Bass Gear Magazine recently published an interview with Anthrax bassist Frank Bello conducted by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson. In the interview, found here, Bello tells the story of how Iron Maiden invited him to fly to New York with them following their joint South American tour. An excerpt is available below.

Bello: "That's a 9-hour flight from Sao Paolo to New York. So, about the seventh hour, I'm having a glass of wine or something, just chillin', and I get a tap on my shoulder from one of the flight attendants. She says, 'Bruce wants you upstairs.' And I'm just looking at her, 'What are you talking about?' She says, 'Yes, he wants you upstairs in the cockpit.' 'Why?' She goes, 'He wants you to land with him.'"

All of a sudden, 15-year-old Frank Bello comes out, and I think I'm shaking a bit, dude! 'Cause let's face it: I'm afraid of planes. I've never been in a cockpit in my life, let alone Bruce Dickinson flying the fucking plane! One of my favorite singers of all time... So he invites me to sit behind him, in the cockpit, flying into JFK - my home airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, right?"

I'm a foot behind Bruce Dickinson, flying this huge, enormous fucking plane, and all of a sudden, the world is mine. All I see is lights in front of me - I've never been in a cockpit, dude! Imagine how crazy this is; very surreal. And they're turning knobs, and Bruce is handling everything. Let me tell you something: I've always loved the dude as a singer, but there's a whole new respect for the brain that man has. 'Cause to know the things he has to, and the knobs he was turning, and talking as a pilot to JFK; it was just incredible.

I'm seeing this whole, big thing here. There are so many planes coming in that they had a hard time finding a flight pattern, and Bruce and the other pilot were talking back and forth with JFK.

It was hilarious. Bruce looks back at me and says, 'Figures, you come up here at this time, and it's the hardest landing we've had so far.' And he's laughing and we all just cracked up (laughs)."

Anthrax have released a lyric video for the track “Zero Tolerance”, featured on their album For All Kings, released in February 2016. Check out the new clip below:

Slayer, with special guests Anthrax and Death Angel, will join forces this fall for a seven week North American beat down. The dates start in Cleveland on September 9th and will hit both major and secondary markets across the continent. Confirmed dates, as well as a tour trailer video, are below.

Said Slayer's Kerry King, "It's always super fun for us to tour with Anthrax. Frank is one of my best friends in the biz!! Put that together with Death Angel, and fans will probably see the best package this year. See you there!"

Fans will hear their favourite Slayer songs from the band's 30-year plus discography, as well as a few of the newer songs from Repentless. Slayer and Anthrax stormed through Europe together last fall, amassing a string of sensational live reviews, so North American fans, this will be a night of metal music that should not be missed.

"We are very excited to tour again with our fellow Kings Slayer on a thrash/metal extravaganza," said Anthrax's Charlie Benante. "Two of the Big Four - now that's a night of metal for all the Kings and Queens!"

Added Mark Osegueda from Death Angel, "We are thrilled and honored to be part of this amazing North American touring package. Slayer/Anthrax/Death Angel - it just looks, sounds and feels right. This will be Death Angel's first-ever tour with Slayer, something we've hungered for our entire career. And we will bring that hunger to the stage every night, so get there early because this will be a show not to be missed; from the first note of the night until the very last! Metal is alive, hungry, thriving, and coming for you!"

With more dates to be announced, here is the confirmed itinerary:

September
9 - Jacob's Pavilion - Cleveland, OH
10 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre - Detroit, MI
12 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
13 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
15 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
17/18 - Rock Allegiance - Chester, PA
20 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
22 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
27 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
28 - Fillmore - Miami, FL
30 - Horseshoe Casino Tunica - Tunica, MS

October
3 - Norva - Norfolk, VA
5 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
7 - Gas Monkey Live - Dallas, TX
8 - ACL at the Moody Theatre - Austin, TX
10 - Fillmore - Denver, CO
11 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
13 - The Wilma Theatre - Missoula, MT
17 - ENMAX Center - Lethbridge, AB
19 - South Okanagan Events Centre - Penticton, BC
20 - Abbotsford Centre - Abbotsford, BC
23 - Reno Events Center - Reno, NV
27 - El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX