History Music / Anthrax

* VocalEvolution: Joey's voice has really matured with age. Compare ''Spreading the Disease'' and ''Among the Living'' to ''Worship Music'' and ''Anthems''. YMMV if his voice matured well or if he was better in the early days.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The illustration from the "Fight 'Em Til You Can't" single has the band beating the hell out of their zombie selves. [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2hdbpxLI1rr30tpo1_1280.png Check it out.]]

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: ''Fistful of Metal'' and ''Spreading the Disease'' are seven, but occasionally border on eight. ''Among the Living'' and ''State of Euphoria'' are at an eight. ''Persistence of Time'' is 8, but actually borders on 9 sometimes. Their John Bush albums are usually in the 6 to 8 range, with a couple of songs (such as "Black Lodge") being a 5 and "Bare" being about a 3. Their newest release, ''Worship Music'', mostly stays in the 8 range.

->"''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion Now, we're Anthrax and we take no shit\\

"I'll get it the next time, I mean it...]]''"
-->-- "'''[[RapMetal I'm the Man]]'''"

* CoverAlbum: two. ''Anthems'', which includes covers of {{Music/Rush}} and ThinLizzy. And also ''The Greater of Two Evils'', which featured the band's 2004 lineup covering their songs from the pre- John Bush era.
* CoverVersion: Anthrax has covered "I'm Eighteen" by Music/AliceCooper, "God Save the Queen" and "Friggin' in the Riggin'" by Music/SexPistols, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by Music/BlackSabbath, "Antisocial" and "Sects" by Trust, "Parasite", "Watchin' You", "She" and "Love Her All I Can" by Music/{{Kiss}}, "Pipeline" by The Chantays, "Got the Time" by Joe Jackson, "Protest and Survive" by Discharge, "Remember Tomorrow" by Music/IronMaiden, "Dethroned Emperor" by Celtic Frost, "No Time This Time" and "Next to You" by Music/ThePolice, "Celebrated Summer" by [[Music/HuskerDu Hüsker Dü]], "Phantom Lord" by Music/{{Metallica}}, "The Bends" by Music/{{Radiohead}}, "Snap / I'd Rather Be Sleeping" by [[Music/DirtyRottenImbeciles D.R.I.]], "Cowboy Song" and "Jailbreak" by ThinLizzy, "Anthem" by {{Music/Rush}}, "We're a Happy Family" by Music/TheRamones, "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" by the Music/BeastieBoys, "Ball of Confusion" by The Temptations, and "Exit" by Music/{{U2}}.

** TheLeader: Scott Ian
** TheLancer: Frank Bello
** TheSmartGuy: Joey Belladonna
** TheBigGuy: Charlie Benante
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Jon Donais

** TheHeart: Joey Belladonna

* {{Gorn}}: The video for "Blood Eagle Wings".

* ''Sound of White Noise (1993)''

* ''Anthems (2013)''

->"''[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasionNow, we're Anthrax and we take no shit\\

->"''Now, we're Anthrax and we take no shit\\

"I'll get it the next time, I mean it...''"
-->-- "'''I'm the Man'''"

* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler: "The Enemy" from ''Spreading the Disease'' is about him and the Holocaust.

*** Ahem...[[AtomicFBomb "ONE.FUCKING.WORLD"]] from ''Among the Living'', as well as "Finale" and "Now It's Dark" from ''State of Euphoria''. And "Time" from ''Persistence of Time''. ''For All Kings'' has "You Gotta Believe", "Breathing Lightning", and "Blood Eagle Wings".

*** Ahem...[[AtomicFBomb "ONE.FUCKING.WORLD"]] from ''Among the Living'', as well as "Finale" and "Now It's Dark" from ''State of Euphoria''. And "Time" from ''Persistence of Time''. "For All Kings" has "You Gotta Believe", "Breathing Lightning", and "Blood Eagle Wings".

*** Ahem...[[AtomicFBomb "ONE.FUCKING.WORLD"]] from ''Among the Living'', as well as "Finale" and "Now It's Dark" from ''State of Euphoria''. And "Time" from ''Persistence of Time''.

* ''Anthems'' (2013)

->"''Now, We're [[SingerNameDrop Anthrax]] and we take no [[PrecisionFStrike shit]]\\

"...[[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion Socks!]]"\\
"[[LampshadeHanging No man, what's the matter with you?]]"\\

->"''Now, We're Anthrax and we take no shit\\

"...Socks!"\\
"No man, what's the matter with you?"\\

** ''Soror Irrumator, released in 2015, is written about the show GameOfThrones.

** A playful one at FaithNoMore in ''I'm The Man 91'' ("All you new jacks/''What is it?''/We're getting mad/Get off our dicks"), basically calling them out for getting big with the song ''Epic'' mixing rap and rock when they'd already done it with the original ''I'm the Man.'' Scott Ian has said though that FNM is one of his favorite bands.
* VocalEvolution: Joey's voice has really matured with age. Compare ''Spreading the Disease'' and ''Among the Living'' to ''Worsip Music'' and ''Anthems''. YMMV if his voice matured well or if he was better in the early days.
* WholePlotReference: The video for "Inside Out" plays out like the TwilightZone episode "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet".

Unlike the aforementioned bands (Megadeth to a lesser extent than the other two), Anthrax are known for having a sense of humor in their music - they stood out by recording quite a few songs [[OneOfUs inspired by movies and comics]], and their brightly-coloured surfer appearance. They also discuss social issues in their songs ("Indians", "Who Cares Wins", etc.)

!! SEPORTNIKUFESIN:

->"''We're Anthrax and we take no shit\\

I'll steal your pop tarts like I stole your\\
Socks!\\
No man what's the matter with you?\\
I'll get it the next time, I mean it...''"

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: "I'm the Man" has it happen several times, with the band yelling at each other to get it right.

-->Sexual organ in the lower abdominal area!

* MoneyDearBoy: Rhythm guitarist Scott Ian responded to [[FanDumb fan]] [[HateDumb charges]] that they were "[[ItsPopularNowItSucks selling out]]" when they chose John Bush as their new lead singer and with their [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks more mainstream sounding]] album ''Sound of White Noise'' by saying "The bottom line is, everyone in this business is in it to make money. Myself included."

* ThePeteBest: Lilker, to some degree; he did record on ''Fistful of Metal'', but everyone knows him for his work with Nuclear Assault and Brutal Truth.

* PromotedFanboy: [[Music/ShadowsFall Jon Donais]].

* TooSoon: It was rumored that they would change their name following the 2001 anthrax attacks, but eventually nothing happened... and they showed up at the anthrax attack benefit concert [[http://www.palzoo.net/gallery/view/id_7317/title_anthrax-we’re-not-changing-our-name/ wearing this]].
** Though it all may have been a joke from the get-go, considering the name they said they would change to ("[[TastesLikeDiabetes Basket Full of Puppies]]")...

* CoverVersion: Anthrax has covered "I'm Eighteen" by Music/AliceCooper, "God Save the Queen" and "Friggin' in the Riggin'" by Music/SexPistols, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by Music/BlackSabbath, "Antisocial" and "Sects" by Trust, "Parasite", "Watchin' You", "She" and "Love Her All I Can" by Music/{{Kiss}}, "Pipeline" by The Chantays, "Got the Time" by Joe Jackson, "Protest and Survive" by Discharge, "Remember Tomorrow" by Music/IronMaiden, "Dethroned Emperor" by Celtic Frost, "No Time This Time" and "Next to You" by Music/ThePolice, "Celebrated Summer" by [[Music/HuskerDu Hüsker Dü]], "Phantom Lord" by Music/{{Metallica}}, "The Bends" by Music/{{Radiohead}}, "Snap / I'd Rather Be Sleeping" by [[Music/DirtyRottenImbeciles D.R.I.]], "Cowboy Song" and "Jailbreak" by ThinLizzy, "Anthem" by {{Music/Rush}}, "We're a Happy Family" by Music/TheRamones, "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" by the Music/BeastieBoys and "Exit" by Music/{{U2}}.