Geeks Of Doom spoke with ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Geeks of Doom: How will you cope without Scott Ian in July? Did you know Andreas (Kisser, SEPULTURA guitarist) before he agreed to cover?

Rob Caggiano: "Yeah, we’ve known Andreas for a long time. He’s a great guitar player. It’s definitely going to be a little strange having an Anthrax show without Scott Ian. But I think Andreas is definitely going to pull it off and it’s going to be fun. I mean it is what it is; Scott’s having a baby, we’ve got to understand and respect that."

Geeks of Doom: You worked with John Bush for a long time, so were you excited last year to get to work with Joey?

Caggiano: "Yeah, you know I didn’t really know what to expect from Joey. Prior to that the only line up as far as Anthrax goes that I was involved in was with John Bush. I was real comfortable with that because John’s an amazing singer, he’s a great guy. I really didn’t even know Joey. I met Joey once in New York a while ago, but I didn’t really know him so I didn’t know what to expect. But we did the first show in Poland and it was phenomenal. He’s singing better now than he ever sang, I think, and the band sounds killer with him in it. He’s a great frontman, we’re really psyched to have him on board."

What can you tell us a bit about Worship Music, what we can expect in September?

Caggiano: "Worship Music is going to be a crushing Anthrax record. It’s got all the elements. There’s moments where it has the spirit of Among The Living, at the same time it’s also a progression from We’ve Come For You All, certain aspects. Joey sounds phenomenal on the record, so excited about it. All of us have been working on these songs for so long, this record’s taking forever! But it’s great to actually finally hear a lot of these tunes finished and with the right vocalist singing!"

Read the entire interview here.