Editing Anthrax (American band) (section)

===John Bush era (1992–2005)===
[[File:Anthrax, Scott Ian at Wacken Open Air 2013.jpg|thumb|170px|left|alt=Bald, bearded, tattooed man playing guitar onstage|Scott Ian has played rhythm guitar on all of the band's recordings, and is the sole remaining founding member in the band.]]
[[File:Anthrax (John Bush era) wordmark.svg|thumb|right|Anthrax logo during the John Bush era]]

In early 1992, shortly after signing a $10 million record deal with [[Elektra Records]] and following their appearance in ''Married... with Children'', Belladonna was fired from Anthrax over creative and stylistic differences.<ref name="LarkinHR" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=1992-03-15 |title=ELEKTRACUTION: You can understand if the Elektra... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-15-ca-6440-story.html |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> After firing Belladonna, the remaining members of Anthrax auditioned several vocalists including Mark Osegueda of [[Death Angel]] and Spike Xavier of [[Mind Over Four]].<ref>Scott Ian and Jon Weiderhorn (2014). ''I'm the Man: The Story of that Guy from Anthrax''. Da Capo Press, p. 177</ref> However, [[Armored Saint]] vocalist [[John Bush (musician)|John Bush]] was the standout favorite and had in fact been floated as a potential replacement for Belladonna a few years earlier, due to questions about his reliability stemming from drug and alcohol abuse.<ref>Ian and Weiderhorn (2014), p. 177</ref> The band's first album with Bush and for Elektra, ''[[Sound of White Noise]]'', was released in 1993.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> Produced by [[Dave Jerden]] (then-known for his work with [[Jane's Addiction]] and [[Alice in Chains]]), the album marked a change from Anthrax's earlier work, with a dark sound influenced by [[alternative rock]], and it received mostly positive reviews.<ref name="LarkinHR" /> Critic Dave Connolley of [[AllMusic]] wrote that Bush "has a lower-register voice than Belladonna, and the result is menacing, premeditated, and sinister."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-of-white-noise-mw0000617745|title=Sound of White Noise - Anthrax - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The song "[[Only (Anthrax song)|Only]]" was released as the album's first single. In the liner notes for ''[[Return of the Killer A's]]'', Ian said that [[James Hetfield]] told him it was a "perfect song".<ref>{{cite web |title=How Anthrax's 'Sound of White Noise' Kicked Off the John Bush Era |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthrax-sound-of-white-noise/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> In keeping with the band's eye for unlikely collaborations, classical composer [[Angelo Badalamenti]] provided music for "Black Lodge" (a nod to ''[[Twin Peaks]]''). This album demonstrated that Anthrax had fully shed its cartoonish persona in favor of mature, thoughtful songwriting, which began with ''Persistence of Time''. The success of ''Sound of White Noise'' dissolved any fan worries that the band would not recover from their split with Belladonna; it was certified gold by the RIAA nearly two months after its release,<ref name="RIAA" /> and gave Anthrax their highest chart position to date at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthrax - Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/anthrax/chart-history/tsl/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> The album also saw Anthrax continuing to headline arenas and theaters or amphitheaters, taking several bands such as [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Quicksand (American band)|Quicksand]], [[Fight (band)|Fight]] and [[Clawfinger]] out as supporting acts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suicidal Tendencies|url=http://metallipromo.com/st.html|website=metallipromo.com|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=White Zombie|url=https://metallipromo.com/wz.html|website=metallipromo.com|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-xpm-1994-04-15-1994105035-story.html|title=With Fight, Halford is adding social consciousness to heavy metal|access-date=October 1, 2021|last=Hill|first=J. Doug|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=April 15, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2007/07/27/clawfinger-life-will-kill-you/|title=CLAWFINGER – Life Will Kill You|access-date=October 1, 2021|last=Nergård|first=Andreas|website=metalexpressradio.com|date=July 27, 2007}}</ref>

After ''Sound of White Noise'' longtime guitarist [[Dan Spitz]] left the band to become a watchmaker, leaving Anthrax a quartet temporarily.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spitz|first=Daniel|url=http://www.spitzwatch.com/bio/|title=Dan Spitz Biography|access-date=September 30, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926192841/http://www.spitzwatch.com/bio/|archive-date=September 26, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 1995, Anthrax released their seventh studio album ''[[Stomp 442]]'', on which Charlie Benante played most of the lead-guitar parts.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Benante was assisted by [[Paul Crook]], who later became the band's touring lead guitarist for several years, and [[Dimebag Darrell]] of [[Pantera]].<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album's release followed a shake-up at Elektra the year before, which saw the firing of the label's president, [[Bob Krasnow]], who was replaced by [[Sylvia Rhone]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Philips |first=Chuck |date=1994-07-13 |title=Elektra Chief Bob Krasnow Abruptly Quits : Entertainment: Chairman of recently realigned Warner Music unit cites sudden exclusion from the corporate inner circle. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-13-fi-15128-story.html |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kielty |first=Martin|title=How Anthrax's 'Sound of White Noise' Kicked Off the John Bush Era |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthrax-sound-of-white-noise/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=May 25, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> During a meeting with the band, Rhone told Anthrax that she wouldn't have signed their record deal.<ref name=":1" /> Elektra did not promote ''Stomp 442'', and it was less commercially successful than its predecessor. Frustrated by this, Anthrax severed its ties with the label.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Knopper |first=Steve |date=June 20, 1998 |title=Anthrax Makes Good On Its Metal 'Threat' On Ignition Bow |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=anthrax+volume+8&pg=PA16 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=110 |issue=25 |pages=16, 18 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

In late 1997, Anthrax signed with Ignition Records, an [[Independent record label|independent label]] distributed by [[Tommy Boy Records]].<ref name=":2" /> The label released ''[[Volume 8: The Threat Is Real]]'' in July 1998.<ref name="LarkinHR"/><ref name=":2" /> As on ''Stomp 442'', Benante performed lead guitar parts along with Crook and Darrell. The album also features Pantera vocalist [[Phil Anselmo]] making a guest vocal appearance. Towards the end of 1998, Tommy Boy ended its distribution deal with Ignition, after which the label went bankrupt, disrupting its distribution.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Samuels |first=Anita |date=January 9, 1999 |title=Tommy Boy Refocuses Its Agenda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=anthrax+volume+8&pg=PA17 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=111 |issue=2 |pages=18 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Cam |date=February 25, 2016 |title=Rank Your Records: Anthrax Drummer Charlie Benante Ranks the Thrash Legends' Eleven Albums |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/anthrax-rank-your-records/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=[[Vice Media]] |language=en}}</ref> Anthrax then signed with [[Beyond Music|Beyond Records]], who released the greatest-hits album ''[[Return of the Killer A's]]'' (1999), after which Beyond went out of business as well. During this period a two-vocalist tour with Belladonna and Bush was planned, but Belladonna decided not to participate at the last minute; however, on the mentioned ''Return of the Killer A's'' compilation, a cover of [[The Temptations]] song "[[Ball of Confusion]]" was recorded with the then-current lineup of the band (Ian/Benante/Bello/Bush/Crook), in addition to former vocalist Belladonna and former bassist Lilker. This is the only song to feature both Belladonna and Bush on co-vocals.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arto|last=Lehtinen|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Anthrax-Summer2003.htm|title=Anthrax Interviews with Scott Ian and John Bush|work=[[Metal Rules]]|access-date=May 19, 2010}}</ref>

Despite hardships and legal entanglements over album rights, Anthrax continued. In 2001, [[Rob Caggiano]] joined the band on lead guitar. During the [[2001 anthrax attacks]] in the United States the band changed its website, providing information about the disease after people began searching "anthrax.com" on internet search engines. Amid a potential [[public relations|PR]] nightmare, Anthrax issued a press release on October 10, 2001, joking that the band's name would be changed to "something more friendly, like 'Basket Full of Puppies'."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anthrax.com/html/ANTHRAX_PressRelease.htm |title=Anthrax: Press Release |publisher=Anthrax.com |date=November 8, 2004 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041108091742/http://www.anthrax.com/html/ANTHRAX_PressRelease.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2004 }}</ref> Anthrax dispelled any name-change rumors derived from the press release at the November 2001 [[New York Steel]] 9/11 [[benefit concert]], when they took the stage in [[Boilersuit|boiler suits]] with a different word on each one which ultimately read "We're not changing our name". Bello has stated they did so after receiving support from members of the NYPD and FDNY, who believed that changing the name of the band would send the wrong message. A picture of the band in the suits is on the inner tray card of ''We've Come for You All''.<ref name="Loudwire"/>

[[File:Anthrax-sonisphere-2009006 (cropped).jpg|thumb|170px|right|[[John Bush (musician)|John Bush]], who replaced [[Joey Belladonna]], was the lead singer for Anthrax from 1992 to 2005, and again briefly during 2009–2010.]]
In 2003, the band signed to [[Sanctuary Records]] and released their ninth studio album ''[[We've Come for You All]]'', praised by metal journalists as a return to form.<ref>{{cite web |title=We've Come for You All - Anthrax |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weve-come-for-you-all-mw0000592708 |website=Allmusic |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> The band then spent the summer of 2003 on tour with [[Motörhead]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Motörhead/Anthrax: First North American Tour Dates Announced |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mot-rhead-anthrax-first-north-american-tour-dates-announced/ |website=Blabbermouth |date=March 12, 2003 |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>

In early 2004, Anthrax released ''[[The Greater of Two Evils]]'', a "live in the studio" re-recording of the earlier work with the band's then-current lineup. Bassist Frank Bello announced shortly afterwards that he was leaving the band to join [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], and was replaced by [[Fates Warning]] and Armored Saint member [[Joey Vera]].