Dan Spitz

Dan Spitz is one of the most intriguing double lives in rock. As Anthrax's lead guitarist he helped define thrash metal's golden era, then reinvented himself as a precision watchmaker, a pursuit that demands the opposite of stage chaos. I love that duality; both disciplines reward obsessive craftsmanship, just at different volumes. Founding Red Lamb to raise autism awareness adds a layer of purpose I genuinely admire. To me Spitz is proof that an artist's identity needn't stay frozen at their most famous moment. The same focused hands that shredded riffs now assemble tiny gears, and I find that quietly inspiring.

Name (English)

Dan Spitz

Name (Japanese)

ダン・スピッツ

Reading

だん・すぴっつ

Born

January 28, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rabbit

Origin

Rockland County, New York, United States

Occupation

musician / guitarist / watchmaker / composer

• Official sitehttps://danspitz.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Spitz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159171

Tags

• New York
• musician
• guitarist
• watchmaker

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.