# Interview: Meet Dan Spitz, Anthrax Guitarist Turned Master Watchmaker - Host: [hodinkee.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/hodinkee.com/) - Saved: September 12, 2012 (2012-09-13T02:39:39Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2b3c4e3b9339/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2b3c4e3b9339.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Dan Spitz, former lead guitarist for thrash metal band Anthrax, has sold more than 15 million albums, been nominated for 3 Grammys, created over 10 studio albums and now he is recognized as one of the best watchmakers in the world. After leading one of the greatest metal bands of all time, he abruptly departed Anthrax and pursued numerous courses of study to master the art of watchmaking. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal (Tons Of Live Photos) HODINKEE - Wristwatch News, Reviews, & Original Stories](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/92153eca8cf1/) (hodinkee.com, September 12, 2014) - [Editorial: One Year In: Why A Die-Hard Mechanical Watch Lover Can't Get The Apple Watch Off His Wrist (And Why That Matters)](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9b5715c65e65/) (hodinkee.com, February 12, 2016) - [In The Shop: The Marc Newson Hourglass For HODINKEE](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6fd5fa69a3c4/) (hodinkee.com, May 24, 2017) - [Apple, Influence, and Ive](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a8bb9bdd47e5/) (hodinkee.com, May 9, 2018) - [Just Because: How Apple's Awesome Motion Watch Faces Are Made](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/854eda8c8330/) (hodinkee.com, September 20, 2018) ## Saved the same week - [Svartifoss - National Geographic Photo of the Day](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d40b3f2634b8/) (photography.nationalgeographic.com, September 12, 2012) - [Mark Bernstein: NeoVictorian Computing](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3e323f91c04f/) (markbernstein.org, September 12, 2012) - [Technicolor CineStyle Picture Style](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/f89de182ca72/) (technicolor.com, September 13, 2012) - [Renovated Uptown Theatre to reopen on Friday](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/76dd4b228622/) (kare11.com, September 13, 2012) - [Legend](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/76ad3661e49c/) (vimeo.com, September 13, 2012) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/interview-meet-dan-spitz-anthrax-guitarist-turned-master-watchmaker