Career
Dan Spitz was the lead guitarist and occasionally backing vocalist of the thrash metal band Anthrax (band) from 1983–1995, appearing on albums Fistful of Metal, Armed and Dangerous (Anthrax album), Spreading the Disease, Among the Living, State of Euphoria, Persistence of Time and Sound of White Noise. Spitz was also in the band from 2005 to 2007 during the reunion of the Among the Living line-up.
Before playing in Anthrax, Spitz was a lead guitarist for local thrash metal band Overkill, and also Thrasher, at which time he shared the stage with bassist Billy Sheehan.
In 1995, Spitz left Anthrax, due to a severe disinterest in playing guitar. In the meantime, he attended WOSTEP on a full scholarship and opened his own watch repair shop. On April 1, 2005, Anthrax announced an Among the Living reunion, and Spitz was reunited with the band. They embarked on a world tour and released Alive 2, a DVD with footage from those performances. Following the end of the reunion tour, Spitz again left Anthrax to concentrate on his watch designs. He has since been replaced by Rob Caggiano, who was Anthrax's lead guitarist prior to the 2005 reunion.
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