Charlie Benante is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Known as one of the pioneers of double bass drumming and credited with popularizing the blast beat technique, he is Anthrax's main composer and has released eleven studio albums with the band. Benante has toured with the reunited Pantera since 2022. Benante is a versatile artist whose passion for visual arts, particularly horror, comic books, and illustration, has paralleled his music career. He has designed much of the artwork for Anthrax's records and often creates detailed, dark-themed illustrations, including work featured in galleries like Wentworth Gallery.