- Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s and is one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer; Anthrax is the only one of the four from the East Coast. The band has released 11 studio albums and has sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million.
- IMDb mini biography by: PW
- Commercialism - sales forcused including cover versions, associating with rap bands, asking to tour with Metallica and appearing in non-metal activities.
- Music producer Bruce Robb chose Anthrax to perform the original score for director John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars. The band played to picture in Robb's Cherokee Studios and can be seen in the bonus feature available on the DVD with Carpenter and Robb.
- Members have included Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, John Bush, Paul Crook, Dan Spitz.
- The band's first recording was First Demo.
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