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Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax
Anthrax - Book - by Frank Bello
(2021)
Frank
Bello, bassist with the legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax
since 1984, has sold over ten million albums, travelled the globe more
times than he cares to count, and enthralled audiences from the world's
biggest stages. His long-awaited memoir would be a gripping read even if
its pages only contained stories about his life as a recording and
touring musician. While those stories are indeed included-and will blow
your mind-Bello also focuses on deeper subjects in Fathers, Brothers,
and Sons.
Once
you've heard his life story, you'll understand why. Born into a family
of five, Frank grew up in difficult circumstances. His father abandoned
his wife and children, and Frank's mother moved heaven and earth to keep
them fed and educated.
Left
with no male role model, Frank found inspiration in heavy metal bass
players, following their example and forging a career with Anthrax from
his early teens-first as a roadie, and then as the group's bass player.
International stardom came Frank's way by the mid-to-late 1980s, when he
was still in his early twenties, but tragedy struck in 1996 when his
brother Anthony was murdered in New York. Although the case went to
trial, the suspected killer was released without charge after a witness,
intimidated by violent elements, withdrew his testimony.