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Charlie Benante

1962 - Today

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Charles Lee Benante (born November 27, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Known as one of the pioneers of double bass drumming and credited for popularizing the blast beat technique, he is Anthrax's main composer and has released eleven studio albums with the band. He also plays guitar on occasion. Benante has toured with the reunited Pantera since 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Benante is the 2,217th most popular musician (up from 2,324th in 2019), the 12,078th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,455th in 2019) and the 897th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charlie Benante ranks 2,217 out of 3,175. Before her are Michael Landau, Atom Willard, Sven Erik Kristiansen, Barriemore Barlow, Peter Christopherson, and Harvey Mason. After her are Jimmy DeGrasso, Frank Gambale, Tom Paxton, Fenriz, John Evan, and Heath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Charlie Benante ranks 531. Before her are Vladimir Dezhurov, Miroslav Mentel, José Serrizuela, Hitoshi Nakata, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and George D. Zamka. After her are Carlos Daniel Tapia, Norma Cruz, Dustin Nguyen, Michelangelo Rampulla, Paul Feig, and Daniel Levy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Benante ranks 12,080 out of 20,380. Before her are Bonita Granville (1923), Joe Namath (1943), Drew Carey (1958), May Allison (1890), Ronald M. Evans (1949), and George D. Zamka (1962). After her are Nancy Cartwright (1944), Lillian Randolph (1914), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), and Robert Cormier (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charlie Benante ranks 897. Before her are Billy Higgins (1936), Kenny Garrett (1960), Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Michael Landau (1958), Atom Willard (1973), and Harvey Mason (1947). After her are Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Tom Paxton (1937), Michael Clarke (1946), Tyler Joseph (1988), Chris Frantz (1951), and Kamasi Washington (1981).

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