ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna is featured in a new interview with Loudwire. An excerpt is available below:

Q: You mentioned being out of Anthrax and you’ve been back in for certain periods. What’s the experience like now touring with the band and has it changed from the beginning?

Joey: "No, not at all actually. I just think that we’re more conscious of what we’re doing and how we’re doing it from day-to-day. Everybody’s matured, the band’s tighter and for me, speaking for myself, I’m way better than I ever was, so that makes it even more cool that I’m interested in being better, not that I wasn’t before, but it’s just even more so on my mind. That’s the whole part of it coming out. I’ve got the whole game face on. I just want to f—ing play hard and make it work … and I have fun too. You want to have fun and it’s not cool if people are bumming out, it becomes more of a hassle and it shouldn’t be that way."

Q: Had a chance to talk with Scott Ian and Charlie Benante this year and they touted you and Rob Caggiano as the MVP’s of the Worship Music record for your efforts. For you, they even mentioned how well you were singing and your input. How do you feel knowing they’ve got your back and are happy to have you back in the band?

Joey: "Well, all I can think of is with the songs, I came in and they gave me the best opportunity to take a shot at something. It’s been so long. I kind of went in there with no expectations and just did what I did, and it was quicker than anything I ever have done. And nobody was there, so that was another really big plus. No one was there looking through the window, breathing down my neck and just like doubting or trying to tailor anything. So those are the big moments for me really. It was a delight to just be able to go in there and just focus."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Anthrax is currently on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2012. Remaining dates are as follows:

July

11 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
14 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
20 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
22 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
24 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
25 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
29 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
31 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

August

1 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake PAC
3 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
5 - Hartford, CT - The Comcast Theatre

For more information on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, visit this location.

As previously reported, Anthrax have been confirmed as main support to MOTÖRHEAD on their upcoming European run in winter 2012. Confirmed dates include:

November

5 - Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall
6 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
8 - Newcastle, UK - City Hall
9 - Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
11 - Leicester, UK - De Montford Hall
12 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
14 - Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall
15 - Bournemouth, UK - Solent Hall
17 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
18 - Bristol, UK - Colston Hall
21 - Paris, France - Zenith
23 - Einhoven, Netherlands - Klokgebouw
24 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage *without Motörhead
25 - Oberhausen, Germany - TBA
26 - Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle
28 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Arena
30 - Erfurt, Germany - Thuringenhalle

December

1 - München, Germany - Zenith
4 - Hannover, Germany - AWD Hall
5 - Berlin, Germany - TBA