ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Friends, Music Elite & Former Members To Contribute Series Of Video Testimonials Starting May 3
Leading Up To Official July 18 Anniversary Celebration To Culminate With A Special Anthrax Livestream Event
Offering A Set List That Will Span The Band’s Career
One of The Big Four turns the Big 4-0 this year and is celebrating with a number of special activities and events to honor the landmark anniversary. Formed by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker in Queens, NY on July 18, 1981, Anthrax was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the East Coast and quickly became regarded as a leader in the genre alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth.
Active over the past five decades, Anthrax has released 11 studio albums, been awarded multiple Gold and Platinum certifications, received six Grammy nominations, toured the world since 1984 playing thousands of shows, including headlining Madison Square Garden and playing Yankee Stadium with The Big 4. The band has built a strong reputation with fans as well as the record industry. With the lineup including Ian, bassist Frank Bello, drummer Charlie Benante, singer Joey Belladonna, and guitarist Jon Donais, the band is being feted on their 40th anniversary by a wide range of friends and music contemporaries.
Each week beginning May 3, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and wrapping on the band’s official founding anniversary of July 18, Anthrax’s social media accounts will offer “Anthrax 40 for 40," a series of video testimonials that features former band members, fellow musicians, colleagues, and industry veterans sharing behind-the-scenes stories of working with the band, and what Anthrax’s legacy has meant all these years on. These videos will honor each album in chronological order beginning with the original release, Fistful of Metal
MAY 3 - FISTFUL OF METAL
MAY 10 SPREADING THE DISEASE
MAY 17 AMONG THE LIVING
MAY 24 STATE OF EUPHORIA
MAY 31 PERSISTENCE OF TIME
JUNE 7 SOUND OF WHITE NOISE
JUNE 14 STOMP 442
JUNE 21 VOLUME 8
JUNE 28 WE’VE COME FOR YOU ALL
JULY 5 WORSHIP MUSIC
JULY 12 FOR ALL KINGS
The finale will come as a very special Livestream performance from Anthrax on Friday, July 16, featuring a deep cuts set that will pull from the band’s entire career-spanning catalog. All details including ticketing information will be announced shortly.
Fans will also be able to get their hands on a special 40th anniversary-edition bottle of Anthrax bourbon to enjoy during the Livestream and keep as a commemorative keepsake. More details will be coming soon.