Anthrax are an English
anarcho-punk
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band formed in
Gravesend
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Ro ...
,
Kent
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, England, in 1980. They recorded their first demo in 1981 and went on to release two 7"
EPs on
Crass Records and
Small Wonder Records
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. They appeared on compilations released by
Crass Records,
Mortarhate Records and Fightback Records. They toured outside the UK twice in the Netherlands with Dutch band
The Ex.
In 2007, the band issued a
compilation album
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, ''One Last Drop'', which included
demos
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, both EPs, the Mortarhate compilation track and two live tracks.
The band reformed in 2010, releasing new (and debut) album ''All for the Cause'' in 2012. Two split singles followed in 2015.
Line-up
*Oskar – vocals
*Gareth – bass
*Pete – drums
*Dee – guitar
*Laurence Windle – bass
*Shaun – rhythm guitar
[Glasper p183 "He fell off his stool backwards another time, at Portsmouth Polytechnic," adds Shaun, who played with the blues/rock outfit X-It in the wake of Anthrax. ... (Small Wonder, 1983)]
Discography
Demos
* ''81 Demo'' (Tape 1981)
* ''Capitalism Gives Opportunities in Life, Anarchy Gives Life'' (Tape 1982)
EPs
* ''
Capitalism is Cannibalism'' (EP, Crass Records, 1982)
* ''They've Got It All Wrong'' (EP, Small Wonder Records, 1983)
* ''One Last Drop / Welcome'' (CD single, Happy Release 2, 2009)
* ''Split'' EP (DL, 2015)
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Album
*''All for the Cause'' (LP/CD/DL, 2012)
Compilation tracks
* "All the Wars" on ''Bullshit Detector Volume 2'' (LP Compilation, Crass Records, 1982)
* "It'll Be Alright on the Night" on ''Who? What? Why? Where? When?'' (LP Compilation, Mortarhate Records, 1983)
* "Violence Is Violence 82" on ''We Don't Want Your Fucking War!'' (LP Compilation, Fightback Records, 1984)
Reissue
* "Capitalism is Cannibalism" EP, on ''A Sides. Part Two. 1982-1985'' (LP Compilation, Crass Records 1985)
* "It'll Be Alright on the Night", on ''We Won't Take No More'' (CD Compilation,
Go Kart Records
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History
In its May 1999 issue, '' Guitar World'' ...
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* "It'll Be Alright on the Night", on ''Who? What? Why? Where? When?'' (CD Compilation,Mortarhate Records, 2003)
* "Violence Is Violence 82", on ''We Don't Want Your Fucking War!'' (CD Compilation, Mortarhate Records, 2006)
* ''One Last Drop'' (Compilation CD, Happy Release Records, 2007)
References
External links
*
Interview with vocalist Oskar on Scanner Zine website conducted in 2008
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Anarcho-punk groups
English punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1980
Musical groups disestablished in 1984
People from Gravesend, Kent
Musical groups from Kent