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Sepultura Guitarist To Fill In For Scott Ian of Anthrax! Posted By: David Priest, Editor In Chief June 20th, 2011 SEPULTURA guitarist
Andreas Kisser will fill in for ANTHRAX
axeman Scott Ian at 11 ANTHRAX shows in July while Ian spends time with his family
following the birth of his first child. The first shows that
Scott will play with ANTHRAX after
his "paternity leave" will be the July 23 Heavy T.O. festival in
Toronto, Ontario and July 24 Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Quebec (both in
Canada). Ian and Pearl Aday, welcomed a son on Sunday, June 19 at 10:19 a.m. Revel
Young Ian, who came into the world three weeks early, weighed in at six pounds,
nine ounces. Both mother and baby are "doing brilliantly," according
to Scott, who added in a Twitter post that yesterday was "the happiest day
of [his] life." Ian previously stated
that the choice to sit out the upcoming ANTHRAX
shows "was a deeply personal one" but added that "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." Regarding how Kisser
came to fill the temporary guitarist slot, Ian said, "We chose Andreas
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!!" 
ANTHRAX shows
with Andreas Kisser on guitar:
Jul. 02 - Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany ("Big Four" show) "Worship Music", the long-awaited new album from ANTHRAX, is due in the U.S. on September 13 via Megaforce
Records (one day earlier in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The band's
first studio release in eight years marks the return of vocalist Joey
Belladonna, whose last studio work with the group was 1990's "Persistence Of Time". |