After Sound of White Noise longtime guitarist Dan Spitz left the band

After Sound of White Noise longtime guitarist Dan Spitz left the band to become a watchmaker, leaving Anthrax a quartet temporarily. In 1995, Anthrax released their seventh studio album Stomp 442 , on which Charlie Benante played most of the lead-guitar parts. Benante was assisted by Paul Crook , who later became the band’s touring lead guitarist for several years, and Dimebag Darrell of Pantera . The album’s release followed a shake-up at Elektra the year before, which saw the firing of the label’s president, Bob Krasnow , who was replaced by Sylvia Rhone . During a meeting with the band, Rhone told Anthrax that she wouldn’t have signed their record deal. Elektra did not promote Stomp 442 , and it was less commercially successful than its predecessor. Frustrated by this, Anthrax severed its ties with the label.