098 - Charlie Benante :: Spinning Musical Entrepreneurial Plates - a podcast by Rich Redmond
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Charlie Benante is an American musician best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax, as well as crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Alongside rhythm guitarist and band leader Scott Ian he has composed the majority of the music throughout Anthrax's discography.
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Benante joined Anthrax in 1983, prior to the recording of the band's debut album Fistful of Metal, and has been the band's drummer ever since. He is known for having a very fast double kick technique and has been credited as one of the pioneers of double-bass, as well as with popularizing the blast beat technique with thrash metal.
He is also an accomplished guitarist, having contributed lead guitar to S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die album. Along with his musician duties, Benante is also a graphic artist and has created many of Anthrax's album covers and T-shirt designs. Benante also has his own coffee line called Dark Matter Coffee
Benante uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans Drumheads, and Roland electronics.
Some Things That Came Up:
-Favorite movies
-Benante's Blend - Coffee
-Does Charlie ever get angry?
-Getting influenced by Dave Matthews
-Breathing Lighting vocal harmonies
-Horror movies
-Stephen King fans
-Hanging with KISS
-Awkward Paul McCartney interaction
-The work is the travel
-The dirge of meet and greets
-Favorite scene from Jaws
-Reflecting on EVH and Neil
-Tips on getting your feet fast
-Working with in ear monitors
www.charliebenante.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/charliebenante
Twitter: www.twitter.com/skisum
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