1. Charles Lee Benante was born on November 27,1962 and is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death.
12 Facts About Charlie Benante
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Charlie Benante joined Anthrax in 1983, prior to the recording of the band's debut album Fistful of Metal, and has appeared on every release by the band.
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Charlie Benante is known for having a very fast double kick technique and has been credited as one of the pioneers of double bass, as well as with popularizing the blast beat technique with thrash metal.
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In 2021, Charlie Benante released a solo album entitled Silver Linings.
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On July 14,2022, it was announced that Charlie Benante had joined the reunited Pantera by filling in for original drummer, and his close friend, Vinnie Paul.
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Charlie Benante is a fan of the 1975 film Jaws, and owns a sizeable collection of the film's merchandise.
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Charlie Benante was featured in the documentary The Shark Is Still Working, which was included on the Jaws 2012 Blu-ray release.
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Also during the summer, Charlie Benante was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife in front of his daughter which had them both arrested.
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Charlie Benante later missed the band's UK and European tour in order to take care of "personal stuff" according to Scott Ian.
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In 2013, it was announced that Charlie Benante would be sitting out Australian tour dates, for personal reasons.
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In March 2019, it was confirmed that Charlie Benante was dating Butcher Babies co-frontwoman Carla Harvey.
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Charlie Benante uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans Drumheads, and Roland electronics.