When you think of the music of Anthrax, what typically comes to mind is burly tones, brutal riffs, electrifying stage performances, and the intimidatingly heavy thrash metal the New York City quintet has been cranking out for four decades. Having sold over ten million albums and being acclaimed as one of the “Big Four” of metal (alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth), their status in the metal world is legendary. But beyond their perceived tough-guy image, the members of Anthrax are immensely nice gentlemen, incredibly smart, in tune with their emotions, and fiercely dedicated to their fans. Most of their followers know those things, but with the release of Frank Bello’s recent memoir, Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax, the 56-year-old bassist lays everything out on the table, including the duality of being a compassionate, kind individual while also unearthing some of the heaviest music around. Written over the course of the COVID lock