ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna spoke with Peter Atkinson from KNAC.com recently about a number of topics including the Big Four tour and the obvious question - where's the new studio record! Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

KNAC.com: So they've got this album, Worship Music, that for all intents and purposes is done. Is the idea to now rework the album or rerecord the vocals and finally get that music out, or create something completely new together?

Belladonna: "All the above. I think you'll get everything you just mentioned. I think there will be some down time along the way (during the upcoming tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH) where we might be able to whip up some ideas songwise. People were talking about writing a little bit on the road, which would be kinda neat if we could find the time and desire to do it. With the stuff they’ve already done, we'll take every song and if you've got a second shot at anything, you can do whatever you want to them. If something's so good you don't want to touch it, we'll leave it alone, I'll just come in and redo the vocals. It's gonna be different anyhow. I already sang on one song and it's pretty cool, even the guys who are in the crew who were there for the session said it sounded like a completely different song, and that's the way it will be and it's cool. It sounds fresh. I don't even pay attention to what he (Nelson) did. I just don't think about it, I'll do what I do on a song and make it right with myself in mind. I try to be as focused and original as I can be, I don't like to follow anybody, that's the way to approach it. Make it sharp and maybe make it that much more awesome. Again, it's different, it sounds fresh. I've done Bush songs on the road and didn't have any problems there."

KNAC.com: So the plan going forward is to have you continue on as the frontman, this is not a temporary situation?

Belladonna: "I don't feel it being temporary, but I don't read anybody's mind. I personally think this is a good lineup to stay put, it works, it's been successful before and it can be successful again. We work well together. I'm the easiest guy to get along with, I don't cause any havoc, all I ever look for is great vision and fairness, that's all. And I try to do the best I can for the good of the group. So yeah, I see this thing moving as long as it wants to move. As long as everybody stays focused and just doesn't try to flip the coin real quick and find out that you don't have anything on the other side."

Read the entire interview here.