Charlie Benante

“Time to throw away all other recording devices, the H2/H4 has landed! I would always call my voicemail and leave a message of myself humming a riff or melody. With the H2/H4, I no longer need to do that. The best part is that it fits in my pocket and can go anywhere I go. I love it! H2/H4, where have you been all my life?”

Charlie Benante Bio

In a career spanning three decades, Charlie Benante (Chief Songwriter and Super Duper Drummer/Guitarist), as the founding member of Anthrax, helped to create the “New Wave of American Heavy Metal” in the mid-80s alongside Metallica. Three time Grammy nominated, MTV VMA nominees and Multi-Platinum and Gold Awarded music veterans, Anthrax, have sold over 10 Million records worldwide including nine studio albums, two live albums, three greatest hits, plus DVDs. Touring pros, Anthrax has performed on over fifty tours spanning the globe; in thirty-two countries on five continents including Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia.

Continually recording and touring through the nineties and into the new millennium, Anthrax has maintained the kind of career that only a handful of others can lay claim to as well.

Anthrax have also announced a short spring 2008 tour, kicking off with a warmup club show at Chicago’s Double Door on May 28th, 2008. The Chicago warm-up show will be the band’s first live performance with their new singer Dan Nelson. In addition to the band’s classic hits from their 25 year career, Anthrax will for the first time ever perform brand new material from their current writing sessions.

After the warm-up show, Anthrax will then fly to Los Angeles and join Iron Maiden on their “Somewhere Back In Time” world tour. Anthrax is direct supporting Iron Maiden at the May 30th and 31st shows at Irvine, CA’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

Charlie Benante says “Playing with Iron Maiden again is such a thrill for us! We can’t wait to be a part of these two magical nights.”

Charlie Benante and Anthrax is currently writing for their new album. This will be their first studio album since 2003’s “We’ve Come For You All,” and also their first album with Dan Nelson on vocals.

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