Anthrax Announces New Singer

Anthrax is excited and proud to introduce their new singer, Dan Nelson. Nelson is a virtual unknown, having fronted several local bands in the Long Island/New York area in the past. Says drummer Charlie Benante, "Rob [Caggiano] called me and said, 'I have a singer, you should check him out.' We gave him a shot, and he floored us."

After a successful reunion tour with former singer Joey Belladonna in 2006, there were rumors of recording a new album with that lineup. However, talks fell through and the band was left, once again, without a singer. Enter Dan Nelson.

"I was actually looking for a band," commented Nelson. "Long Island, NY is a pretty dead scene. I was in Unbroken, and through that I met Rob a couple years ago. I had gone through some stuff on a personal side where I took time off from the music. When I got back to the scene, I couldn't find a band, so I contacted Rob through MySpace and offered my services. We sent music back and forth, got together, and jammed for 10 hours straight. After 10 hours, he said, 'I think you'd be right for Anthrax."

"There's no place else I'd rather be right now," Nelson said. "It's a great vibe. I feel great, and I'm ready to go. It's lit that much more of a fire under me. I'm getting to live the dream, and it feels amazing. I can't wait for all these people who think Anthrax is done to be proven wrong. The naysayers are gonna be shut down, and the true blue fans are gonna be pleased."

Guitarist Scott Ian commented on the new singer saying, "It feels great working with Dan. The first time we jammed, we ran through a bunch of old songs, songs from the John Bush/Joey Belladonna eras. Right from the first second Dan started "Room For One More" we knew. We said, 'Now that we've got that, let's work his ass off."

Anthrax, featuring Nelson on vocals, guitarists Ian and Rob Caggiano, bassist Frankie Bello, and drummer Benante, is currently working on all-new material. "We wrote these songs and they fucking kicked ass," says Benante. "It was cathartic. We also want to take our time. This record will be under the microscope, more so than the others. We want to make sure it's 100% perfect."

Also, two classic Anthrax records - "Sound of White Noise" and "Stomp 442" - are going to be available on iTunes on December 18. They will be expanded editions with bonus tracks, and it's the first time the records will be released digitally. The online versions of the albums will also include commentary tracks from the band members themselves!

Anthrax has not yet announced a release date for an upcoming album, but the band is in the middle of the writing process, so stay tuned for more updates!! Be sure to check out "Sound of White Noise" and "Stomp 442" on iTunes beginning December 18!!

Comments

[The_Seventh_Sin]

first!

Wow, this is pretty sweet, I hope he's good

[metal overlord]

Yay Anthrax! He's not going to be a Joe Belladonna but hopefully he's good.

[TDAJGuitarist]

Are they going to tour then!?!?!
That would be awsome!
I have never seen them but I have always wanted to!

[Pukka-VCU]

!!!!! haha

[J.Priest]

Sweet dude, but still not the same without Joey. =( but cant wait for new album!

[magimintage]

Did you know that Chinese herbs can easily treat Anthrax?

[Scourge441]

I heard a rumor that Corey Taylor (yes, from Slipknot) was going to be doing vocals for them. I am SO glad that it's not true.

[UnknownHero 666]

Anthrax, featuring Nelson on vocals, guitarists Ian and Rob Caggiano, bassist Frankie Bello, and drummer Benante

wonder why it says featuring, isn't he supossed to be a permanent member? Anyways it's sweet that they are putting out a new album.

[FallenSaint]

haha long island represent mofos

[mr kipling]

wait a sec, when did Dan Spitz leave again?

[Lin]

aren't they a bit old to be going through the whole new singer thing? i would have thought they'd give up and reunite by now.

[Jordmo]

Spitz gone?

thats a right shame

[3lusiv3]

Scourge441 wrote:

I heard a rumor that Corey Taylor (yes, from Slipknot) was going to be doing vocals for them. I am SO glad that it's not true.

There's actually a video on youtube of Corey Taylor playing with them. Think the song was I'm the Man.

[metal Lover]

they should try to reunite with Neil Turbin. The original singer.

[Psychopathology]

Sound of White Noise and Stomp 442 classic?!?! Do they even listen to Anthrax. Anything after Belladonna left was complete and utter shit. Though I am interested to see how this goes.

[MetalliRage]

li represent!!! theres such a great rock/metal scene on li actually believe it or not we r just young at the point. the hard rock/death metal scene is actually very kick ass with amazingly talented musicians! but i agree on the fact that the older bands are not that great. mainly cause theres not enoguh.

[Psychopathology]

MetalliRage wrote:

li represent!!! theres such a great rock/metal scene on li actually believe it or not we r just young at the point. the hard rock/death metal scene is actually very kick ass with amazingly talented musicians! but i agree on the fact that the older bands are not that great. mainly cause theres not enoguh.

I was talking about Anthrax. All of Anthrax's albums after Persistence of Time suck horribly.

[Bored to Tears]

Joey is great, but Sound of White Noise is still my favorite Anthrax album.

[l)ragonForce]

contracted through myspace? wtf

[l)ragonForce]

contacted*

[guitgrinder]

Joey was horrible IMO. I loved Bush's vocals, they weren't as cheesy. I wonder how this guy'll sound...

[metal4me]

magimintage wrote:

Did you know that Chinese herbs can easily treat Anthrax?

hahaha where the hell did that come from?!? that was hilarious

[Shredder Guitar]

i thought it was confirmed not too long ago that corey taylor would do it? like there was a radio interview here and everything

[chuk1023]

Among the Living owns all of their albums (er do they still say albums?) lol

[Altered_Carbon]

Psychopathology wrote:

Sound of White Noise and Stomp 442 classic?!?! Do they even listen to Anthrax. Anything after Belladonna left was complete and utter shit. Though I am interested to see how this goes.

Dude, that's bullshit. Stomp 442 was a sick album. Not as good as their classics, but it had some kickass songs.

[serbusfish]

[quote="metal overlord"]Yay Anthrax! He's not going to be a Joe Belladonna but hopefully he's good.[/quote]

good! belladonna has a good awful voice, hes the only reason I dont listen to anthax's thrash stuff, his voice ruins it

[Les Paul Ell]

I hope this guy is someone more like Joey than Bush. Belladonna is the guy that got me into Anthrax and the albums with him were just so great! The person who said that they should get Neil Turbin back, I'd be quite interested to see that too, but I'm sure the new guy is great

[TC1223]

they always needed a different singer

[metalmilitia90]

so hopefully scott ian won't have to embarass himself on these pathetic "celeb-reality" tv shows on vh1 anymore. now he can finally go back to kicking ass.

[Shaned]

i love this band and i hope the new singer kicks total ass

[METALHEAD 91zb]

I hope this guy sounds good, I'm anxious to hear new Anthrax.

[MetalMilitia212]

I know that guy! Friend of a friend, good for him. Great singer.

[xCoilx]

magimintage wrote:

Did you know that Chinese herbs can easily treat Anthrax?

lmao.where the **** did that come from?hahhaa

Checked.

[Anjohl]

New singers never work. Whenever a singer is part of the writing process, the band should change the name when the singer leaves. Otherwise, it's blatent brand-manipulation.

[adamdrulz]

Anjohl wrote:

New singers never work. Whenever a singer is part of the writing process, the band should change the name when the singer leaves. Otherwise, it's blatent brand-manipulation.

yeah cause the founding members have no say in the band name, only the singers,
this is the most worthless comment i have ever seen on this website, i'm sorry i'm even reacting to it

[Slayer_Guy]

Scourge441 wrote:

I heard a rumor that Corey Taylor (yes, from Slipknot) was going to be doing vocals for them. I am SO glad that it's not true.

Exactly what I thought.

[Nor'Easterbass]

I'm actually kind of excited about all this. New material i'm looking forward to.

[Boone666]

No matter how bad this guy is, he CANNOT be worse than Corey Taylor

[sabata777]

Well, this is awesome, yet it sucks ass! I've always been a big Anthrax fan- as old as they may be, and im damn happy to see them form something up.. but replacing their old singer? Ahhh! It's like your wife dying and then getting remarried, it just don't work, really. But in the same token, it might just take a while. Rock on

[Anjohl]

Well, a bands identity is MUCH more linked to a vocalist than to..a bassist or a drummer. Listen to "Red War" by Probot, it sounds a LOT more like Sepultura than the Dante XXI "Sepultura". Who's got more right to the Guns and Roses name, Axl, or Velvet Revolver?

[12-string]

magimintage wrote:

Did you know that Chinese herbs can easily treat Anthrax?

Did u know that ure a cock?

[sevenchurches]

good! belladonna has a good awful voice, hes the only reason I dont listen to anthax's thrash stuff, his voice ruins it

So...you don't actually listen to Anthrax then?

[EnterIbanez]

Great news. I'm so ampd for more anthrax material... For everyone who says joey was a shit vocalist...you must be out of your mind. He was brilliant! And so was john bush. Both really good vocalists!! I don't care what anyone says. Can't wait for more material

[think11270]

Wow, ha ha I still won't listen to them.

[EnterIbanez]

sevenchurches wrote:

good! belladonna has a good awful voice, hes the only reason I dont listen to anthax's thrash stuff, his voice ruins it

So...you don't actually listen to Anthrax then?

Boone666 wrote:

No matter how bad this guy is, he CANNOT be worse than Corey Taylor

corey would of ruined the band. His style does not suit anthrax, anthrax are more metal than rap