Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has a new album to release on May 14. Titled Silber Linings, a nod to dealing with pandemic-related anxiety and stress, the album is a 14-song collaboration with musical friends from the rock and rap worlds, drawn from his ongoing "quaranting jam video series," which has included members of Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Rob Zombie, Butcher Babies, and more.
Benante explains:
Back in February of last year...with COVID and all the other B.S. that was going on, I was glued to the 24-hour news cycle on the TV and my phone, and I started to get really depressed. My girlfriend said I needed to turn off the news and suggested I do something creative, whether it was art or drumming or writing new songs, and she was right...I knew a lot of my musician friends were going through the same thing I had been, so I started asking them if they wanted to get involved, play some songs with me, maybe make a video - that's how it all started.
A video for "Run-DMC Medley," featuring Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Rob Caggiano (Volbeat), Ra Diaz (Suicidal Tendencies), and Benante is out now. The record will release via Megaforce Records with a portion of proceeds to benefit the Neal Casal Music Foundation.
Track listing:
* "City of Blinding Lights"/U2 - Frank Bello, Mark Osegueda, Charlie Benante
* "Chloe Dancer / Crown of Horns"/Mother Love Bone - Mark Menghi, Mark Osegueda, Charlie Benante
* "Teardrop"/Massive Attack - Carla Harvey, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante
* "Run DMC"/Run DMC - DMC, Rob Caggiano, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante
* "Rhiannon"/Fleetwood Mac - Mark Menghi, Jennifer Cella, Randy McStine, Charlie Benante
* "Yer So Bad"/Tom Petty - Carla Harvey, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante
* "Transylvania"/Iron Maiden - Snake Sabo, Frank Bello, Jon Donias, Charlie Benante
* "Presto Vivace"/U.K. - Ra Diaz, Alex Skolnick, Jordan Rudess, Charlie Benante
* "Bad Guy"/Billie Eilish - Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante
* "Jimmy James"/The Beastie Boys - Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante
* "All The Way"/KISS - PJ Farley, Joe McGinness, John 5, Charlie Benante
* "Mr Speed"/KISS - Joe McGinness, PJ Farley, Charlie Benante
* "Public Image"/Public Image - Hank Von Hell, Dave Brownsound, Jason "Cone" McCaslin, Charlie Benante
* "Funny Vibe"/Living Color - Ra Diaz, Corey Glover, Henry Flury, Charlie Benante
