ANTHRAX’ “Madhouse” is mentioned in STEPHEN KING’s new book

ANTHRAX‘S “Madhouse” received a mention in the legendary Master of Horror Stephen KingThe latest collection of stories, “You like it darker”.

Accordingly ANTHRAX guitarist Michaelthe song from the band’s second album, 1985 “Spread of the disease” was in a “pretty brutal story” called “Fin”the fifth of a dozen short works published in “You like it darker”The story was first published on Scribd on May 25, 2022 as an e-book exclusively, but received a wider release in physical form last May through the Simon & Schuster imprint Writer.

Ian took to his Instagram write: “Stephen King name checks us out again in his new collection of stories “You like it darker”!!! I read yesterday on the flight home from Europe. In the fifth story of the book, a rather brutal story called ‘Finn’, Steve uses our song ‘Madhouse’ as an instrument of torture. Perfect! I apologize if the sound of my head exploding when I saw ANTHRAX mentioned that someone on the plane woke up.

“If you have not read “You like it darker” I can only recommend it to you. It’s an exciting summer read!”

ANTHRAXthird studio album, “Among the Living”was so strongly inspired by Stephen Kingis “The Stand” The Ian was asked to write a foreword for an edition of the book. The album title “A skeleton in the closet” is also inspired by the novella “Capable student” that was part of the “Different Seasons” Collection.

king previously referenced ANTHRAX In “The Dark Tower”third book, “The desert lands”. ANTHRAX‘s cover of TRUST‘S “Antisocial” was also seen in a fight scene in 2017 “It” Adjustment.

In an interview with The Atlantic, king was asked what kind of music he likes to listen to while working. He said: “METALLICA, ANTHRAXI still listen to these guys. . . There is a band called CREATURE I like that very much. Very loud group. I never liked Ozzy (Osbourne) very much . . . (BLACKSABBATH) don’t really work for me.”

king famously tapped AC / DC assemble “Who made who”the 1986 soundtrack album for the film adaptation of his novel “Maximum Overdrive”.