Joey Belladonna has been back as Anthrax’s lead singer for roughly 15 years now, but not before being fired twice by the legendary thrash metal act. During his time away from the band, the vocalist worked a few odd jobs, including one at a horse barn.

While he wasn’t Anthrax’s original singer (there was a revolving door of vocalists in the early ’80s), Belladonna helped establish the band as one of the premier thrash acts from 1984 to 1992, singing on four of their classic albums: Spreading the Disease (1985), Among the Living (1987), State of Euphoria (1988), and Persistence of Time (1990).

Belladonna was ousted from the band in 1992, and replaced by John Bush for most of the ’90s and into the 2000s. He returned in 2005, but was replaced by Dan Nelson in 2007, before returning in 2010. He has remained a member of Anthrax since then, appearing on their two most recent LPs, Worship...