Band
Holds writing credit on 133 of 136 tracks
The whole band, on paper, but two names run through everything: Scott Ian appears on 133 of the 136 album tracks and Charlie Benante on 126. Frank Bello has 101 and the singers split the rest between them.
Across all 136 tracks: how many Anthrax wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 136 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 136 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Ian | 1981-present | 92% |
82% |
0% |
0% |
| Charlie Benante | 1983-present | 70% |
93% |
0% |
0% |
| Frank Bello | 1984-2004, 2005-present | 68% |
74% |
0% |
0% |
| Joey Belladonna | 1984-1992, 2005-2007, 2010-present | 49% |
54% |
0% |
0% |
| Jonathan Donais | 2013-present | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Dan Lilker | 1981-1984 | 7% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
| Neil Turbin | 1982-1984 | 7% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
| Dan Spitz | 1983-1995 | 27% |
30% |
0% |
0% |
| John Bush | 1992-2005, 2009-2010 | 37% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
| Rob Caggiano | 2001-2013 | 10% |
10% |
20% |
0% |
| Paul Crook | 1995-2001 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Anthrax's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Anthrax sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
All twelve studio albums. The live albums, the EPs and the 2004 re-recording collection The Greater of Two Evils sit outside this catalogue.
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Anthrax136 tracks
11Dave Jerden, 11 tracks
BB11Butcher Bros., 11 tracks
9Eddie Kramer, 9 tracks
DN8Dan Nelson, 8 tracks
DD2Dimebag Darrell, 2 tracks on Pantera's page
AC1Alice Cooper, 1 track
GB1Glen Buxton, 1 track on Alice Cooper's page
MB1Michael Bruce, 1 track on Alice Cooper's page
DD1Dennis Dunaway, 1 track on Alice Cooper's page
NS1Neal Smith, 1 track on Alice Cooper's page
JZ1Jon Zazula, 1 track
BB1Bernie Bonvoisin, 1 track
NK1Norbert Krief, 1 track
JJ1Joe Jackson, 1 track
DI1David Ian Jackson, 1 track
AB1Angelo Badalamenti, 1 track
RD1Roger Daltrey, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JR Jay Ruston · MD Mark Dodson · CC Carl Canedy · BB Butcher Bros.
Data Insight
The band credits everyone in the room, so the writing lists run four and five names long, but the constant pair is Ian and Benante. Joey Belladonna has 74 tracks across his two spells, John Bush 50 across his one, and the two never appear together. The odd man out is Dan Spitz: lead guitarist for twelve years, 41 credits, and gone by 1995.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A guitarist and a drummer at the centre of every credit, with the singer's name changing around them.
The Story
Scott Ian is on 133 of the 136 album tracks Anthrax recorded, and Charlie Benante on 126. Two singers came and went; the guitarist and the drummer wrote through all of it.