Editing Michael Anthony (musician) (section)

=== (1974&ndash;2006) Van Halen ===
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In 1974, [[Eddie Van Halen]], [[Alex Van Halen]], [[David Lee Roth]] and Anthony became known as Van Halen, dropping the name Mammoth when they discovered another local band using that moniker. After successfully navigating the Los Angeles and West Hollywood club scene and a 29 track demo produced by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]'s [[Gene Simmons]], Van Halen was signed to [[Warner Bros.]] in 1977 and released their self-titled debut album on February 10, 1978. Anthony was a 20% member (manager Noel Monk being the 5th) of all debts and profits, including merchandise, until midway through the 1984 tour, when tensions rose to the point that Roth and the Van Halen brothers insisted that he sign away all future songwriting credit and royalties, retroactive with the current ''1984'' LP. Noel Monk later wrote of the event, "If I were Mike, I would have told them to 'fuck off' and not played that night, to show them my worth. Instead Mike didn't say a word and signed away millions of dollars, as the three stood over him, lying on the floor."<ref>Noel Monk 2017 memoir</ref>

The band released a total of eleven studio albums from 1978 through 1998, a live album in 1993, as well as two greatest hits compilations during Anthony's tenure with the band.

Anthony produced a 1988 demo for his brother (Robert Lee Sobolewski) Bobby Leigh's band Asylum Suite, which was formed in 1984 and featured singer Michael Thomas Fiore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/michaelfiore-2/youre-the-one-late-80s |title=You're The One - Late 80's by Michael Fiore |publisher=SoundCloud}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gary James|url=http://www.famousinterview.ca/interviews/asylum_suite.htm |title=Asylum Suite Interview |publisher=famousinterview.ca |access-date=June 11, 2012}}</ref>