ANTHRAX To Hit The Studio In May
February 20, 2014, 10 years ago
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was perfectly content shouting the occasional backup vocal until a UK promoter invited him to take part in a spoken-word series called Rock Stars Say The Funniest Things in 2012, reports RollingStone.com's Kory Grow.
With over three decades in one of thrash metal's pioneering bands, he certainly had enough stories to tell. But he didn't know he could do it until he got onstage.
"As soon as I got this big laugh at the opening, it was smooth sailing from there," he tells Rolling Stone. "Two-and-a-half hours later, I was back in my dressing room with a big smile on my face, asking my agent, 'How do I do more of this?'"The guitarist did a slew of European spoken-word dates, and his Glasgow performance served as the basis for a DVD that he's currently crowd-funding. Now he is embarking on a 15-city North American leg of a tour he has dubbed Speaking Words. It kicks off tonight in Chicago.
After the tour, Ian will return to the studio with Anthrax ("I'd like to think May") to work on the follow-up to their last album, Worship Music, and will be releasing his autobiography, I'm The Man, in October.
Read more at RollingStone.com.
Speaking Words dates:
February
20 - Chicago, IL - Mayne Stage21 - Westland, MI - The Token Lounge
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
25 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo Club
26 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion
27 - Ottowa, ON - Ritual
March
1 - Baltimore, MD - The Ramshead Live: Power Plant Live2 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
4 - Boston, MA - Hard Rock Cafe
5 - New York, NY - BB Kings
6 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
7 - West Warwick, RI - Manchester 65
8 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
