5 Reasons People Hate ANTHRAX
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- We've already discussed the other members of the Big 4 in earlier episodes of the series, so its time to complete the task and find out why some folks just cannot stand Anthrax. Nope, the name of the band isn't going to make it on here, though it may have made for some funny commentary, but there ARE some reasons that I never would've expected...so lets begin. Here are 5 Reasons people hate ANTHRAX.
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Hating Anthrax? That's like hating puppies, kittens, free beer, and bacon!
Greg O so true
I dont hate anthrax I just dont like them because of joey
@@rathernot3839 Joey is the only difference between Anthrax and other big 4 bands
Thats why i am like this band)
A basket of kittens?
Yeah, I H8 all that shit! 😡🤘
Fuck the haters!!! ANTHRAX are magnificent!!!! , They never sold out like Metalica did !, to me they are still the best band ever conceived
rarevidz how do you not like anthrax
They sold out with john bush
I wouldn't say people hate them just prefer them less
mike portnoy is going to play with dream theater next year live. playing all the 12 steps. really excited. and playing with a7x and all his bands for his 50th bday
lol people hate anthrax? There one of the best metal bands and live acts in the world. I've seen them live three times and their energy is insane. Best of the big 4 in my opinion.
best of the big 4 1000%
Metallica are sellouts, Dave Mustaine can't sing anything, and Slayer is Slayer, Anthrax is Anthrax.
Anthrax is the Amway of the big 4
@@donaldwestfall6143 uuh you know scott ian literally ripped off and stole songs by former anthrax members? The only reason they got a good start was because he was a prissy rich kid who bought then into big venues right at the start
@@NickHill668 Come on, Dave isn’t that much better than the rest of the big 4
Persistence of time is a fucking masterpiece
Got The Time got me into them.
I love that song man! It's got an amazing bassline and a perfect mix between classic thrash and punk!
"Got the Time" is a great song, but Anthrax didn't write it, it's a cover of a new wave British pop song written by Joe Jackson in 1979.
+Jacks Cleaner it's a parody
in my room, h8red, best album of all time for sure
Anthrax never sold out actually the opposite they arent scared to do different genres and even helped create one
two*
Not sure about that: Just like Moneytallica and Megadeth, in the 1990s and 2000s, Anthrax softened their sound. Stomp 442 and the Bush years weren't very heavy or thrash, so that could be considered as selling out. Thankfully For All Kings is back to where they should be. The only one of the Big 4 that never sold out was Slayer (although Diabolus In Musica had its moments).
Austin Ruddy Metallicash
They didnt help make a genre, they made a genre.
Austin Ruddy Exactly, and the band that made the least thrash album was Megadeth
I dunno why anthrax doesn't usually get attention such as Metallica or Slayer...
I guess they're just the least commercially successful of the big 4.
+Dustin9933 and yet where the first to be called thrash due to their song metal thrashing mad
Because they aren't from the Bay Area, nor did they look the part. They had a unique sound in the 80's that people probably didn't expect because of the Bay Area thrash culture. But they were, and still are, one hell of a band to see live. Especially in a small venue of only a couple thousand fans
1stFallschirmjagerRgt My problem, really, is that Anthrax probably worked the hardest and had the most problems over the years. And yet, it isn't as respected as these bands.
+white noise that's how itbwas here at the Royal Oak Music Theater which is just a few miles north of Detroit. A very small venue and one of the better shows I have been to. One show I wish I could've seen there was when Metallica played there while touring for Ride The Lightning.
Going to see Anthrax again next Saturday at a slightly larger outdoor venue not too far from here where they are playing with Slayer and one other band.
I think that Sound of White Noise is highly underrated. I had it bought for me and never touched it because it wasn't Joey but a buddy called me stupid for not giving it a chance and I'm glad I did.
Yeah Sound of White Noise is an excellent album. Can't say that for stomp 442 and volume 8
the best album in the catalog
Probably wouldn't be hated so much if Stomp 442 and volume 8 had more strong songs. A lot of the songs in it were kinda "filler". Aside from P&V, Pompeii, Perpetual Motion, it was hard to find good songs.
Funny how people view music differently. I think Stomp and Volume 8 are two of thier best albums, in particular Volume 8. Catharsis, Stealing from a Thief and Harms Way are excellent songs. Back in 92 or 93, White Noise was the first Anthrax album I ever bought. Great album...
It was the 2nd album I owned and its the best of the John Bush era. Listened to it so much I had to pick up several used copies
I don't think anyone really "hates" anthrax. They aren't celebrated as the greatest band to have ever existed by their over obsessive fans (looking at you slayer), they aren't douche bags, they all seem like nice enough guys. Their music is considered either average or pretty good depending on who you talk to. Not really any hate worthy qualities...
I hear that nearly every day as an Anthrax fan. It's so ridiculous. I feel like no one that has ever said that has ever listened to Fistful of Metal, Armed and Dangerous, Spreading the Disease, Among the Living, State of Euphoria, Persistence of Time, Attack of the Killer B's, Worship Music, Anthems, or For All Kings.
i agree..i never got into them, and i wouldn't say i like their music, but as far as hating them, i cant say that either
+Ocean Sage
So ANY good anthrax album...
Joe Manzella Exactly. I really don't most metal fans have actually listened to Anthrax's albums. The most common encounter I get is someone will say Anthrax aren't metal or they don't deserve to be in the Big 4. So I always ask them to explain, then they say it's because they are a punk band or they'll say they are hip hop or rock. They often can never even name more than a song or ttwo tops. They'll just say they Got the Time or Bring the Noize, or my personal favorite, they did a song with Public Enemy once, they are not metal. Jesus.
+Ocean Sage as someone who actually listens to Anthrax from Persistance on back (nothing after that), it was a combination of Joey's vocals and not being fast/hard enough for a name like Anthrax, Nuclear Assault and S.O.D. have the sound more worthy of a name like that
People don't like Scott Ian? He seems like such a chill dude.
Rayn Wolfsbane ikr same
he is... all of the band is very chill and humble. I met them last week and gave Frank Bello a customized shirt as a gift and he loved it, he even thanked me on his instagram & twitter, they're awesome dudes! Also they're still putting out great music and put on a killer performance. They're my favorite band of the big 4 to watch live
I interviewed him. He was the worst interview I've ever had. I have interviewed a lot of celebrities. He is arrogant and overall a douchbag.
@@thegreatamericancircus9093 - Maybe because, after that nightmare reality show with Ted Nugent and Sebastian Bach, he's over the whole press thing?
@@twelveeighteen2055 I could get behind that idea except that was not a huge part of his life. That wasn't even that big of a band. I've talked to other people about him, same response. The things he said to me during that interview, he really is that person.
For All Kings is my favourite Anthrax album, i like it even more than Among the Living. theyre thr strongest band of the the Big 4 right now in my opinion
CanadianBoardCrew i agree For All Kings is fucking perfect
CanadianBoardCrew the more I hear FAK the more I like it. Killer album.
worship music is great too
CanadianBoardCrew it's so good. I never knew they'd brought Joey back and went to see them at the Glasgow barrowlands where they filmed the DVD! What a night!!
I love all 4 of them, but Anthrax have absolutely made the best and most consistent albums over the past 20 years of all The Big 4. I've seen all of them at least once over the past 10 years and Anthrax live shows are far more entertaining than Megadeth and Metallica at least and equal to Slayer.
WHO HATES ANTHRAX??
RespectTheEmotions I know it's bs
Losers. Losers hate Anthrax.
i dont think anyone really hate them but their just pretty overrated
I hate Anthrax because I think the VILLAGE PEOPLE should have been in the Big 4.
I love the big 4. Megadeth especially.
KAELANIME DAVE MUSTAINE = HERO OF “ Big 4 “ .. !!!!!!
I like them all
same
@@sirspookybones1118 metallicas next album like em all hahahaah
I DESPISE ANTHRAX. The symptoms are horrendous; vomiting of blood, severe diarrhea, skin lesions and severe (and often fatal) respiratory collapse. Dangerous stuff; coverkillernation failed to mention these reasons!
+J' Mar (el diablo blanco) I knew I should've went to medical school.
J' Mar I SEE WUT U DID THAR
Fuck you buddy
Fuuck the joke hit hard, thanks
Anthrax definitly belongs to the Big Four, especially thinkin in the albums the had in the classic era.
Personally, I thought 'Sound of White Noise' was a great album. I never cared for Belladonna's vocals but that isn't to say he didn't help propel some of their classic stuff. Anthrax absolutely deserves to be a part of the Big Four.
I agree on White Noise. Never cared for the others with Bush but that one is top to bottom great.
Anthrax is amazing!! I love the Joey & John Bush eras!!! I got to see both versions live a lot and loved every show.
So , wich band could fit in the place of Anthrax in the Big four? Exodus , Death Angel ? they are really good bands but nothing like Anthrax , and why to hate Joey's voice I think this is one of the things that put the band on the top
+Fred Tobar I haven't a clue. I think the big 4 is fine the way it is. I've gotten this question for years and never had a great answer for it.
I think in a What If video about Dave Mustaine or something I concocted some weirdass way there could be a Big 5 or something. All speculative thought and a major reach, but that's part of what that series of vids are all about.
Hey man, I am a fan of your channel but let me say something. Last year Anthrax opened for Lamb of God. Lamb of God of course is a very successful band now, they are one of my top favorite bands. When Anthrax came on the stage and played, some people were into it. It seems like most people were standing there with their arms crossed or going out for a smoke. When Lamb of God came on, the energy of the venue was completely different. People went bonkers, everyone was having a good time, moshing, the usual, Lamb of God is popular.
Let me ask you this though: If there were to be a theoretical new tour and it was Lamb of God and Metallica (big 4) who would open? Obvious Answer. What about Megadeth and Lamb of God? Obvious answer. Slayer and Lamb of God? Obvious answer.
Which leads me to my point, Anthrax, a big 4 band opened for Lamb of God proves the fact that they are very undeserving of the big 4 spot. They might as well make it a big 3. They are no where near the level of popularity of Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer. I am obviously not that big of a fan of Anthrax but that is just my two cents.
Cerberus' Leash Popularity doesn't mean shit. Anthrax is great and deserves it's place in the big 4.
EXODUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fred Tobar Testament would be a great fit! They're amazing!
Anthrax is supposed to be a fun band (despite some of their serious songs, like "Indians" or "One World"). Anthrax honestly embody thrash pretty well.
They have some of the more "wacky" songs in comparison to the other big 4
@@sirspookybones1118 - That's the punk spirit in their hardcore.
anthrax are a lot of things, thrash isnt one of those things
@@dvir12345 They have thrash in them, it just has more hardcore punk influence
I loved the John Bush era best. I liked Anthrax before him, but when he came in I started to Love them. They found the right voice and it just kicked so much more ass! I know every word to every song on Sound of White Noise, Volume 8, and WCFYA and most of those on Stomp 442. Since then, when Joey came back the songwriting was so good it could have been anybody at the helm and it would have been awesome. Worship Music is awesome and For All Kings has its great moments too! I try to listen to some old 80s Anthrax now, and its like a different band that is kinda good but not something I'd go apeshit over. NOW is the time to be a fan of them!!
Fistful of Metal...Most metal Anthrax 🤟
There is nothing wrong with Anthrax. The only reason to hate them is that people put them in the Big 4.
That's no reason to hate them. It's the people that put them there, not Anthrax.
filthyswit Yeah exactly it's misplaced hate.
Stomp 442 and Volume 8
exodus shouldve been there instead of anthrax
exodus is just an average group.Boring and repetative as hell.They are not even close to anthrax.Only testament can be the debate imo.
My Top 3 Anthrax - Among the Living - Sound of White Noise and For all Kings
Anthrax would kill exodus ..you all are crazy anthrax jams like hell on all there stuff
i think you meant anthrax would kill to be exodus
Exodus are way better
John Bush era was alright but Joey Belladonna era FLAWLESS Their last 2 albums could have picked up right after Persistence of Time They are Timeless to me..... \m/
i really like for all kings but worship music to me personaly wasn't anything special. i only like 3 songs on it. also i want the horsing around and making jokes era and albums back. now they are making these more mature, serious albums which is fine but i want the classic goofy, joking kind of thrash that anthrax used to make
@@marinhrabric6162 Hell yes. "Which one of these words don't you understand?! Talking to you is like clapping with one hand!"
People hate them because they like rap music. LOL
My friend, they hate them because they think if you like Rap/Hiphop, you should hate Metal, and viceverse, ESPECIALLY VICEVERSE
You could have said that to ANY band BUT ANTHRAX
I’m the man and Bring the noise explains why
I started watching and stopped after a minute because I don’t need this kind of negativity in my life. Anthrax kick ass!! 🤟🏻
Yeah what do you expect from a bunch of old people. Most of these geriatrics were born before 2000 and are sellouts with houses, salaries, and health insurance. Old people are always going to be bitter about the past.
Maybe hate is too much of a strong word. I sure understand that some people don't like certain bands, but hate? There's enough hate on the internet already to promote it further
I think anthrax is very underrated. The first metal concert I went too was anthrax and killswitch engage this year and it was amazing.
People are going to disagree with this (I don't care, have at it in the replys) but anthrax is the only band in the big 4 not to sell out and I'm not forgetting slayer.
Metallica did not sell out with the black album they decided that they wanted to make something slower and not as heavy so they did what they wanted not what people told them and they weren't trying to be anyone but themselfs. However it the late 90s it seemed to me like they were trying to be 9 inch nails.
Megadeth change their sound slower than metallica but mustaine saw how the softer album had good sales so he decided to make a pop album. This just didn't work because it seemed like they just wanted the album sales so they could catch up with metallica.
Slayer (I can all ready hear angry 12 year old who wish they were born 35 years earlier typing) slayer look at metallica and how all the die hard fans left after the black album and thus decided to not change there sound at all after seasons in the abyss. I'll lison do any entire and I mite notice 2-3 songs and the rest is just white noise to me. Slayer never changed because they were to afraid to lose their die hard fans. (In a way it does give me respect for them that they gave their fans what they wanted not what some other band had done looking at you megadeth and metallica).
Anthrax love their music hate it. They do not care what people think they are just them self. State of euphoria anthrax fan love that album but anthrax hate it. I am the man and bring the noise most people hate it but anthrax loves it. Anthrax doesn't care what you think they make the music they wanted to.
I like all the Anthrax singers. They only have two bad albums. I still think that Anthrax is better than Slayer :)
Same, Slayer is very overrated, never liked Slayer, never will.
+Xyloblast I like Slayer's first album and that's about it. They get way too much praise.
+MJNation Hell Awaits pwns anything Anthrax put out, and I say that as someone who listens to both bands, just being honest
slayer doesnt have any good song in my opinion.Hell awaits? U must be deaf to say this.Anything anthrax did can easily beat it.I actually never understand people who says slayer is better? they dont have bass guitar,they dont have guitar solos? they have just satanic lyrics and image.
You are wrong.
Theyre should be like a side big 4
Like Overkill,exodus,testament,metal church
The Joey Belladonna albums are by far my favorite Anthrax albums. The John Bush era had/has it's moments but not nearly as good,to me. I prefer "Fistful Of Metal" (Neil Turbin's lone album with the band) over the Bush albums,too. I think that John Bush's true place was with Armored Saint,not with Anthrax.While they might not be Metal's all time greatest band, Anthrax are still ONE of the best,imo. \m/ \m/
Ok KIDS.
Here’s a little lesson.
For ANYTHING you may LOVE, someone else can’t STAND IT.
I LOVE ANTHRAX.
I’m not surprised anyone hates them.
Joeys voice ?!?
Yes, he is why some people LOVE Anthrax and some people HATE THEM. His voice is polarizing and part of why I appreciate him . He IS the voice of Anthrax.
Another long term fan here. Never met anyone who hated Anthrax. Sadly not as respected as their peers, due to Bermuda shorts, having fun, not singing songs about the devil or crossovers with rap artists. And in my opinion - it's Bush every time. Joey is great but too.....clean, too nice. John has that extra growl in his tone, more emotion and seems to be comfortable covering a range of song types.
anthrax is my favorite band by a mile. melodic vocals, insane drumming and bass, intense downpicking, and all around badassery! for all kings is a perfect album. none will beat anthrax.
I met Joey Belladonna before and he's one of the nicest and coolest people I know. If people were to mistake him for Scott Ian, I would hate them forever!
I'll give you a 6th reason: Neil Turbin cannot get over the fact he was the first singer of Anthrax.
Sound of white noise is one of their best ever albums!I love John Bush and I don't like Joey Belladonna's voice.
Honestly, I prefer Stormtroopers of Death (Anthrax crossover thrash side project)
They probably think they just "suck".
If you hear Anthrax being called skate rock it has to do when Gator Mark Anthoney did that speed bike and skateboard stunt tv show back in the 80's & they played Now it's Dark by Anthrax in the background ,I thought it was cool plus the whole nation was watching which made a huge impression on the public opinion back in the day.
They had merch with the NOT man riding a skateboard, and bring up that they like to skate in Im the Man
How do people hate Joey's singing. Is it because he is the only one in the big four who can actually sing? Yea the other guys have cool thrash singing and yelling but in terms of actual singing talent Joey surpasses them
The only reason Anthrax doesn't belong in the Big 4 is because they are too good to be in it.
How the fuck can you hate Anthrax
I got a 6th reason, Anthrax didn't play Armed and Dangerous during the Killthrax tour, lol \m/ While Evil ones try to Destroy us....
5 reasons why people hate Mayhem
Seen SLAYER and MEGADETH many times in their youth they ALWAYS stayed with their TRUE METAL roots still 35 plus years later ANTHRAX sold out with rap EXODUS belongs in the Big 4 it should be changed PLEASURES OF THE FLESH and BONDED BY BLOOD by EXODUS are incredible cds I would have put FLOTSAM AND JETSAM in there also before ANTHRAX
Persistence of Time is Joey's finest hour. Love his vocals on that album.
Mate JOEYS VOCALS ARE AWESOME, BEST IN MY OPINION OUT OF ALL ANTHRAX HAVE HAD! WHO HATES HIM?!
Lars Ulrich called. He wants his look back.
Love his vocals
honestly my least favorite band in the big 4 is metallica... their albums seem so dry like the saturation and color has been drained (i.e. no Dave Mustaine), and the fact that james is the only rhythmist on guitars in the albums. Kirk was actually a really good writer but without his actual guitar tone in the mix it really sounds dry.
Anthrax kicks ass!
My first concert and my last one so far had Anthrax and Slayer. Anthrax has been my favorite band since around 1991. And I love S.O.D.
My late-father and my stepmother hated the living tweedle out of Anthrax. :-(
My dad said that Anthrax was a disease that cows get (which is true) while I'm not entirely certain why my stepmother hates them so much. She would cringe if she got wind of my drone videos that had Anthrax choons in them. :-O
Fortunately, she's not into UA-cam and doesn't even know about all of the aerial videos from my drones -- whether they had Anthrax music in them or not. :-)
People hate Anthrax?
Passionately
...big 4 should be Metallica, Megadeth, Testament and Metal Church ....Anthrax and Slayer should be playing early in the evening as freebies if you like, while getting drunk for the main four.
I never hear anyone talk shit about Sound of white noise I can understand Stomp 442 and volume 8 (I do like those however)
I thought Bush brought a mature sound to the band, and they did some killer songs with him, he certainly didnt do anything to hurt the band image
Don't hate em at all, but a lot of people only know them for bring the noise, and they just never got coverage. Metallica and megadeth always had the drama and slayer always had the satanic imagery, which made them controversial.
Could we see more "5 reasons people love" videos. I really enjoyed the Rush one.
+Daniel Midkiff funnily enough, the real lack of response killed that. Plus, with some bands, it would largely repeat why people love the bands. Aside from conflicting personalities, obv. Though some of those folks are catalyst points for examination. You hear a name enough, you wonder what its all about.
Anthrax provides reasons to live.
since we're already on the topic: five reasons people hate thrash metal (do such people even exist?)
Unfortunately yes, and you can blame the thrash elitists for that. :/
I can't imagine A world, either.
Anthrax are the dogs balls.Joey is absolutely necessary to the sound and Charlie is a fucking HERO.
Keep them in the family.
i don't like Anthrax just because I don't like their music, period, specially the vocals
People hate Anthrax not because they 'tried' something different but because succeeded IN doing something DIFFERENT.
When we were teens, growing in up Perth Downunder, Anthrax fans were called 'Thraxters'. I just googled it. NOTHING at all about Thraxters being associated with the band. So strange. Could we have made it up??? Hmmm...
Anthrax are the Troma movies of the big four and that's why they suck. Generic C movie, New York bullshit. Metal, just like salsa, cannot come from New York, or it is crap. At least Anthrax is kinda fun tho, unlike much of that "tough guy" Brooklyn fart mouth salsa, I mean, metal.
The other "big 3 " bands have so much more classic material, that it makes Anthrax look like they don't belong in the line up, because they don't. Testament should prob be in that role, but because they didn't have a hit record with a rap group or appear with King Kong Bundy on married with Children, we have some of the worst salsa on the market ranked up top with the best, most influential of all time. I mean, metal bands, not salsa. But god damn, their shits made in New York City.
I was just listening to some Anthrax, while camping. I love the band, pity that some people hate them.
None of my friends have ever heard of them
Owww.
kenmo6 Yeah they are busy listening to my chemical romance, black veil brides, and papa roach. sad bummer
Oh, it's worse!
They need you to guide them to damned good metal.
+kenmo6 Hopefully they will listen to me. There was one time when I showed a few friends Megadeth and they were confused and talked about how they think bands like them sound unrelevant which means that they immediately suck. I rolled my eyes at them lol
Here you go for quick reference:
5. Joey Belladonna's Vocals 0:54
4. Scott Ian 2:19
3. They Put Rap in Metal 3:45
2. The John Bush Era 5:33
1. Anthrax Does Not Belong in the Big 4 7:52
Some good points...I loved the first few Anthrax albums.... But! AFAIC it ended with TPOT. That was the peak, really. BUT!! If I may, It should have been The Big 5.... Testament was absolutlely killing it back then.
And sorry to say... dust your couch, get a lint roller, and drink more water before and during your presentation.
the thing people overlook about BEING THE NOISE. compared to WALK THIS WAY with RUN DMC and AEROSMITH. is a cover done by RUN DMC with Rick Ruben suggestion and influence. and ANTHRAX wanted to do a cover song of of BRING THE NOISE by PUBLIC ENEMY because they are fans of them. a true cover tune. and if they influence the rap and metal sub section hybrid. it's makes perfect sense. and I am a fan of LIMP BIZKIT, LINKIN PARK, POD, and so on. RAP or HIP HOP and METAL really have the same out look on life. and it's two great tastes that blend quite well. and it makes sense. come on people lighten the fuck up.
For me. Instead of “Big Four” should being “Big Five”. I can mention couples of bands that deserve to being considerate like Exodus, Over Kill, Meliah Rage, ext... Maybe those ones that I mentioned could be a little underrated to call them one of the “Big Five”; but there’s one that should be there, and in my opinion (talking about thrash music), better band than all the ones inside the “Big Four” bands, is TESTAMENT.
You should do Mötley Crüe or Dethklok 5 reasons
Retrogamesstudios ha! You can write a book on reasons to hate Motley Crue.
5 reasons I dislike Anthrax;
1 Clearly ran like a business first,
2 Are we really experimental or are we chasing what's popular?
3 they seem really mean to Joey, who I think is the better vocalist for the band. How many times have they fired him? They only bring him around because it seems like a fan service. I have heard that John and Joey were underpaid but am not positive of that, now in the light of this Greg Wall stuff, it's like come on you guys. Give credit where it's due.
4 The pentagram "A" logo all of a sudden when black metal is in style was pretty tacky.
And 5. Not a strong track record. I could probably make 2 solid mix cd's out of their entire discography. The same could not be said of a superior but lesser known act like Testament or Flotsam.
Bonus: I'm the Man, like the Beastie Boys is annoying as fuck.
Since I'm nice, here are some positives: A.D.I. The Horror of it All is a masterpiece. If we could have some more of this maybe I could forgive their perpetual sheckle chasing. Married...With Children was hilarious. S.O.D. was awesome, (the album, not the cringy Buddakan thing where they were covering Nirvana and other ghastly picks.)
Persistence of Time was pretty solid from what I remember. They are a good band to get into for a kid because they aren't too scary. But that's my opinion. Joey rocks!
Scott Ian is probably one of the better spokespeople for Metal.
He’s well spoken, not a drug casualty, appears to have his ego in check and his NYCHC pedigree keeps it all credible!
On top of all of this, he has the utmost respect for music, both hard and heavy!
Put Ulrich in place of Ian during various media appearances...Scott’s still on the shores of those falls, in comparison, lol...
Great vid, Sir! Domo!👍🏻
I think Anthrax is way better than Megadeth. I never really liked them that much. But they still belong in the BIG 4.
I like Anthrax but Megadeth is on another level their record history proves that.
Megadeth is my favorite! I still like Anthrax tho
The reason I dislike Anthrax>>>>>>Joey Belladonna. Anthrax will never be the same without John Bush.
I agree! ...I know I'm late to this post, but I was just, uh...'debating' this subject with some metalheads recently. Most of them consider Testament the true 4th. I however was a freshman in HS in 1986, the year that the biggest, most iconic metal albums came out. Master of Puppets, Peace Sells, Reign in Blood, and of course, Among the Living!
Not to mention Somewhere in Time!
Btw, I've always considered it the big 5, because Iron Maiden should be on that list, thrash or no thrash!
When these hugely influential albums came out, MTV's top requests turned to metal. Shortly after cane Headbangers Ball, & a new crop of thrashers exploded into the limelight, including Exodus, Testament, etc. Though many were doing it before the big 4, it was those 4 bands, in that year that "Set the World A Fire"
I do believe I heard the words 'big 4' on Headbangers Ball, but I also believe it came from the fans. Back then it was all word of mouth, magazines, or MTV, so it had to be all of them, united. Now there's so many kinds of metal you need a dictionary & most of it is just loud for the sake of loud & angry because it sells to young angry teens. The soul of metal is in the classics, you can feel the hunger & the angst, but also the melodies & poetry of gteat songs.
Ok, that's enough of that...I sound like an old fart...I guess I'm almost there, fuck it, I'm still a metalhead, just an old rusty one, but still a clasic! 🤘😎🤘
I got into Anthrax in high school. I had State of Euphoria on cassette and I would just listen to it on my Walkman over and over and over. Then i went backward and found first Among the Living then I'm the Man. I thought then and still think they were something really special. I mean I had the "NOT" guy skateboarder shirt. I had posters. I had a Guitar World Magazine that featured a speed metal article with a sweet pic of Scott pounding away on his NY strat 12 fret guitar. This was all very inspiring to a kid like me. Definitely one of my early metal guitar playing influences. So to hear someone sum up Anthrax's importance not just to me but countless others I'm sure with a phrase like, "Anthrax Sucks" is beyond lame. I like all the big 4 for totally different reasons. Thank you for posting this video.
...I think its because like ive personally never met anyone who says ANTHRAX is my fav band! However they get called the big 4.....Exodus, Overkill, Testament/legacy could have been and should have been the Big 7. Seriously i LOVE metal expecially 80s thrash. I just cant even name like 3 oir 4 anthrax albums. They just dont stick with me.
Yes, Scott Ian was very outspoken. No problem with that! But when you criticize others, and their behavior. Like hating on Slayer as slow Satanic garbage, and how they drank and partied hard, as Scott was "straight edge" then. After Slayers masterpiece "Reign in Blood" was released, Scott was wearing Slayer T-shirts and started partying himself, around that time. Hypocritical! And a big turn off to many. Plus, the band had peaked by the 3rd album. Recorded much early stuff in my hometown of Ithaca, NY at Pyramid Sound with Alex Perialis producing. The great S.O.D. album was made there, as well. Good times back then..
I think one of Anthrax' main issues is the front man dilemma that rears its ugly head every several years and divides the fanbase all over again. Some of the more extreme thrash crowd think Joey's vocals are too clean and rock oriented for thrash and others think Bush's vocals made them a metal/grunge hybrid. And then there's Turbin, of course, but I don't think he had enough impact in the band to have his own following really. Full disclosure, I'm in Camp Belladonna, but the other guys served the songs they sang well enough too. The other 3 bands have instrument playing front men and have consistently had the same voice for their entire history and vocals are never as out front with the others as it is with Anthrax. And for people jumping on Scott Ian being a douche I'd argue that he's nowhere in the same league of douchery as Lars, Kerry, or Dave. Which reminds me, bass players are always the coolest member of just about any band. Wonder why? Anyway, I still love all 4 of these bands and they all deserve the honor of being called "Big 4" in my book based on album sales alone. Testament, Exodus, and Overkill are all great too, but need not apply until their album and concert sales surpass Anthrax.
How dare an east coast band be included in the big 4? California only! We should replace Anthrax with Motley Crue or anyone from California cause metal can only come from california damnit!......
Obvious sarcasm....
As an exterminator, I got to service Charlie's house twice. He was polite and professional. Equally, I was professional. However I couldn't help but peek at his room that housed the life size "Simpsons" dolls... sorry Charlie. ;)
Was a fan when spreading came out. Been a fan since.
I dig the Bush era well the first 2 anyway, simply as a change. Joeys back, so all the elitist folks should be happy. Sick of seeing Scott in print, and on T.V. shows, but know this, id never knock them dudes and even opended up for Belladonna while he was training to rejoin anthrax. They are legendary and are pretty cool guys compared to alot of rock stars. Hate if you must, thats you, but im glad they did S.O.D. had Dime on the bush album, among many things.
If i dont like someone, i tend to not give em any attention whatsoever.
My second favorite band behind Sabbath.. the only reason they are behind Sabbath for me is I see it like there is no anthrax without the godfather of metal. I got hooked with Among the living and it opened my eyes..in a lot of ways got me through a lot of tuff times as a kid. Dark reality..It's hard to explain but I feel there music but I'm a joey guy. Not that I don't think some of the bush stuff is ok. I'm loyal to a fault but when they got back together it was great for me. I like everything they touch and I always will. My third is Alice in chains. I need music I can feel and anthrax never gets old to me. NICE F*CKING LIFE
Anthrax played on a song with rap group UTFO before 'Im the man' and the song Bring the Noise. I think it's a better song, too. I saw Anthrax at a large festival in Germany. . They played 'I'm the Man' as an encore. People thought a whole different band had come on stage . . . mostly, it didn't go over well. That's the most memorable thing I remember . . . I think maybe KISS played and David Lee Roth played. He did OK. I can't even remember who closed the show . .
5. Joey is my favourite vocalist ever.
4. Scott's a way cooler guy than some other bald Big Four guitarist with a long grey beard.
3. Nuff said
2. Sound of White Noise is cool.
1. Saw that one coming. Bullshit.
In 1988 I joined a band called "Rugg Ratt" we were a thrash band. Our bass player was Pete Martinez from the band "Murphy's Law" and Jason Ian on drums. Scott Ian's younger brother. We were playing a bunch of shows around NYC and Scott showed up at a club in Lake Success called "The Cat House" to check us out to see if we were good enough to open for them along with "Helloween" and "Living Colour" on the "I'm the Man" tour. Well, we were definitely good enough, however, I was thrown out of the band 2 months after he came to check us out. The reason ? he said that I reminded him to much of Neil Turbine. Imagine that, I got thrown out of the band not for anything I did wrong. No I got thrown out of the band because Scott Ian didn't like the way I sang. To this day I still find it amazing. I don't know of anyone who ever got thrown out of a band because of an outsiders opinion.
I have every Anthrax release, both Belladonna and Bush eras. I love em all, but do find myself going back to re-listen to more of the Bush stuff. I found his vocals suited the band and their sound very well. To me, Benante is the heart and lifeblood of the band. Writes/arranges most of the lyrics, guitar riffs and of course drums. They can switch-out singers and in my ear still maintain that core Anthrax sound, but without Benante, Anthrax would not be Anthrax.I also think I would include Testament in the 'Big Four' conversation before Exodus, but we're splitting hairs here. One's person's music is another person's perceived opportunity to bitch about it.
Anthrax never seemed to have the right vocalist. I always thought Joey's voice was too hair metal, and John Bush didn't seem quite right. I do like Anthrax, but I actually enjoy S.O.D. more. It's like a rougher Anthrax to me.
I was a skater in the 80's when these bands were putting out this music, and I can educate you a bit on "skate metal". We preferred music that had certain tempos and sound to it while we skated ... Especially on half pipes. Anthrax's "Among the Living" was perfect for that. Other bands we listened to for that purpose were Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity, Testament, Sepultura, Ministry, and some punk bands like The Exploited, Black Flag, and The Misfits. Songs that were aggressive, and fast.
I built a half pipe in my back yard with rooms under the decks. I had a stereo in one of the rooms. I drilled small holes on the vert of the ramp on each side, and mounted speakers behind the plywood so no matter which side of the ramp we were on, the music would blast right at us. Our neighbors hated us so much, and tried to get the city to make us tear the ramp down. My dad defended our right to have our half pipe though, and won.
Interesting video, Anthrax fans have over 40 years of career to dissect. Plenty of turbulence and challenges to debate and discuss. They are still here and still provide fans with great Heavy Metal music. These days that is more than enough…
I understand keeping the B4 within the California state, but I think that having one band outside of it, especially in a region known for part of what thrash got some of it's sound from, hardcore punk, makes sense. Metallica was like the prime thrash band, Megadeth had the socially political lyrics with technical shredding, Slayer was borderline-extreme metal, and Anthrax was the NYHC thrash. Different sound for different styles of thrash.
next to F&J they are my fav metal band. I liked john bush more than joey cause joeys sounds off key so often and bush had a lower more metal voice. But over all scott ian is a brilliant riff guitarist, very unique style. spreading the disease is the 1st album I heard (86 ish) and it was so different than every thing else I was listing to ( venom death judas priest metallica megadeth...ect) I was like COOL!
I actually got into Anthrax via the John Bush-era music. The Joey stuff came eventually, not quick, but eventually. I had pretty much given up on them after the whole thing right after the reunion when Joey left (again) and they got Dan Nelson, then got rid of him for reasons that aren't clear to this day, then had John back for a short time before Joey (again) returned. My head was hurting. But after I heard Worship Music, I thought it was such a great album, I liked the band again. I like all Anthrax's music.
By God! Anthrax made a record with UTFO. Lethal. That shit was fun. Aerosmith can claim their shit. Anthrax rocks children.
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