TOPPS Announce The "Heavy Metal Autographs" Collectable Cards!

According to Blabbermouth, Topps has created a series of collectible cards dubbed as the "Heavy Metal Autographs" baseball set. What exactly is this? Well, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX recently chatted with ESPN's "Mint Condition" about being featured in the set. You can watch the chat below. The "Heavy Metal Autographs" insert set features:

- Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW)
- Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE)
- Kip Winger (WINGER)
- Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE)
- Lita Ford
- Stephen Pearcy (RATT)
- Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
- Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER)
- Bobbie Brown (WARRANT's "Cherry Pie" video)
- Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES)

The 10-card autograph set will be one of three additional insert sets to the previously announced 2013 Topps Archives release. There will be a standard version of the cards as well as one that will be limited to 25 copies and printed on metal. 2013 Topps Archives Baseball is slated for release on May 29.


Related links:
Anthrax's official site 
TOPPS' official site 

SEPULTURA Documentary "Teaser" Featuring Philip Anselmo & Scott Ian!

As previously reported, SEPULTURA are calling all the members of the tribe, in order to help them out with the production of the official SEPS documentary. Here is a word from the band:

"We are starting Kickstarter at $100,000,00 just to cover some of the production trips, crew, equipment, rights, image releases, taxes, among others, but our ULTIMATE goal is to raise about $1,000,000.00 to cover the remainder of the production. Anticipated outlays include travel expenses for interviews with former band members and music biz luminaries, as well as all the post production costs, including killer graphics and global distribution to the broadest possible extent."

The band has just posted a teaser featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN) and Scott Ian (ANTHRAX):

Click here to be part of SEPULTURA's history!

In other SEPULTURA news, it has been confirmed that SEPULTURA have hired Ross Robinson to produce their 13th studio album, the follow up to 2011's 'Kairos'. This will be the first time the band works with Robinson since 1996, which is when the bands legendary album 'Roots' was produced by Robinson.

SEPULTURA currently has 13 NEW songs in various stages of completion.

"We are in the process of writing and we have already stared working on some of the lyrics. I am also working on guitar solos and other ideas," Andreas Kisser explained.
Stay tuned for more SEPULTURA news!




Related links:
Sepultura's Official Site

ANTHRAX To Film Live DVD In Chile; TESTAMENT To Join Them!

Following their participation at the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour and at the fifth edition of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, ANTHRAX have announced that this Summer they will be playing in Santiago, Chile with TESTAMENT. The band posted the following message on their official Facebook page:

"MOSH FOR ME CHILE! Anthrax to shoot live DVD!

"ATTENTION SANTIAGO, ANTHRAX is playing Teatro Caupolican on Friday MAY 10th and will be shooting a live DVD!

"Be sure to be there and hear all of your favorite ANTHRAX songs in a special extended set featuring tracks from their whole catalog!!!

"Special guest for the show is TESTAMENT.

"Get there early, doors are at 7pm, show starts at 8:30pm SHARP!
"And someone translate this into Spanish! ¡Vamonos!" -> Let's go!

Here are the tour dates were you can catch two of most prolific bands in Heavy Music history:

- May 10: Santiago, Chile at Teatro Caupolican

- June 31: Madrid, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 1: Barcelona, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 26: Istanbul, Turkey at Istanbul Inonu Stadium
- July 31: Zagreb, Croatia at Arena
- September 13: San Bernardino, California at San Manuel Ampitheater

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX's Scott Ian Reveals Full Details For His "Speaking Words" Tour!

Following his fantastic London Garage show this past November, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX will be joining forces with Metal Hammer for a very unique full spoken-word tour. Arriving to the U.K. this May and June, the 16-date trek, dubbed "Speaking Words", will give him a chance to spill out many of the stories he has collected during his 30-plus-year career. A video teaser can be seen below.

Commented Ian: "I guarantee everyone who comes to my show will have a good time. There’s a saying, ‘there’s no story so good a drink won’t make it better’. My stories, plus drink, equals killer night out. Besides, don’t you want to know how tomato sauce can kill any STD? I have the answers."

Dates include:

May

24 - Oxford, England - O2 Academy
25 - Cardiff, England - The Gate
26 - Gloucester, England - Guildhall
27 - Plymouth, England - White Rabbit
28 - York, England - The Dutchess
29 - Rugby, England - The Vault

June

2 - Stoke, England - Underground
3 - Manchester, England - Sound Control
4 - Newcastle, England - The Cluny
5 - Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
6 - Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
7 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
8 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
10 - Bournemouth, England - O2 Academy
11 - London, England - The Garage 



Photo by: Zulie Alvarez

Related links:
Scott Ian's official site

Hoya from MADBALL disses ANTHRAX on "The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists"!

If you haven't picked up your copy of "The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists". What are you waiting for? It is not a fine piece of literature by any means, but it is a very entertaining book that was put together by Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins.

One list that definitely caught our attention, was the list compiled by Hoya Roc from NYHC legends MADBALL. His list is called "10 Reasons Why ANTHRAX Should Never Be Associated With Hardcore" and he only needed eight reasons to prove his point.

1) Going to a (hardcore) show once every leap year doesn't make you part of a scene.

2) Going bald and then fronting like you shaved your head on purpose doesn't make you hardcore.

3) Synchronized stage moshing is corny!

4) The "NOT MAN"??? WEAK!!!

5) Destroying Public Enemy's "Fight The Power"

6) Never taking a hardcore band on tour!

7) Dissed hardcore until they figured out they would never be Metallica.
 
8, 9, AND 10) Attempting to trademark the NYHC symbol makes them officially the WACKest wannabe, never-was band to try and claim the glory of hardcore music!!!



Related links:
Madball on Facebook Madball on MySpace
The Merciless Book Of Metal Lists on Facebook

METAL ALLIANCE Tour To Be Concluded This Weekend; Set Times For Both New York City Shows Available!

Today and tomorrow, the headbangers of New York City will welcome the third chapter of the Metal Alliance Tour to Irving Plaza, at what will be the two last two shows of the tour! The lineup includes ANTHRAX, EXODUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL, and SHADOWS FALL! Here are the set times for both shows, which are already sold out:

ANTHRAX 9:30 - 11ish
EXODUS 8:20 - 9:00
MUNICIPAL WASTE 7:30 - 8:00
SHADOWS FALL 6:45 - 7:15
HOLY GRAIL 6:00 - 6:30




Related links:
Metal Alliance Tour
Anthrax
Mosh Potatoes
eOne Music

ANTHRAX To Play With IRON MAIDEN In Europe & California - Tour Dates Available!

ANTHRAX will be playing with IRON MAIDEN this Summer. Scott Ian Tweeted earlier today: "We are playing with @IronMaiden in Madrid, Barcelona, Bucharest, Istanbul, Zagreb and San Bernardino."

Here are the tour dates were you can catch two of most prolific bands in Heavy Music history:

- June 31: Madrid, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 1: Barcelona, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 26: Istanbul, Turkey at Istanbul Inonu Stadium
- July 31: Zagreb, Croatia at Arena
- September 13: San Bernardino, California at San Manuel Ampitheater

ANTHRAX wants to meet their New York City fans on Saturday, April 20th at J&R Music in downtown Manhattan. ANTHRAX will be signing autographs of their latest release 'Anthems' on Record Store Day starting at 12:30 PM. RSVP here!

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

The remaining dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site 

ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna Sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" At DA BULLS Game - Video Available!

Last night, Joey Belladona from ANTHRAX sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the US National Anthem) at the Chicago Bulls game! The game took place at United Centre, home of "Da Bulls". The Bulls played the Orlando Magic, and beat them 87-86. You can watch video of Joey's performance below.

ANTHRAX are currently pummeling audiences all over the United States Of Metal as they headline the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour. The band is currently performing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, as well as songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.

The band wants to meet their New York City fans on Saturday, April 20th at J&R Music in downtown Manhattan. ANTHRAX will be signing autographs of their latest release Anthems on Record Store Day April 20th starting at 12:30 PM. RSVP here!

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

The remaining dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY



Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna To Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" Tonight!

This is awesome! Joey Belladona from ANTHRAX will be singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the US National Anthem) at the Chicago Bulls game tonight! The game will take place United Centre, home of "Da Bulls". The Bulls will be playing the Orlando Magic. The event will begin at 7 PM (local time).

ANTHRAX are currently pummeling audiences all over the United States Of Metal as they headline the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour. The band is currently performing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, as well as songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.

The band wants to meet their New York City fans on Saturday, April 20th at J&R Music in downtown Manhattan. ANTHRAX will be signing autographs of their latest release Anthems on Record Store Day April 20th starting at 12:30 PM. RSVP here!

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

The remaining dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

Mike Portnoy Announces The Celebrity Cymbal Fundraiser Raffle - Details Available!

A MESSAGE FROM MIKE PORTNOY:

"Hi Everybody,

"This past October, one of my closest friends (I am his daughter's Godfather) had a tragic accident at work and fell down an elevator shaft.

"This accident has left him permanently paralyzed from the chest down and he will likely now be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

"This tragic and unexpected turn of events has permanently changed not only his life, but all of his family and friends around him.

"For us all to adapt to such a life changing incident is something that will take time, patience and love.

"It breaks my heart to see him and his family suffer and the reality is that it is leaving him in a situation where he can no longer provide for his family financially.

"My first instinct was to wonder "what can I do to help?"

"Although nothing I can do will ever get him up and walking again, I wanted to at least do SOMETHING to try and raise some monetary help for him and his family in this horrible time of need and transition.

"So I decided to gather some signatures on one of my cymbals from some of my friends in the business who all immediately volunteered to help for the cause.

"This amazing one of a kind collector's item contains signatures from members of some of the greatest bands in hard rock and heavy metal including: 

BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, VAN HALEN, GUNS N ROSES, DEEP PURPLE, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, MEGADETH, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, LAMB OF GOD, DREAM THEATER, QUEENSRYCHE, ALICE IN CHAINS, SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE, KORN & many more!

"Included on the cymbals are:

ABE LABORIEL JR (Paul McCartney)
BILLY SHEEHAN (Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs, David Lee Roth, PSMS)
BRIAN TICHY (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, S.U.N.)
CARMINE APPICE (Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy, Blue Murder)
CHARLIE BENANTE (Anthrax)
DAVE LOMBARDO (Slayer)
DAVID ELLEFSON (Megadeth)
DEREK SHERINIAN (Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Billy Idol, PSMS)
DOUG ALDRICH (Whitesnake, Dio)
EDDIE JACKSON (Queensryche)
EDDIE TRUNK (That Metal Show)
FRANK BELLO (Anthrax)
GARY HOLT (Exodus, Slayer)
GEEZER BUTLER (Black Sabbath)
GLENN HUGHES (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion)
JAMES KOTTACK (Scorpions)
JEREMY COLSON (Steve Vai, Billy Idol)
JOHN TEMPESTA (The Cult, Testament, Exodus, Rob Zombie)
JONATHAN MOVER (Joe Satriani)
MIKE INEZ (Alice In Chains, Ozzy)
MIKE PORTNOY (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob, The Winery Dogs, PSMS, Avenged Sevenfold)
NICKO MCBRAIN (Iron Maiden)
PAUL BOSTAPH (Testament, Slayer)
RAY LUZIER (Korn)
RUSSELL ALLEN (Adrenaline Mob, Symphony X)
SCOTT IAN (Anthrax)
SEVEN ANTONOPOULOS (Opiate For The Masses)
SIMON PHILLIPS (Jeff Beck, Toto, The Who)
STEVEN ADLER (Guns N Roses)
WILLIE ADLER (Lamb Of God)
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN (Van Halen)
YAEL (Ugly Kid Joe)

"HERE are the photos of each artist signing the cymbal to verify the cymbal's authenticity as well!

"I've decided to make this fundraiser a raffle (rather than an auction) in order to give EVERYBODY a fair, affordable shot at winning this item.

"An auction would simply go to the richest bidder... a raffle will give anybody willing to donate $10 per raffle a shot (but you can buy as many raffles as you'd like!)

"I hope you can all find it in your hearts to donate for this cause and purchase at least one $10 raffle for a shot at winning this incredible piece of Rock n Roll history... but more importantly, help a man and his family in their time of need!

"Thank you everybody!!

"And remember, (more appropriately than ever): CARPE DIEM"

- Mike Portnoy

Related links:
Get your raffle tickets HERE! 

ANTHRAX Want To Meet Their New York Fans On Record Store Day - Details Available!

ANTHRAX are currently pummeling audiences all over the United States Of Metal as they headline the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour. The band is currently performing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, as well as songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.

The band wants to meet their New York City fans on Saturday, April 20th at J&R Music in downtown Manhattan. ANTHRAX will be signing autographs of their latest release Anthems on Record Store Day April 20th starting at 12:30 PM. RSVP here!

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

The remaining dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX Joined By METALLICA's Kirk Hammett At The Metal Alliance Concert In San Francisco!

Last night in San Francisco, CA, ANTHRAX, who are headlining the Metal Alliance Tour, played to a sold-out crowd at the Regency Ballroom. But the fans got a little more than Anthrax playing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, or songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.

Joining Anthrax on stage for their AC/DC cover of "T.N.T." was none other than Kirk Hammet from METALLICA who played lead on the song.

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

Here is some fan filmed footage of Kirk jamming "T.N.T." with ANTHRAX:




The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX Joined By Slash & Chuck D. At The Metal Alliance Concert In L.A.

Last night in Hollywood, CA, ANTHRAX, who are headlining the Metal Alliance Tour, played to a sold-out crowd at the House of Blues. But the fans got a little more than Anthrax playing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, or songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.

Joining Anthrax on stage for their AC/DC cover of "T.N.T." was none other than Slash who played lead on the song, and then, later in the show, Chuck D came out for "Bring The Noise", the song Anthrax and Public Enemy recorded together in 1991 and that combined Metal and Rap for the first time ever.

Also in the House last night were Slayer's Kerry King, John Tempesta from The Cult, Justin Chancellor from Tool, Dethklok/Metalocalpyse's Brendon Small and actor/musician Brian Posehn.

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

Here is some fan filmed footage of Slash jamming "T.N.T." with ANTHRAX:



The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral
Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

Listen To ANTHRAX's Cover Of BOSTON's "Smokin"!

'Anthems', Anthrax's long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax's favorite bands from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). The track listing for 'Anthems' features Rush's "Anthem," Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," "TNT" by AC/DC, Boston's "Smokin'," "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick, Journey's "Keep on Runnin," as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax's "Crawl" from the band's critically-acclaimed 2011 album 'Worship Music'. 

Right now, you can crank Anthrax's cover of BOSTON's song "Smokin":



The EP will be available on CD as well as digitally via iTunes and other online retailers. In addition to the cover art for 'Anthems', Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have subtly redesigned each track's original album cover art to "Anthrax" it. The 'Anthems' EP will first be housed in one of the "re-imagined" digipak covers, and then inserted inside the main CD cover sleeve. The main cover sleeve has been designed in such a way so fans will be able to see which one of the six "re-imagined" covers is inside.

'Anthems' was produced by Anthrax, Jay Ruston and the bands former guitarist Rob Caggiano, and recorded for the most part throughout 2012 literally all over the world: at Benante's home studio, in Ruston's New York studio, on the band's tour bus while on last summer's Mayhem Tour, in hotel rooms, and backstage at their Berlin show last December.

Don't forget that ANTHRAX - Belladonna/vocals, Benante/drums, Scott Ian/guitar and Frank Bello/bass - will hit the road in support 'Anthems' on February 16 with dates in India and Australia, and then return to North America to headline the Metal Alliance Tour that kicks off March 22 in California. For all of these dates, Anthrax will be joined by Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.

Once again, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante is sitting out during his bands live performances. It has been confirmed that Benante did not travel with the band due to personal issues, Jon Dette (former SLAYER drummer) is replacing Benante during ANTHRAX's Australian tour. "Charlie is dealing with personal issues right now and can't leave the country", commented Scott Ian. "He's really bummed about not being able to head down there."

Additionally, the band will not be performing with guitarist Rob Caggiano, who left the band to join VOLBEAT (More info HERE)! He was temporarily replaced by Jon Donais from SHADOWS FALL.

Benante is expected to be back with ANTHRAX during this year's Metal Alliance tour, which they will be headlining (tour dates below). 





The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Apr. 21 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante Talks About Metal Alliance Tour & NEW Covers EP 'Anthems'!

'Anthems', Anthrax's long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax's favorite bands from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). The track listing for 'Anthems' features Rush's "Anthem," Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," "TNT" by AC/DC, Boston's "Smokin'," "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick, Journey's "Keep on Runnin," as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax's "Crawl" from the band's critically-acclaimed 2011 album 'Worship Music'. 

Additionally, ANTHRAX will be headlining this year's Metal Alliance Tour. The band will be performing their classic 'Among The Living' in its entirety. Our friends over at Metal Assault conducted an interview with Charlie Benante about 'Anthems' and about Metal Alliance 2013! A few excerpts of the interview follow:

What are you up to these days, man? Just doing press for the tour?

Yeah, pretty much. And I’m also doing some artwork for t-shirts and stuff like that too.

That’s cool. So, you have this Metal Alliance Tour coming up which should be awesome, looking at that lineup.

Oh yeah. For me, going out and playing this Among The Living record, which is one of our biggest records, playing that in its entirety is a little bit of a challenge but we’re going to do it!

Usually you’ve been playing at least three songs off of that album in your set anyway, but this time you’re playing the whole thing. How much of a challenge is it actually, and how much did you have to prepare to play these songs?

I’ve been actually preparing for it, because one of the songs we haven’t really played it live. So you have to relearn how to play it and see what type of approach you’re going to put on the song too, because it’s a very, very fast song. So, I have to kind of pace myself, and it’s a challenge but I’m sure I’ll pull it off.

You’re going to play club venues across North America, which I think is perfect for Anthrax even though you play bigger venues when opening for other bands. The vibe is that much better.

I guess we just want to go and sell these places out, and basically see how that goes. Honestly, I don’t care where we play (laughs).

Coming to this new release of yours which is coming out in a couple of weeks, the ‘Anthems’ EP which has six covers, the Worship Music track ‘Crawl’ and its remix version too. How did that come about? I think a few members of Anthrax have been talking about it for a few months, so is it something that’s been in the works for a while?

What happened was, we would always record B-sides and stuff, and we had a bunch of them that were recorded musically but we didn’t really finish them. Then we were talking, and I said we should really do something with these and may be do a bit more. So I mentioned Rush, and ‘Anthem’ was the song that came out. Then we were talking about more songs and the Journey song came out. So I said I’m going to record these, do the drums and everything, and then I’ll put a scratch guitar part on it and send it. So I sent it to Scott and then Frankie got it and Joey got it, and then we just finished all the stuff that way. We were so happy with the way it was turing out that I was like, ‘Wow, I bet our fans would really like to hear this!’ And that’s how it happened. But we wanted to keep it as an EP and not a full record because we wanted to have it priced very well, you know? I mean, originally I jokingly said let’s charge $6.66, but iTunes wouldn’t do it.

Read the entire interview HERE

As previously reported HERE, after a long and successful run as guitarist for the legendary Thrash Metal act Anthrax, Rob Caggiano has decided that it's time to move on and focus on his other passion: producing records for the time being.

The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

Listen To ANTHRAX's Cover Of THIN LIZZY's "Jailbreak"!

Anthems', Anthrax's long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax's favorite bands from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). The track listing for 'Anthems' features Rush's "Anthem," Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," "TNT" by AC/DC, Boston's "Smokin'," "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick, Journey's "Keep on Runnin," as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax's "Crawl" from the band's critically-acclaimed 2011 album 'Worship Music'. 

Right now, you can crank Anthrax's cover of THIN LIZZY's song "Jailbreak":



The EP will be available on CD as well as digitally via iTunes and other online retailers. In addition to the cover art for 'Anthems', Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have subtly redesigned each track's original album cover art to "Anthrax" it. The 'Anthems' EP will first be housed in one of the "re-imagined" digipak covers, and then inserted inside the main CD cover sleeve. The main cover sleeve has been designed in such a way so fans will be able to see which one of the six "re-imagined" covers is inside.

'Anthems' was produced by Anthrax, Jay Ruston and the bands former guitarist Rob Caggiano, and recorded for the most part throughout 2012 literally all over the world: at Benante's home studio, in Ruston's New York studio, on the band's tour bus while on last summer's Mayhem Tour, in hotel rooms, and backstage at their Berlin show last December.

Don't forget that ANTHRAX - Belladonna/vocals, Benante/drums, Scott Ian/guitar and Frank Bello/bass - will hit the road in support 'Anthems' on February 16 with dates in India and Australia, and then return to North America to headline the Metal Alliance Tour that kicks off March 22 in California. For all of these dates, Anthrax will be joined by Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.

Once again, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante is sitting out during his bands live performances. It has been confirmed that Benante did not travel with the band due to personal issues, Jon Dette (former SLAYER drummer) is replacing Benante during ANTHRAX's Australian tour. "Charlie is dealing with personal issues right now and can't leave the country", commented Scott Ian. "He's really bummed about not being able to head down there."

Additionally, the band will not be performing with guitarist Rob Caggiano, who left the band to join VOLBEAT (More info HERE)! He was temporarily replaced by Jon Donais from SHADOWS FALL.

Benante is expected to be back with ANTHRAX during this year's Metal Alliance tour, which they will be headlining (tour dates below). 

ANTHRAX in Australia:

Fri 1 Mar	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA	Flemington Racecourse
Sat 2 Mar	Adelaide, AUSTRALIA	Bonython Park
Mon 4 Mar	Perth, AUSTRALIA	Claremont Showground

The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Apr. 21 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

Listen To ANTHRAX's Cover Of AC/DC's "TNT"!

Anthems', Anthrax's long-awaited, eight-track EP that pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax's favorite bands from the 1970s, will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). The track listing for 'Anthems' features Rush's "Anthem," Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak," "TNT" by AC/DC, Boston's "Smokin'," "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick, Journey's "Keep on Runnin," as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax's "Crawl" from the band's critically-acclaimed 2011 album 'Worship Music'. 

Right now, you can crank Anthrax's cover of AC/DC's song "TNT": http://loudwire.com/anthrax-cover-acdc-t-n-t-exclusive-song-premiere/

The EP will be available on CD as well as digitally via iTunes and other online retailers. In addition to the cover art for 'Anthems', Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have subtly redesigned each track's original album cover art to "Anthrax" it. The 'Anthems' EP will first be housed in one of the "re-imagined" digipak covers, and then inserted inside the main CD cover sleeve. The main cover sleeve has been designed in such a way so fans will be able to see which one of the six "re-imagined" covers is inside.

'Anthems' was produced by Anthrax, Jay Ruston and the bands former guitarist Rob Caggiano, and recorded for the most part throughout 2012 literally all over the world: at Benante's home studio, in Ruston's New York studio, on the band's tour bus while on last summer's Mayhem Tour, in hotel rooms, and backstage at their Berlin show last December.

The Grammy-nominated Anthrax - Belladonna/vocals, Benante/drums, Scott Ian/guitar and Frank Bello/bass - will hit the road in support 'Anthems' on February 16 with dates in India and Australia, and then return to North America to headline the Metal Alliance Tour that kicks off March 22 in California. For all of these dates, Anthrax will be joined by Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.

Once again, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante is sitting out during his bands live performances. It has been confirmed that Benante did not travel with the band due to personal issues, Jon Dette (former SLAYER drummer) is replacing Benante during ANTHRAX's Australian tour. "Charlie is dealing with personal issues right now and can't leave the country", commented Scott Ian. "He's really bummed about not being able to head down there."
 
Additionally, the band will not be performing with guitarist Rob Caggiano, who left the band to join VOLBEAT (More info HERE)! He was temporarily replaced by Jon Donais from SHADOWS FALL.

Benante is expected to be back with ANTHRAX during this year's Metal Alliance tour, which they will be headlining (tour dates below). 

ANTHRAX in Australia:

Thu 21 Feb	Brisbane, AUSTRALIA	The Hi-Fi
Sat 23 Feb	Brisbane, AUSTRALIA	RNA Showgrounds
Sun 24 Feb	Sydney, AUSTRALIA	Olympic Park
Mon 25 Feb	Sydney, AUSTRALIA	Big Top Luna Park (w/Slayer)
Thu 28 Feb	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA	The Hi-Fi
Fri 1 Mar	Melbourne, AUSTRALIA	Flemington Racecourse
Sat 2 Mar	Adelaide, AUSTRALIA	Bonython Park
Mon 4 Mar	Perth, AUSTRALIA	Claremont Showground

The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Apr. 21 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site

ANTHRAX's Scott Ian Announces Spoken Word Tour - Video Available!

Following his fantastic London Garage show this past November, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX will be joining forces with Metal Hammer for a very unique full spoken-word tour. Arriving to the U.K. this May and June, the 16-date trek, dubbed "Speaking Words", will give him a chance to spill out many of the stories he has collected during his 30-plus-year career. A video teaser can be seen below:



"It's something I've always wanted to do, and I've always been trying to figure out how can I do this, how would I ever make this possible," he recently told Decibel magazine. "I've seen [Henry] Rollins do it all these years; I saw Rollins, maybe on the first time he ever did a tour I went to see what it was going to be about. I mean, I am a huge fan of Rollins' music and I had read all his books at the time, so I really knew that he had a point of view and something he needed to express and he did it really well. It's something that I always wanted to do and I finally had the opportunity this year; doing this one-off show in London. I was approached by the band's agent, who basically put it together, and asked, 'Are you interested in doing this?' And I said, 'Absolutely. I've been kinda waiting for this to happen but I didn't know how to kick-start it.' I did the one show in London and I enjoyed myself so much, I had such a good time with it that I was like, 'Can I do more of this? How do we do more of this?' They came back and said, 'There's a lot of interest in it, do you wanna do a tour?' I was like, 'Sign me up! Let's find a window when it works and go and do it.'"

Asked where he got the material from and whether it was something that he had sketched out in advance, Scott said: "No! I did absolutely zero rehearsal. I didn't even know how to prepare for it, truthfully. The show was booked months in advance, and I had all these months to think about it, and think, 'Okay, I'm going to put a whole show together… ' Because I am friends with a lot of stand-up comedians and a lot of writers, and I am a big fan of comedy and certainly live stand-up comedy. I've seen my friends do it and I think that it's the most challenging thing in the world just to sit down, write jokes, get on stage and make people laugh. I mean, I think that's the hardest thing in the entertainment industry. It doesn't get any more raw than that, and I am certainly not a joke writer nor am I a stand-up comedian, but I just feel that my life is, in so many ways, ridiculous. The last 32 years of my life spent in a metal band; I've got so many stories, whether it's shit that I've done, people that I've met, stories that I know from other people… I've kinda been in this bubble for so long. I sit around in bars with my friends and I'll get around to telling stories, as we all do, and most of my friends are in this industry or connected to it somehow, so we all have stories and we all sit down and tell stories to each other and crack each other up. I always felt that people need to hear this stuff. This shit is hilarious. It's just a really fun thing for me to do, to relate to people on that level. That's what it is. That's what the material is; it's shit that I have been through in my life."

Via Blabbermouth

Related links:
Scott Ian's official site 

MUNICIPAL WASTE Stars Of A NEW VANS Commercial - Video Available!

Hellyeah! Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE are the stars of a NEW VANS commercial. As you can see below, the band is the party band featured on the commercial, which also features a marching band, giant VANS shoes and a bunch of skaters. Watch the commercial below, and don't forget to catch MUNICIPAL WASTE on the 2013 METAL ALLIANCE Tour!



Here are all the tour dates for the METAL ALLIANCE tour:

Event	Venue	Date/Time
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Anaheim Anaheim, CA	Friday 3/22/2013 7:00 PM	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	Saturday 3/23/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Marquee Theatre - AZ Tempe, AZ	Sunday 3/24/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - San Diego San Diego, CA	Monday 3/25/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Sunset Strip West Hollywood, CA	Wednesday 3/27/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA	Thursday 3/28/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR	Friday 3/29/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, Canada	Saturday 3/30/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA	Sunday 3/31/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO	Tuesday 4/2/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	First Avenue Minneapolis, MN	Thursday 4/4/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Chicago Chicago, IL	Friday 4/5/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	The Fillmore - Detroit Detroit, MI	Saturday 4/6/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Bogarts Cincinnati, OH	Sunday 4/7/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Dallas Dallas, TX	Tuesday 4/9/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Houston Houston, TX	Wednesday 4/10/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Orlando Orlando, FL	Friday 4/12/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC	Saturday 4/13/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD	Sunday 4/14/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	House Of Blues - Cleveland Cleveland, OH	Tuesday 4/16/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Theatre Of The Living Arts Philadelphia, PA	Thursday 4/18/2013 TBD	view tickets
Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste	Irving Plaza (Formerly The Fillmore) New York, NY	Saturday 4/20/2013 TBD	view tickets

Metal Alliance Tour: Anthrax, Exodus & Municipal Waste

Irving Plaza (Formerly The Fillmore) New York, NY

Sunday 4/21/2013 TBD

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General admission tickets are available now! Don't delay, this festival tour is definitely going to sell out! Tix & info HERE!


Related links:
Municipal Waste
Metal Alliance Tour