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 Anthrax
New York, NY. The members of Anthrax were from the New York Tri-State area.
I'm The Man . "I'm the Man" featured samples of Sam Kinison screaming, and the theme song from "Sanford and Son".
Charlie and Frank. Charlie's older sister is Frank's mother. Thereby, Charlie is Frank's uncle.
Joe Jackson. "Got the Time" was originally recorded by Joe Jackson, and originally appears on his "Look Sharp" CD. For those of you that chose Trust, Anthrax covered their "Antisocial" in English.
Got The Time. Joe Jackson thought the boys' version was great.
Armored Saint. John was first offered the vocalist's slot in Metallica, but turned it down to stay with his former band.
John. Nice hat it is too!
Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. The band toured on regardless, but several dates were cancelled.
Dan Lilker. Dan also appeared with Scott and Charlie as a member of S.O.D. as well as in his 'real' band, Nuclear Assault.
The Apocolypse War. I know because he told me in a comic store! So no arguments from anyone other than Scott!
Basket of Puppies. Thankfully, this obviously never happened.
Charlie and Frank. Charlie is Frank's uncle.
Watch repair. Whatever floats your boat I suppose...
| What album did Anthrax release in 1987? | Anthrax
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Among the Living. In 1987, Anthrax released "Among the Living". It has the hit songs on it such as "Among the Living" and "Caught in a Mosh".
| How did the Anthrax come up with their name? | Anthrax
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In science class. Scott Ian (guitarist) was in science class and they were going over a chapter on diseases. The class got to the part dealing with Anthrax and Scott liked how it sounded hard, so the guys took the name.
| What Anthrax album would this be? "State of..." | Anthrax
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Euphoria. "State of Euphoria" was released in 1988 and has the hit songs "Antisocial" and "Who Cares Wins" on it. In my mind, this is one of their better albums.
| Anthrax wrote a song about a book written by Stephen King. What is the name of that song? | Anthrax
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Misery Loves Company. "Misery Loves Company" was written about the Stephen King story "Misery". It is on the album "State of Euphoria". A movie was also made about this story, and starred Kathy Bates and James Caan.
| What Anthrax song is dealing with televangelists? | Anthrax
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Make Me Laugh. "Make Me Laugh" was written about televangelists that are only in the ministry for the money and discusses all the wrongdoings of crooked evangelists. It's actually quite funny. It is off the album "State of Euphoria".
| What Anthrax song is about homeless people? | Anthrax
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Who Cares Wins. "Who Cares Wins" is written about homeless people and how other people just turn a deaf ear and a cold shoulder to the homeless and act like they're not there when they pass by them. The song wants you to wake up to the problem of homelessness and to quit ignoring it. It is on the album "State of Euphoria".
| Who was the original lead singer of Anthrax? | Anthrax
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Neil Turbin. Neil Turbin was the original lead singer of Anthrax until he was replaced by Joey Belladonna in the early 1980's.
| What Joe Jackson song did Anthrax remake? | Anthrax
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Got the Time. "Got the Time" was originally recorded by Joe Jackson. Anthrax remade it and put it on the album "Persistence of Time", released in 1990.
| What record label was Anthrax on until 1992? | Anthrax
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Island. Anthrax was on Island Records until 1992, when they switched to Elektra, along with a new lead singer.
| Anthrax put out an album of nothing but B-sides and unheard songs. What is the name of that album? | Anthrax
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Attack of the Killer B's. "Attack of the Killer B's" was released in 1991. It had the hit song "Bring the Noise" on it with Public Enemy, and the original Headbangers Ball theme song, "Chromatic Death".
| What song did Anthrax do with Public Enemy? | Anthrax
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Bring the Noise. "Bring the Noise" was originally recorded by Public Enemy on one of their earlier albums. It has a lyric in it pertaining to Anthrax, ("Wax is for Anthrax, still it can rock bells ever forever"). Anthrax liked that so they contacted Public Enemy and got together with them and remade the song with a little more hardness to it. It was released on the album "Attack of the Killer B's". They also made a video for this song.
| What was the band that Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Billy Milano, and Dan Lilker started? | Anthrax
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S.O.D. Not Milk, but that is one of the songs that "S.O.D" did. Charlie, Scott, Dan, and Billy started "Stormtroopers of Death", and released the album, "Speak English or Die". This is a very hardcore album! If memory serves correct, S.O.D. was actually formed as a joke. While Anthrax was on a sort of hiatus status, Charlie and some other fellow musician friends went into the studio and layed some tracks down.
| What was the first raplike song Anthrax did? | Anthrax
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I'm the Man. "I'm the Man" was the first rap Anthrax did. It was released on an E.P. they put out early on in their career and it did very well. The guys remade this song in 1991 and renamed it "I'm the Man '91". The remix was recorded on "Attack of the Killer B's" and it has more of a preprogrammed sound than the original did.
| Who replaced the original lead singer of Anthrax? | Anthrax
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Joey Belladonna. After Neil Turnin left the group, he was replaced by Joey Belladonna.
| For the third time, Anthrax had to replace yet another lead singer. What is the name of the first album Anthrax put out with this new singer? | Anthrax
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Sound of White Noise. "Sound of White Noise" was released in 1993. Critics gave it fairly good reveiws. I was impressed with it; John has a good voice and it matches well with the music of Anthrax.
| After 1992, what record label was Anthrax on? | Anthrax
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Elektra. Along with a new lead singer, Anthrax switched record labels, and it wouldn't be their last time to do this, either.
| What does the Anthrax song "Black Lodge" discuss? | Anthrax
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Drug overdose. "Black Lodge", off the album "Sound of White Noise", deals with drug abuse/overdose. The lyrics in this song are very deep and moving. It is one of my favorite songs by the band. Even the music has a eerie sound to it that is very addictive.
| Who was the guitarist that left Anthrax in the mid-1990's? | Anthrax
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Dan Spitz. I do not know the exact reason why Dan left the band, but I believe I read something about him wanting to spend more time with his family. Dan left Anthrax sometime in the mid-1990's. To me, Dan was the quiet family type, which supports what I read.
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