ANTHRAX's 'Got The Time' Used To Wake Up Mars Rover 'Curiosity'

August 16, 2012

According to BusinessInsider.com, ANTHRAX's cover version of JOE JACKSON's "Got The Time" is one of several songs that have been used to wake up the Mars Science Laboratory rover, nicknamed Curiosity, since it touched down on the Red Planet's surface on August 5.

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz commented, "Thrash metal and my guitar have been heard on Mars. I'm the first Intergalactic dual planet metal artist. Do the Alien Mosh!"

Added founding ANTHRAX axeman Scott Ian, "Yes, there will be moshing on Mars."

Every morning the crew plays a song for Curiosity — a tradition more than likely dates back to NASA's manned spaceflight missions, according to Steve Collins, a member of the attitude control systems team.

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