ANTHRAX L-R: Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank
Bello, Joey Belladonna, Rob Caggiano
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Explained Anthrax's Charlie Benante, "We decided to
pattern the Mayhem set on the kind of shows The Ramones used to do: a
high-energy, non-stop barrage of hit, hit, hit, hit, hit. No lulls, no
filler, totally in your face. We're going to be playing a supersonic-paced
set loaded with the best of our best."
"We really like the idea of not 'playing to
seats,'" added Scott Ian, "and we want our crowd to have the freedom
to move around, to go crazy with us. Plus, we've been on the road
together now for about two years, so we're tighter as a band than we've ever
been. Our Mayhem set will be a fun, fast and furious 45-minutes, so
they'd better have the EMTs on hand."
Since vocalist Joey Belladonna rejoined the Anthrax line up
a little more than a year ago, Anthrax - Belladonna/vocals, Charlie
Benante/drums, Scott Ian/guitar, Rob Caggiano/guitar, and Frank Bello/bass -
has made one of the most impressive comebacks in rock'n'roll. As one of
The Big Four, the original architects of speed and thrash-metal, Anthrax joined
Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth during the summer of 2010 on a series of Big
Four shows in ten European cities, followed by a Big Four show outside of Los
Angeles at the Coachella site (April 2011), and the big "homecoming"
event for the New York-born-and-bred band members at Yankee Stadium last
September.
The band released Worship Music on
September 13, 2011, its first new album in eight years and the first with
Belladonna on vocals in twenty years. Worship Music debuted
at #12 Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, received stellar
reviews that included being named one of the best albums of the year in media
outlets such as Revolver, Guitar World, SPIN, Metal
Assault, Metal Sucks, the UK's Classic Rock and Metal
Hammer, Canada's Lithium, Lou Brutus' HardDrive, Eddie
Trunk/VH1's "That Metal Show," and SiriusXM's Jose Mangin.
Dates for this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem
Festival are below; Main Stage artists include Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, and
a rotation of The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying and Asking Alexandra.
JUNE
30 San Manuel Amphitheatre, San Bernardino, CA
JULY
1 Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco, CA
3 White River Amphitheater, Seattle, WA
4 Idaho Center Amphitheater, Boise, ID
6 Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion,
Phoenix, AZ
7 Hard Rock Casino Amphitheater, Albuquerque,
NM
8 Comfort Dental Amphitheater, Denver, CO
10 Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX
11 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
13 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater, Tampa, FL
14 Aaron's Amphitheater @ Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
15 Klipsch Music Center, Indianapolis, IN
18 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK
20 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO
21 Firs Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Chicago, IL
22 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
24 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
25 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH
27 Susquehanna Bank Center, Philadelphia, PA
28 First Niagra Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
29 Jiffy Lube Live, Washington, DC
31 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs,
NY
AUGUST
1 Darien Lake PAC, Buffalo, NY
3 Comcast Center, Boston, MA
4 Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, PA
5 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
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