Neil Turbin
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Neil Turbin is an American
United States
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 thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 vocalist known for being the original lead singer for American band Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

 and current lead vocalist and songwriter of the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band DeathRiders
DeathRiders
DeathRiders is an American Heavy Metal band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 2001 to support lead vocalist Neil Turbin's solo album 'Threatcon Delta' and is named after the song 'Deathrider' off the album 'Fistful of Metal' which Turbin wrote in his time as the original...

.

DeathRiders

DeathRiders
DeathRiders
DeathRiders is an American Heavy Metal band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was formed in 2001 to support lead vocalist Neil Turbin's solo album 'Threatcon Delta' and is named after the song 'Deathrider' off the album 'Fistful of Metal' which Turbin wrote in his time as the original...

, is named after one of Turbin's songs and was formed in 2001 to support Turbin's solo album "Threatcon Delta". Deathriders toured Monterrey Metalfest, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 in 2005. Sweden Rock 2006, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, and the US in 2008, Rocktower 2009 Germany, Nightmare on St. Pauli Festival Germany 2009, Headbangers Open Air Germany 2009, Expo Rock Tijuana 2010 as well as performing 8 shows at the world famous Whisky A Go Go
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.-History:...

 in Hollywood in 2010. DeathRiders Stay Screamin 2011 European Tour took them to Metal Bash 2011 in Germany, Highway To Dokkem Open Air Festival 2011 as well as other venues throughout Tilburg, Netherlands, Vienna, Austria and Berlin, Germany.

Neil Turbin Solo

In 2003 Neil Turbin released his first solo album "Threatcon Delta
Threatcon Delta
-Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Jeff Scott Soto*Ronnie Borchert*Vern Anderson*Sean McNabb*Paul Monroe*Claude Schnell*Paul Shortino*Mitch Perry*Andy Walo*Henry Moreno*Sandy Vaquez...

" on American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 "Metal Mayhem Music". The album contained fourteen tracks and included a cover of a Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...

 song as well as an AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

 cover. Prominent guest musicians such as Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell is a keyboardist who has been a member of the hard rock/heavy metal bands Magic, Rough Cutt, and Dio. He also played on the Y&T album Down For The Count.Claude Schnell joined Dio in May 1983...

, Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...

, Paul Shortino
Paul Shortino
Paul Shortino is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Rough Cutt/The Cutt, Quiet Riot, Bad Boyz, and Shortino. He's recorded with JK Northrup as Shortino/Northrup. He's also recorded as a solo artist. He also did the theme song for Dr...

, Mitch Perry, Andy Walo, Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...

 and Paul Monroe
Paul Monroe
-Biography:He was born at North Madison, Indiana. He graduated at Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana in 1890, studied at the University of Heidelberg and took his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1897. He became professor at Columbia in 1899, his research involving education in its...

 and others from bands such as Dio
Diö
Diö is a locality situated in Älmhult Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 891 inhabitants in 2005.Diö is situated 10 km north of the town Älmhult.Diö's largest employer is the wheelchair manufacturer Rea Stolen Invacare...

, Rough Cutt
Rough Cutt
Rough Cutt was an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California in the 1980s. They were based in Los Angeles after signing a recording contract with Warner Brothers...

, Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...

 and M.S.G. appeared on the album.

Anthrax

Turbin was an original member of Anthrax from August 1982 until August 1984. The band first contacted him after reading an advertisment that Turbin had posted in Good Times Magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 in June 1982. However Turbin did not end up officially joining with the band until over a month later, after he unknowingly answered an advertisement also in Good Times that had been posted by the band and was connected to Anthrax guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 Scott Ian
Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld , better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death...

, when he called the number listed in the ad. At the time Turbin was first contacted by Anthrax he was already in the band AMRA but left after a few months, prompting him to answer the advertisement they had placed in the magazine. He attended the same high school as Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, Bayside High School in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, and was in a class with Ian in his freshman year. Turbin's first performance wwith Anthrax was at Great Gildersleeves on September 12, 1982. Turbin's exit from Anthrax came two weeks after the band's first North American 'Anthrax US Attack Tour 1984' ending with a show at Roseland Ballroom
Roseland Ballroom
The Roseland Ballroom is a multi-purpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theatre district, on West 52nd Street....

 on August 3. He recorded four studio demos and one album with them, Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal
Fistful of Metal
-Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Dan Spitz – Lead guitar*Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar*Danny Lilker – Bass*Charlie Benante – Drums...

. Turbin wrote the lyrics to all songs on the album (with exception of the cover of Alice Cooper's I'm Eighteen). Turbin also wrote five of the seven songs on the Armed and Dangerous EP, as well as two songs on Spreading the Disease
Spreading the Disease
Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on October 30, 1985 through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello.-Album information:The band produced...

. In 2009 the video game Brutal Legend
Brütal Legend
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...

was released featuring the Anthrax song "Metal Thrashing Mad" in its soundtrack with Turbin's vocals. Today, many of the songs Turbin wrote and recorded with the band have been re-recorded with different vocalists and appear on multiple albums and DVD's including the 2 x platinum certified The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria
The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a DVD/Blu-ray featuring live concert performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, collectively known as "the big four" of thrash metal. The event took place on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia,...

 DVD, though Turbin claims he receives no royalties from any of these further recordings.

Other Bands and Side Projects

Prior to joing Anthrax, Turbin was in several other bands, including AMRA (1982), Wrecking Crew(1990-1992) and New Race (1979-1981). Turbin's first professional gig was at now defunct New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 club CBGB's with his first band New Race, performing in front of five hundred people. New Race was made up of guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 Karel Lukas, drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 Kasidis Sangbhundhu and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 Alex Brignoll with Turbin on vocals. In 1986 Turbin recorded vocals for the album 'Masque' by Kuni
Kuni
-People:* Kuni-no-miya ōke , second oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house* Kuni Nagako* Kuni, an alias of the music artist, DJ, and music producer Kuniyuki Takahashi....

.Turbin joined the Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell
Claude Schnell is a keyboardist who has been a member of the hard rock/heavy metal bands Magic, Rough Cutt, and Dio. He also played on the Y&T album Down For The Count.Claude Schnell joined Dio in May 1983...

 band from 1996-1999 as vocalist of Schnell's original band.

Vocal Style and Range

Turbin is a pioneer of the Thrash Metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 vocal sound and is known for his high pitched screams in natural voice up to C6. Turbin is the only original 'Big 4
The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria
The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a DVD/Blu-ray featuring live concert performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, collectively known as "the big four" of thrash metal. The event took place on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia,...

' vocalist to sing in this range as demonstrated on the songs "Death From Above", "Deathrider" and "Metal Thrashing Mad" original recordings on "Fistful Of Metal
Fistful of Metal
-Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Dan Spitz – Lead guitar*Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar*Danny Lilker – Bass*Charlie Benante – Drums...

".

Influences

Turbin cites heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 and NWOBHM vocalists in bands such as Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

, AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

, Motorhead and Saxon as influences of his vocal style though he was also heavily influenced by the New York punk scene of the 1970's-1980's including bands such as The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...

, The Sex Pistols and MC5
MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...

. Turbin spent time at the infamous punk club CBGB's and worked at other important punk scene venues Ritz
Ritz (rock club)
-History:The Ritz was founded in 1980 by Jerry Brandt on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Formerly a ballroom known as Webster Hall, The Ritz still retained some of its previous incarnation's Art Deco style. As a venue, it focused...

 when it first opened and also Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South, in New York City, which was a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s.-Origin of name:...

, from 1979-1980. Turbin has also stated that he favors writing with a neo-classical
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...

 influence.

Treasure Land

  • "Pre-Album Release Demo (2008) – "The Cities Are Burning" Playing the part of "Nostradamus" , along with the songs "Betrayal" and "Trail of Tears"

Anthrax

  • "Soldiers of Metal" (single
    Single (music)
    In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

    ) (1984)
  • Fistful of Metal
    Fistful of Metal
    -Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Dan Spitz – Lead guitar*Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar*Danny Lilker – Bass*Charlie Benante – Drums...

    (1984)
  • Armed and Dangerous
    Armed and Dangerous (album)
    -Personnel:*Joey Belladonna - Vocals*Scott Ian - Rhythm Guitar*Dan Spitz - Lead Guitar*Frank Bello - Bass*Charlie Benante - Drums*Neil Turbin - Vocals on "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies"*Dan Lilker - Bass on "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies"...

    (EP
    Extended play
    An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

    ) (1985) – "Soldiers of Metal" and "Howling Furies"

Compilations

  • 12 Commandments in Metal (1985) – "Soldiers of Metal" (Anthrax
    Anthrax (band)
    Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

    ), (Roadrunner Records
    Roadrunner Records
    Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...

    , Holland)
  • Fistful of Anthrax (1987) – all tracks except "Raise Hell" and "Panic" (Anthrax
    Anthrax (band)
    Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

    ), (Megaforce Records
    Megaforce Records
    Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution...

    /Polydor, Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

    )
  • Precious Metal – "I'm Eighteen
    I'm Eighteen
    "I'm Eighteen" is a 1970 song by rock band Alice Cooper, featured on their first major label release album Love It to Death. It was released in November 1970, 3 months prior to the album, and became the band's breakthrough hit.-Achievements:...

    " (Anthrax
    Anthrax (band)
    Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

    ), (Stylus Music)

Video Games

  • Brutal Legend
    Brütal Legend
    Brütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...

    (2009) (Electronic Arts
    Electronic Arts
    Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

    ) – "Metal Thrashing Mad" (Anthrax
    Anthrax (band)
    Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...

    )

Guest appearances

  • Kuni – Masque (1986)
  • Robby Lochner (1997) – "Still Burning" and "Inside Information"
  • DC to Daylight (1997) – "Still Burning" and "Inside Information"
  • A Tribute to Limp Bizkit (2002) – "Faith"
  • Jack Frost
    Jack Frost (musician)
    Jack Frost is the guitarist/founder of the heavy metal band Seven Witches and also a part of The Bronx Casket Company. Frost is also known for playing guitar on Savatage's tour in support of Poets and Madmen in 2001 and 2002 before being dismissed from the band for unspecified reasons...

    Out in the Cold (2005) – "Crucifixation"
  • Race Track Rock (antiMUSIC records compilation) (2007) – "Piece of Me"

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