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Dan Spitz

Dan Spitz

Real/full name:
Daniel Alan Spitz
Age:
61 (born Jan 28th, 1963)
Place of birth:
United States (Queens, New York)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Dan Spitz was the lead guitarist for Anthrax from 1983 to 1995, and again from 2005 through 2007. Prior to Anthrax, he was briefly a member of Overkill. He left music altogether in 1995, citing a loss of interest, and eventually became a certified master Swiss watch maker, which is still his primary occupation. He also currently leads a band called Red Lamb (formerly DeuxMonkey).

Trivia

He is the younger brother of one-time Black Sabbath bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz.

From 1989 to about 1995, Paul Crook was Dan's guitar tech. Paul eventually became Dan's replacement in Anthrax in 1995.

Raised Jewish and converted to Messianic Judaism in 2000.

Father of twin boys, both of whom are autistic.

Suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which he claims has actually ...

Red Lamb

Bass (?-present), Programming (?-present), Guitars (2010-?)

2012 Red Lamb Guitars, Bass, Vocals

Voices of Extreme

Guitars (2016-present)

Anthrax

Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing) (1983-1995, 2005-2007)

1983 Anthrax (Demo) Guitars (lead)
1983 Soldiers of Metal (Single) Guitars (lead)
1984 Fistful of Metal Guitars (rhythm) (track 3), Guitars (lead)
1985 Armed and Dangerous (EP) Guitars
1985 Spreading the Disease Guitars (lead)
1986 Madhouse (EP) Guitars (lead)
1986 Metal Hammer Roadshow 1 (Split video) Guitars (lead) (as "Danny Spitz")
1987 I'm the Man (Single) Guitars (lead)
1987 Indians (Single) Guitars (lead)
1987 I Am the Law (Single) Guitars (lead)
1987 I'm the Man (EP) Guitars (lead)
1987 Among the Living Guitars (lead), Guitars (acoustic) (track 8)
1988 Make Me Laugh (Single) Guitars (lead)
1988 Oidivnikufesin (Video) Guitars (lead)
1988 State of Euphoria Guitars (lead)
1989 Anti-Social (Single) Guitars (lead)
1989 Kerrang! Flexible Fiend (Split) Guitars (lead)
1989 MTV Headbangers Ball (Split) Guitars (lead)
1989 Penikufesin (EP) Guitars (lead)
1990 In My World (Single) Guitars (lead)
1990 Persistence of Time Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing)
1990 Got the Time (Single) Guitars (lead)
1991 Free B's (EP) Guitars (lead)
1991 Live Noize (Video) Guitars (lead)
1991 Through Time (P.O.V.) (Video) Guitars (lead)
1991 Attack of the Killer B's (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
1991 Bring the Noise (Single) Guitars (lead)
1991 Attack of the Killer B's: Videos (Video) Guitars (lead)
1993 Hy Pro Glo (Single) Guitars (lead)
1993 Last Action Hero Sampler (Split) Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing)
1993 Sound of White Noise Guitars (lead)
1993 Only (Single) Guitars (lead)
1993 Black Lodge (Single) Guitars (lead)
1994 White Noise Demos (Demo) Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing)
1994 White Noise: The Videos (Video) Guitars (lead)
1994 Live - The Island Years (Live album) Guitars
1995 Megaforce Worldwide - Volume One (Split) Guitars (lead)
1998 Moshers... 1986-1991 (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2001 Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2002 The Collection (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2005 Alive 2 (Live album) Guitars
2005 Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) The Videos (Video) Guitars (lead)
2005 Alive 2: The DVD (Video) Guitars
2005 Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2007 Colour Collection (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2009 Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert (Live album) Guitars
2012 Icon (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2014 Essential (Compilation) Guitars (lead)
2019 Indians / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Single) Guitars (lead)
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DeuxMonkey

Guitars (2009-2010)

2009 DeuxMonkey Guitars

Overkill

Guitars (1981)

Thrasher

Guitars

1985 Burning at the Speed of Light Guitars (lead) (3rd, left) (track 7)

Red Lamb

2012 Red Lamb Engineering, Producer
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