Dave Weiss became the original drummer when Anthrax was formed in mid-1981 by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker. He joined along with vocalist John Connelly and bassist Kenny Kushner. Kushner was sacked early on as well as replacement Paul Kahn, so Danny Lilker took over, with Greg Walls coming in as a second guitarist. Connelly and Weiss left soon after, and were replaced by Greg D'Angelo on drums.