ANTHRAX - Wednesday's Gig In Oslo Cancelled; Dan Nelson Out Of Band?
July 21, 2009, 15 years ago
NRK P3's Pyro blog is reporting that ANTHRAX' scheduled date in Oslo, Norway tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 22nd) has been cancelled.
Promoters have told Pyro that the band's tour has been cancelled due to "internal strife" within the band. It was also mentioned that vocalist Dan Nelson is out of the band.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Last Friday, July 17th, Anthrax issued the following:
"The members of Anthrax regretfully announce that the first three shows of their European tour scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday, July 18th, are canceled.Yesterday, lead singer Dan Nelson unexpectedly informed the band that he was seriously ill and unable to travel or perform at this time. Options for the balance of Anthrax's European tour dates are being addressed posthaste.
The members of Anthrax are devastated by this unfortunate turn of events and ask all of their fans to join them in wishing Dan the speediest of recoveries."
Nuclear Blast Germany has confirmed an October 23rd release date for Anthrax' new album, Worship Music. The album will be available as a regular CD and limited edition digi.
Dave Fortman, a member of UGLY KID JOE, who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE and SLIPKNOT, began mixing Worship Music recently in a New Orleans studio.
New confirmed Worship Music tracks include 'Vampires', 'Crawl', 'The Devil You Know', 'The Giant', 'Fight 'em 'Til You Can't', 'Earth On Hell' and 'New Noise'.
The album was produced by guitarist Rob Caggiano and Anthrax.