Hello my friends. How are you all? I hope you’re all kicking ass.
I know there’s been a lot of rhetoric out there regarding upcoming Anthrax shows, Big 4, and otherwise. I’ve been debating on whether or not to make a public statement about this as it really pertains to my personal life, and I generally like to keep that personal. Because this is affecting my band life, I feel like you, my friends, deserve to hear from me personally.
I will be playing the Big 4 show April 23 in Indio, CA as well as the shows in Manila, Bangkok, and Japan that will follow the Indio show.
I won’t be playing the shows scheduled from July 2-16 in Europe and the UK. My wife Pearl and I are expecting our first child, and she is due literally the day of the Big 4 Sonisphere show in France.
This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band July 18, 1981 and for almost thirty years, I have been there for everything we’ve ever done. I have never been faced with anything that would make me even question being there for anything Anthrax related. Becoming a father is the biggest, best thing that’s ever happened to me and it made the decision relatively easy. My priority is with my wife and the birth of our first child.
As soon as I was faced with this decision, I knew, as Freddie Mercury so eloquently said, “The show must go on.”
I started thinking about guitar players I knew, guys that I am a fan of, guys that I respect, guys that headbang like Angus was watching them, guys that I listen to, and guys who I thought had the spirit to enable the show to go on. This wasn’t a hard decision at all. I asked the rest of the band what they thought, and we were on the same page. We chose Andreas [Kisser from Sepultura] because we feel he can do the gig better than anyone. He has the fire, the attitude, and the crushing right hand to do the gig. I’ve played with Andreas at the Roadrunner 25th anniversary show, and I’ve gotten up and played with Sepultura, and we are kindred spirits. We both play every show like we’re going to jail the next day— like it’s the last show we’ll ever play. He has what it takes, and he has the experience and history to fucking bring it and make these Anthrax shows something special. I can’t wait to see and hear it for myself.
This year will bring our tenth Anthrax studio record featuring the return of the one and only Joey Belladonna. We’re hard at work finishing it, and I can say that from the tracks I have heard, it is going to tear your fucking heads off. I’m looking forward to getting back on the road with the band that is now better than we’ve ever been, and seeing all your sick faces and banging heads.
Cheers,
Scott
(Scott will play the following dates)
APRIL
23 Empire Polo Club: Indio, CA (Big 4 show)
30 Pulp Summer Slam Festival: Manila, Philippines
MAY
2 AP Parking: Esplanade, Ratchada, Bangkok, Thailand
5 O-East: Tokyo, Japan
6 O-East: Tokyo, Japan
7 Diamond Hall: Nagoya, Japan
9 Big Cat: Osaka, Japan
(Andreas Kisser will play the following dates)
JULY
2 Veltins Arena: Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Big 4 show)
3 Ullevi: Gothenburg, Sweden (Big 4 show)
5 Komplex AG: Zurich, Switzerland
6 Fiera Open Air Arena: Milan, Italy (Big 4 show)
8 Sonisphere Festival: Knebworth, UK
9 Sonisphere Festival: Amneville, France
11 Garage: Saarbrucken, Germany
12 Vega Musikkenshus: Copenhagen, Denmark
14 Slottsfjell Festival: Tonsberg, Norway
15 Dour Festival: Dour, Belgium
16 Zwarte Cross Festival: Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
Wednesday October 13, 2010 Source:Century Media Records Location: Los Angeles, California
Heavy metal darlings In This Moment have had an incredible year! After releasing the wildly popular ‘A Star Crossed Wasteland’, touring all summer
as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and receiving heavy radio play in support of their singles “The Gun Show” and currently “The Promise”, IN THIS MOMENT are now excited to hit the road alongside NONPOINT for a wild and rowdy tour across the US.
VIP packages will be available for this tour, with bundles costing $39.50 and providing fans with the following:
1 General Admission Ticket with Early Entry
1 Meet & Greet with IN THIS MOMENT
1 Autographed Tour Poster
1 Commemorative VIP Laminate
1 Signed Set List
IN THIS MOMENT w/ Nonpoint
11/09 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
11/10 – Top Deck – Farmington, NM
11/11 – The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
11/13 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
11/14 – Avalon Nightclub – Santa Clara, CA
11/15 – Last Day Saloon – Santa Rosa, CA
11/17 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
11/19 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
11/20 – The Venue – Vancouver, BC
11/22 – Distrikt – Regina, SK
11/23 – Municipal Auditorium – Minot, ND
11/24 – Aquarium – Fargo, ND
11/26 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11/27 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
11/28 – V Club – Huntington, WV
11/30 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
12/01 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON
12/02 – The Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
12/03 – Santos Party House – New York, NY
12/04 – Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT
12/05 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
12/07 – Northern Lights – Clifton Parks, NY
12/08 – Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
12/09 – Recher Theatre – Towson, MD
12/10 – Hooligans Music Hall – Jacksonville, NC
12/11 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/14 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
12/15 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX
12/16 – Trees – Dallas, TX
12/17 – Clicks Live – Tyler, TX
Monday July 20, 2009 Source:HER Publicity Location: Los Angeles, CA
Play Poker with Scott Ian, Jerry Cantrell, Vinnie Paul, Kirk Hammett, Greg Tribbett and Poker Legends Phill Hellmuth and Annie Duke
Get ready to rock the UltimateBet poker tables in the encore performance of Scott Ian’s HomeGame , an online poker tournament set to take place August 19th at 9:00PM ET. Swap your guitar chips for poker chips to win one of 11 exclusive seats in Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian’s Home game where you could find yourself seated next to rock legends and poker pros, and shooting for the stars in the ultimate Rock ‘n Roll Sit-and-Go for a trip to the Aruba Poker Classic.
“UltiimateBet players showed huge support for my first Home game on UB back in March,” said UltimateBet pro Scott Ian, who was reached for comment on a break from play during the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. “With an Aruba Poker Classic package up for grabs this time, expect the competition to be fierce.”
The star-studded line up in Scott Ian’s Home Game is headlined by Ian, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Vinnie Paul of Pantera, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne, who are set to put their own unique metal edge on the UB Hold ‘em tables, where online poker players will be able to chat with the rock stars through the UltimateBet software’s chat feature.
Rounding out the list of poker legends featured in the Texas Hold’em tournament are 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and World Poker Champion Annie Duke.
Online poker players are invited to secure their spot in the Scott Ian Home Game Main Event Qualifier via daily satellites at 10:30 PM ET for as little as 1000 UltimatePoints, with each one paying out one seat for every ten players ente red. Winners will receive automatic entry to the August 18th 10,000 UltimatePoints Main Event, where 10 seats in Scott Ian’s Home Game are at stake. One additional seat will be offered up to UB’s VIP players through a special invitation-only online poker freeroll.
The top five places in the Scott Ian Home Game will be awarded a range of prizes and tournament entries, including an $8,500 Aruba Poker Classic prize package to go to the Home Game champion, plus Scott Ian will have a $200 bounty on his head. The 18-player Sit-and-Go is sure to fill even faster this time around, and with only 11 seats available exclusively at UltimateBet, players should be quick to get in on the action.
This October will see the release of Worship Music, the brand new album from Scott Ian’s band, Anthrax, considered one of metal’s all-time great acts. Along with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth, Anthrax is credited with originating the thrash genre and has sold more than 10-million albums worldwide.
Scott Ian at the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event
