One of The Big Four turns the Big 4-0 this year and is celebrating with a number of special activities and events to honor the landmark anniversary. Formed by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker in Queens, NY on July 18, 1981, Anthrax was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the East Coast and quickly became regarded as a leader in the genre alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth.

Anthrax have been delivering a series of video testimonials sent in by former band members, fellow musicians, colleagues, and industry veterans sharing behind-the-scenes stories of working with the band and what Anthrax's legacy has meant all these years on. These videos honor each album in chronological order beginning with the original release, Fistful of Metal. Watch Episode #24: For All Kings below.

BraveWords is bringing the noise (and the tunes) with a new ultra-exclusive contest!!! And this one is very rare and highly collectible! Fans can win an ultra-limited edition Anthrax 3” mini-turntable and four special 3” vinyl singles. This record player was available for purchase on Record Store Day (July 17th), but thrashers can get caught in a mosh by entering our contest - just fill out the form here! Trust us, these are long, long gone! Head here to find the Anthrax record player nearest you. Not only that, but BraveWords holds the golden ticket as well – the winner of the contest will also receive a phone call from the members of Anthrax!

The four vinyl singles are also special Record Store Day releases and they include supercharged live tracks from the For All Kings tour – “Madhouse”, “I Am The Law”, “Got The Time”, and “Discharge”.

Turntable specs: Built-in Speaker Belt-driven Turntable Mechanism Fully Supported Turntable Platter USB or Battery Powered (4AA Batteries Required) AT-3600 Moving Magnet Cartridge Clear Dust Cover Pitch Control Two 3" Vinyl Large-hole Post Adapters Included Aux Out Cables Included: Aux Cable, Aux to RCA Adaptor, USB to Mini USB Charging Cord Unit: 6.125” (w) x 2.875” (h) x 4.75” (d) Unit Weight: 1 lb.

Visit our contest page here to enter now!

(Photo - Jimmy Hubbard)