Is Anthrax done?

He's like Ricki Rachtman...every band he talks to is "one of his favorite bands"...

detuned wrote:

mc666 wrote:

i'd be happy if John Bush rerecorded the vox for the new album. i enjoyed the albums he made with them.

Me too.

Me three!

I'd love new Armored Saint, but it's been YEARS and still nothing from the Saint camp other than a handful of gigs and rumors of a new release.

Frankly, I loved the Bush-Anthrax years and would welcome him back in a heartbeat. We Have Come for You All is great!

ultmetal wrote:

I'd love new Armored Saint, but it's been YEARS and still nothing from the Saint camp other than a handful of gigs and rumors of a new release.

There is new Armored Saint coming (finally)... in fact, Metal Blade posted a demo MP3 of a new song on their site yesterday... there's a link to it around here somewhere in an Armored Saint thread.

Ult wrote:

Frankly, I loved the Bush-Anthrax years and would welcome him back in a heartbeat. We Have Come for You All is great!

Agreed.

Fat Freddy wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

I'd love new Armored Saint, but it's been YEARS and still nothing from the Saint camp other than a handful of gigs and rumors of a new release.

There is new Armored Saint coming (finally)... in fact, Metal Blade posted a demo MP3 of a new song on their site yesterday... there's a link to it around here somewhere in an Armored Saint thread.

there is also one one page back in this thread.

Maybe Tim Owens should try out?

Rex wrote:

Maybe Tim Owens should try out?

That would be sweet. I would totally buy an Anthrax CD with Owens on vox.

...I seem to remember Whit Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) was supposedly in the running for the slot before they found this Nelson guy... maybe they oughta give him a call. Lord knows he isn't doing anything else.

I can't imagine any of these CDs being any good:

1. the current ANTHRAX CD w/ Nelson
2. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Bush
3. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Owens
4. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Crane
5. the new ARMORED SAINT CD

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can't imagine any of these CDs being any good:

1. the current ANTHRAX CD w/ Nelson
2. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Bush
3. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Owens
4. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Crane
5. the new ARMORED SAINT CD

Funny I was thinking the same thing about any new Temple of Blood material.

manny wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can't imagine any of these CDs being any good:

1. the current ANTHRAX CD w/ Nelson
2. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Bush
3. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Owens
4. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Crane
5. the new ARMORED SAINT CD

Funny I was thinking the same thing about any new Temple of Blood material.

OH SNAP!!!

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can't imagine any of these CDs being any good:

1. the current ANTHRAX CD w/ Nelson
2. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Bush
3. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Owens
4. a new ANTHRAX CD w/ Crane
5. the new ARMORED SAINT CD

Why not? Why would you automatically assume a new Armored Saint CD would be bad? I can understand if you didn't like the Bush years why you would assume that most anything from Anthrax with Bush, Owens, Nelson, etc. wouldn't be your cup-of-tea, but why Armored Saint? Their last two studio albums without Prichard were good metal albums IMO.

ultmetal wrote:

Why not?

Because he doesn't like anything.

ultmetal wrote:

Why not? Why would you automatically assume a new Armored Saint CD would be bad?

I didn't, I heard the new song they posted. Plus, I think their whole discography is spotty.

detuned wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Why not?

Because he doesn't like anything.

That's news to me.

detuned wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Why not?

Because he doesn't like anything.

I think he likes a total of maybe 10 bands in the history of recording arts. And one of them is his own band.

Quote :

Their last two studio albums without Prichard were good metal albums IMO.

"Revalation" is my favorite Saint album next to Symbol of Salvation. Saint is still good imo and suits John Bush perfectly style wise.

Troublezone wrote:

Quote :

Their last two studio albums without Prichard were good metal albums IMO.

"Revalation" is my favorite Saint album next to Symbol of Salvation. Saint is still good imo and suits John Bush perfectly style wise.

Revelation and SOS are both quite good...probably ARMORED SAINT's best material, IMO...my favorites, at least. I do love Delirious Nomad though...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

Quote :

Their last two studio albums without Prichard were good metal albums IMO.

"Revalation" is my favorite Saint album next to Symbol of Salvation. Saint is still good imo and suits John Bush perfectly style wise.

Revelation and SOS are both quite good...probably ARMORED SAINT's best material, IMO...my favorites, at least. I do love Delirious Nomad though...

Pritchard wrote a lot of the music for SOS, so i give him credit for that album as well.

Symbol of Salvation is my favorite Armored Saint, with March of the Saint coming in a close second.

Temple of Blood wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Why not? Why would you automatically assume a new Armored Saint CD would be bad?

I didn't, I heard the new song they posted. Plus, I think their whole discography is spotty.

Ahhh, got it. If you're not much of an Armored Saint fan to begin with, I suppose you wouldn't care much for new material.

Troublezone wrote:

I think he likes a total of maybe 10 bands in the history of recording arts. And one of them is his own band.

10 bands? More like hundreds.

It just seems your first response is the new stuff probably won't be very good. You know a lot but you come across pessimistic.

I am looking forward to the armored saint new album, and hopefully they come to my are for a show.

Anthrax/Bush bound for Wacken?

http://www.bravewords.com/news/118434

Temple of Blood wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

I think he likes a total of maybe 10 bands in the history of recording arts. And one of them is his own band.

10 bands? More like hundreds.

I was being sarcastic because of your reputation for shooting down every other band.

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine spoke with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian about the departure of singer Dan Nelson. Sections from the interview follow below.
On whether Nelson was truly so ill that Anthrax had to cancel dates on their planned European tour or if that was a smokescreen for something altogether more cynical, as Nelson himself has publicly commented:
"We stand by every word in our official statement. Because all we've done is make public exactly what Dan told us. He certainly was not fired — he quit the band, and we accepted his resignation. As for those comments about being fit to go on the road, and that we pulled the tour for other reasons…since Charlie [Benante, drums] joined us in 1983, we've only ever canceled one gig. That was in Düsseldorf in 1987, when Charlie was running a really high fever, and we had to send him to London for treatment. When we didn't make it onto the plane to go to Sweden recently, to start our European run of dates, it went against every molecule in my body, and the same goes for the rest of the band."
"As a band, we learned a long time ago that in these situations, it's always best to tell the truth, If you lie, then it comes back to bite you in the ass. That's why we were careful at every step to put things exactly the way Dan had told them to us. Why has he changed his story now? I can only assume it's to save his own skin, and to avoid being seen as the bad guy. I can't say that I blame him. But we have absolutely been completely truthful."
Discussing our very own Eddie Trunk's suggestion that there was friction off stage between the band and Nelson at the recent Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma:
"Ed's been a friend of ours for 25 years; there are few people closer to Anthrax. So when he says he could spot problems… well, I can't deny it. In fact, things were weird between Dan and us from December. I'd love to say a lot more, and I will as soon as I'm able, but right now, I just cannot go into any further detail."
Talking about the upcoming one-off concert at the U.K.'s Sonisphere festival where the band will be joined by John Bush, the vocalist who spent 13 years with them from 1992 to 2005:
"He was the first guy we called when the whole thing went down with Dan. And all of us are delighted that he can do this gig — it'll be great fun. Obviously, our set will be different to the one we'd worked out with Dan. It'll be more oriented towards the Bush era, although still concentrating on our most popular songs. That's what a festival crowd expects."
On whether Ian, in the back of his mind, is hoping that this show might lead to something more permanent with Bush:
"It's not in the back of my mind — it's right at the front of it. When our reunion tour with Joe Belladonna and Dan Spitz finished in 2007, we [Ian, Benante and bassist Frank Bello] wanted both John and [guitarist] Rob Caggiano to come back. Well, Rob returned but not John. Now, though, we've Sonisphere to look forward to with him."
"I love working with John, and I know I speak for everyone involved with Anthrax — the band and the fans — when I say that the best thing for us would for this to turn into a long-term relationship. But I don't want to jump the gun. Let's see how things go at Sonisphere, and take it from there."
Finally, what is going to happen to the recently completed studio album, "Worship Music," featuring Dan Nelson on vocals?:
"Until we have a new singer, I can't tell you what will happen to the record. We'll probably change a few things on it, including the vocals. However, nothing's been decided. Expect that the release date will go back, possibly to next year."
source: blabbermouth.net