On Wednesday, the metal band shared on their Instagram that they released their debut album, Fistful of Metal, on this day, 42 years ago. The record consists of 10 tracks, including a cover of "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper.
Despite its acclaim now, Fistul of Metal actually received some mixed reviews when it was first released. The record is also considered to be one of Anthrax's least represented projects, because most of the songs from this album are rarely played live. The band rose to popularity with their next two albums, Spreading the Disease and Among the Living.
View this post on InstagramThe beginnings of Anthrax were marked by multiple personal issues due to tension between members. Anthrax went through many lineup changes over the years, but the band now consists of Ian, Bello, Charlie Benante, Joey Belladonna and Jon Donais.
Anthrax as they pose backstage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 26, 1989.Paul Natkin/Getty Images
Anthrax was formed in July 1981 by Ian, Lilker and Dave Weiss in Queens, New York. Ian and Weiss originally met while they were students at Bayside High School, and were both aspiring musicians. After realizing there was a lack of a metal scene in New York, the trio decided to create a band, naming themselves after a disease they read about in a biology textbook, and attempted to perform local gigs.
"We were into anything that was more extreme, anything that was more aggressive, anything that was faster,” Ian said. "Just pushing the envelope of what metal was. And it was reflected in the songs we were writing, like 'Panic' and 'Deathrider.'"
Anthrax, performing on stage, Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands, 10th October 1986.This year, Anthrax is set to go on a world tour, first playing around Canada in mid-February, then making stops in Australia during late March, Japan in early April and opening for some of the North American dates for Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives World Tour alongside Megadeth.
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