Thrash Legends are mentioned by name in Stephen King’s new book (again!)

Thrash legends Anthrax have been mentioned by name in a new book by Stephen King, and it is not the first time that the cult author has referenced them in his works.

According to a social media post by Scott Ian, Anthrax is mentioned in a new short story collection that the author published in May under the title You like it darker. The story that contains the volume reference is titled “Finn.”

“Stephen King calls us again in his new collection of stories You like it darker!!! I read this yesterday on the flight home from Europe,” Ian wrote in the post.

“In the fifth story in the book, a pretty brutal story called ‘Finn,’ Steve uses our song ‘Madhouse’ as a torture device. Perfect! I apologize if the sound of my head exploding when I mentioned anthrax woke anyone up on the plane. If you haven’t read it You like it darker I can only recommend it to you. It’s an exciting summer read!”

The rocker’s post includes a photo of the clip mentioning Anthrax, which you can see below.

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As Blabbermouth noted, Anthrax was also mentioned in his 1991 book The Dark Tower III: The Waste Land, and her cover of “Antisocial” by Trust was also featured in the film adaptation of the book It.

Anthrax also mentioned Stephen King

Anthrax are huge fans of King’s work and there are many references to his stories in their music – especially on their 1987 album Among the living. The title song is based on the 1978 novel The stand, and “A Skeleton in the Closet” is based on the novella “Apt Pupil” by Different seasons.

Ian was even asked to write a foreword for a later edition of The stand because of the huge influence it had on the album. The rocker has his own collection of King’s work.

“I saw the film Carrie when it came out and immediately went out and bought the book. I loved it. I went back to the bookstore and asked, “What else do you have by Stephen King?” They said, “Nothing. You’ll have to wait until the next book comes out,” he once said Metal hammer.

“I’ve never met Malcolm or Angus Young, but meeting Stephen King would be even bigger for me. Aside from breathing and listening to music, reading Stephen King books is the only constant activity in my life. That was before Anthrax.”