- I'm the Man - EP · 1987
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
- XL (40th Anniversary Version) · 2022
Essential Albums
- On Among the Living, Anthrax worship speed and fury, but they also love stuffing eccentric ideas and sounds into their attack. The title track opens with a riff that sounds ripped from a horror flick, and "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" features vocalist Joey Belladonna striking a dramatic balance between hardcore bark and neo-Halford operatics. Then there’s “Medley: A.D.I./Horror of It All” and all of its delirious prog changes. Far beyond thrash, Anthrax’s quirkiness played a central role in the development of alternative metal.
Albums
Music Videos
- 2022
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 1988
Artist Playlists
- A tight-knit quintet put New York thrash metal on the map
- Metal, rock, punk and rap have all played key roles in shaping the band's thrash.
- Taking notes on the relentless riffage of the East Coast's definitive thrash band.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- Charlie Benante
More To Hear
- The thrash metal drummer talks Anthrax and his latest solo EP.
- Joe Walker joins Julie to talk about UK Represent artist Ray BLK. Plus, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack.
About Anthrax
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.
- ORIGIN
- New York, NY, United States
- FORMED
- 1981
- GENRE
- Metal