Metalheads Anthrax have announced they have recruited a little known new lead singer, and without any prime time TV search, what were they thinking? Anthrax have been without a frontman since Joey Belladonna, singer during the band's 'classic' era, and for the band's most recent reunion, announced he was standing down at the start of the year. For a while rumour had it Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor would take over, but contractual obligations prevented that from happening. Dan Nelson, former Devilsize singer, seemingly got the gig simply because he asked for it.
In a statement on the band's website, Nelson says: "I was actually looking for a band. Long Island, NY is a pretty dead scene. I was in Unbroken, and through that I met [Anthrax's] Rob [Caggiano] 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".
Nelson's new bandmate, and Anthrax founding member, Scott Ian adds: "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'".
The all new Anthrax line up are now in the studio working on new material.