ANTHRAX GET TIED INTO THE 9/11 ANTHRAX ATTACKS
When New York thrash legends Anthraxcame up with their name in 1981, they probably didn’t anticipate the shitstorm that would erupt 20 years later. A week after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, five more people died when letters filled with anthrax powder were mailed to media and Democratic party offices, with the band having to temporarily change its website name due to the traffic it was receiving. Meanwhile, newspapers clamoured to interview the band. Luckily, their planned name change to ‘Basketful Of Puppies’ was just a joke.