Dan Spitz

Lead guitarist for thrash metal band Anthrax from 1983-1995. He left the band in 95 to persue his love for watchmaking and currently owns his own watch company, SpitzWatch. He briefly rejoined Anthrax in 2005 for a reunion tour of the classic Belladonna-era linep but left shortly after. Dan briefly played in Overkill before the days of Anthrax. He currently plays in his band DeuxMonkey. His brother is former Black Sabbath bassist Dave Spitz. Dan is known for being very short (5'1) which earned him the nickname, "Minitower". He played Jackson guitars (the Rhoads model) and had a infamous black model with green pinstriping and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stickers. He currently plays Paul Reed Smith guitars and has a custom made headstock through PRS. He played on Anthrax records Fistful Of Metal, Spreading The Disease, Among The Living, State Of Euphoria, Persistance Of Time, and Sound Of White Noise.

Dan Spitz lead guitar work in Anthrax is unique and he is never given enough credit. Anthrax Scott Ian Overkill Thrash Metal

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