Joey Vera temporarily taking his place.[14] It was announced in September 2005 that Spitz, Bello and Belladonna would return to Anthrax for a reunion tour and potentially new recordings.[15] Alive 2 was recorded on the tour, but by January 2007 the reunion had fallen through as Belladonna had reportedly chosen not to continue working with the other members.[16]

By the end of 2007, the group had enlisted Dan Nelson as its new lead vocalist and brought back Caggiano.[17] However, after recording a new album with the band, Nelson left in July 2009 and was replaced for future tour dates by Bush.[18] Belladonna returned to Anthrax the following year, making his first appearance at June's "big four" show and re-recording vocals on the album Worship Music.[19] Caggiano left the band in January 2013,[20] with Shadows Fall lead guitarist Jon Donais taking his place a week later.[21]

Members

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Current

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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 Scott Ian 1981–present
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
  • bass (studio only)
  • lead guitar (1981, occasionally afterwards)
 all Anthrax releases
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 Charlie Benante 1983–present
  • drums
  • percussion
  • additional lead guitar (studio only)
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 Frank Bello
  • 1984–2004
  • 2005–present
  • bass
  • backing vocals
 all Anthrax releases from Armed and Dangerous (1985) onwards
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 Joey Belladonna
  • 1984–1992
  • 2005–2007
  • 2010–present
 lead vocals
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 Jonathan Donais 2013–present
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
  • Chile on Hell (2014)
  • For All Kings (2016)
  • Kings Among Scotland (2018)
  • XL (2022)

Former

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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 Dan Lilker 1981–1984 (touring 2024)[22]
  • bass
  • rhythm guitar (1981–1982)
  • backing vocals
 Fistful of Metal (1984)
David Weiss 1981 drums none
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 John Connelly lead vocals
Paul Kahn bass
Kenny Kushner
Dirk Kennedy 1981 lead vocals
Greg Walls 1981–1983 lead guitar Fistful of Metal (1984) uncredited songwriting
Greg D'Angelo 1981–1983 drums Fistful of Metal (1984) one track only
Jason Rosenfeld 1981–1982 lead vocals none
Tommy Wise 1982
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 Neil Turbin 1982–1984 Fistful of Metal (1984)
Bob Berry 1983 lead guitar none
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 Dan Spitz
  • 1983–1995
  • 2005–2007
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
Matt Fallon 1984 lead vocals none
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 John Bush
  • 1992–2005
  • 2009–2010
 all Anthrax releases from Sound of White Noise (1993) to The Greater of Two Evils (2004)
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 Rob Caggiano
  • 2001–2005
  • 2007–2013
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
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 Dan Nelson 2007–2009 lead vocals none – songwriting credits only

Touring

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Image Name Years active Instruments Notes
Paul Crook 1995–2000
  • lead guitar
  • backing vocals
 Crook joined the band as Dan Spitz's guitar tech in 1989, he took on live guitar duties after Spitz's departure in 1995.[23][24] He played lead guitar on select tracks on Stomp 442 (1995) and Volume 8: The Threat Is Real (1998) the latter of which he co-produced. He also served as an understudy in 2022.[25]
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 Dave Sabo 2000 Sabo toured with Anthrax during 2000, when regular guitarist Crook was touring with Sebastian Bach.[26]
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 Joey Vera
  • 2004–2005
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • bass
  • backing vocals
 Vera toured with Anthrax after Bello's departure in 2004,[14][27] and again in 2008 and 2012.[28][29]
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 Jason Bittner
  • 2006
  • 2012
 drums Bittner first filled in for Benante on the final two shows of the "Among the Living" lineup reunion tour in January 2006 when Benante's daughter was born,[30] and two more in February 2012.[31] Bittner also did the entire summer 2012 Rockstar Mayhem tour and subsequent fall 2012 tour until Benante returned in October after another battle with Carpal tunnel.[32]
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 Andreas Kisser 2011
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
 Kisser substituted for Ian at eleven shows in July 2011, following the birth of the founding guitarist's first child.[33]
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 Gene Hoglan
  • 2012
  • 2018
 drums Hoglan filled in for Benante, who was spending time with his terminally ill mother, at shows in January 2012.[34] He filled in again in 2018 when Benante was forced to take a break from touring due to his carpal tunnel syndrome.[35]
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 Jon Dette
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2015
  • 2017
  • 2018
 Dette has substituted for Benante on various tours between November 2012 and May 2017.[36][37][38][39][40] Dette filled in for Benante again in 2018 when Benante was forced to take a break from touring due to his carpal tunnel syndrome.[41]
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 Derek Roddy
  • 2023
 Roddy substituted for Benante in 2023 for medical reasons.[42]

Timeline

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Lineups

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Period Members Releases
Timeline of earlier lineups unclear
April 1982
  • Scott Ian – lead guitar
  • Dan Lilker – rhythm guitar
  • Dave Weiss – drums
  • Jason Rosenfeld – lead vocals
  • Kenny Kushner – bass[43]
 none
September 1983 – early 1984
Early – August 1984
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Turbin – lead vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
 none
Late 1984
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Fallon – lead vocals
Late 1984 – late 1992
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Joey Belladonna – lead vocals
Late 1992 – early 1995
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • John Bush – lead vocals
Early 1995 – August 2001
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums, lead guitar
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • John Bush – lead vocals
  • Paul Crook – lead guitar, backing vocals
August 2001 – March 2004
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • John Bush – lead vocals
  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, backing vocals
March 2004 – September 2005
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • John Bush – lead vocals
  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, backing vocals
 none
September 2005 – January 2007
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Dan Spitz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Joey Belladonna – lead vocals
December 2007 – July 2009
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dan Nelson – lead vocals
 none
September 2009 – May 2010
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • John Bush – lead vocals
May 2010 – January 2013
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Joey Belladonna – lead vocals
January 2013 – present
  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Benante – drums
  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals
  • Joey Belladonna – lead vocals
  • Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals

References

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