“They politely said, ‘We will never air this. You are banned from MTV.’” Scott Ian reveals which song got Anthrax banned in the 80s

Scott Ian with Anthrax in 2022.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has revealed which song got the thrashers banned from MTV.

In a new video interview with Metal Hammer, the New York band’s co-founder says the station objected to the content of their music video for 1985 single Madhouse, to the point Anthrax were banned from making the airwaves.