Jon Dette (pictured below) will fill in for drummer Charlie Benante on the first few weeks of Anthrax' 29-city European tour that kicked off May 27th, in Barcelona, Spain and runs until July 12th in Balingen, Germany.

Benante, who had surgery on his hand last summer and has been going for regular physical therapy up until just recently, thought he’d be back to 100% for the Carolina Rebellion and Beale Street Music Festival shows that Anthrax also did earlier this month.

“Playing those shows, I realized I'm just not quite there yet,” Charlie said, “especially for the schedule Anthrax has on these European dates. I’m hoping to join the tour for the last couple of weeks, but until then, we all appreciate that Jon can sit in for me.”

Benante plans to be drumming on Anthrax's handful of North American dates later this summer that include Heavy MTL in Montreal and the Motörhead Motorboat Cruise set for late September with Motörhead, Megadeth, Zakk Wylde and others. Following these dates, Anthrax will enter the studio to write and record their follow up to 2011’s Grammy-nominated Worship Music.

Catch Anthrax on tour:

June

6 - Nürburg, Germany - Rock am Ring
7 - Nürberg, Germany - Rock im Park
9 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Konzertfabrik Z7
11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
14 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock
15 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
16 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
17 - Geneva, Switzerland - L’Usine
18 - Treviso, Italy - New Age Club
19 - Rome, Italy - Orion
21 - Halden, Norway - Tons of Rock
22 - Munich, Germany - Zenith
24 - Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
25 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
26 - Norrkoping, Sweden - Bravalla Festival
28 - Suvilhati, Finland - Tuska Open Air
29 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting

July

1 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
2 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy
5 - Knebworth, England - Sonisphere
7 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
10 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock
11 - Warsaw, Poland - Sonisphere
12 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head Festival
25 - Lincoln, CA - Thunder Valley Casino Resort

August

9 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau

Get ready to mosh in the privacy of your own home, because multiple Grammy-nominated, Platinum-selling thrash masters Anthrax have announced the release of Chile On Hell, a live-in-concert DVD that is set for a September 16th release.

Chile On Hell was filmed at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on May 10th, 2013, and features Anthrax - Joey Belladonna/vocals, Scott Ian/guitar, Charlie Benante/drums, Frank Bello/bass and Jon Donais/lead guitar. The band performed an extended set that featured songs from Anthrax's entire catalogue - all the fan-favorites including "I Am The Law", "Indians", "Madhouse", "Caught In A Mosh", "The Devil You Know" and "I'm Alive". Chile On Hell will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray, was recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, and will retail for $16.98.