SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft Corp.'s attempt to take over Yahoo Inc. has become so tortured it may help Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc. grow stronger, undermining Microsoft's main reason for pursing the deal in the first place. ``We find this to be a very advantageous situation for Google,'' Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Derek Brown said Thursday. ``The longer this gets dragged...
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From the Guardian... Headbanging does create risk of brain damage, says studyForget cigarettes, fried food and holding your breath too long - there's another indulgence that some doctors wish to quash. Rockers should cease their headbanging, Australian scientists have advised, or wear a less-than-rocking neck brace."We identified a definite risk of mild traumatic brain injury from headbanging,"...
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Doesn’t Scott Ian seem like a really swell dude when you see him on TV? He’s not Lars Ulrich, who comes off as such a prick that when you hear he really is a prick you go, “Yeah, that makes sense.” If my only knowledge of Scott Ian was his VH1 appearances, though, I’d wanna [...]
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Some of you may already be sick of all this Anthrax nonsense, but I am not. In fact, it is entirely possible that I am enjoying even more than I am enjoying the Fear Factory drama. Probably because I actually care about Anthrax.So. Reader Aleksander Sobecki sent us a link to this inteview with Scott [...]
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Simon This is an excellent article by Simon Napier-Bell. It's long so I'll only post a bit here and you can read the rest at http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,2241544,00.html#article_continueThe lobby of the Sony building in New York is 70-feet high and heavy with music business ambience - gold records, photographs and the 'Sony Shop of New Technology'. Upstairs, the main reception is...
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Blabbermouth just got the following statement from Anthrax’s manager:“As announced last week, thrash legends ANTHRAX regretfully cancelled the first three dates on the second leg of their European tour due to new vocalist Dan Nelson’s unexpected illness. An additional seven European dates are also cancelled, those scheduled from July 22 to July 30.“ANTHRAX is [...]
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Anthrax, Deicide and The Misfits are among the bands that will perform at the Brother Bills Cheyenne Metal Fest held at the Brother Bill's Ranch, 1746 Little Bear Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009 on August 21-23, 2009.
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The (now) former Anthrax singer issues a statement about the recent goings on within the Anthrax camp. Get your Sonisphere tickets here!Anthrax's recently departed vocalist Dan Nelson has offered the following update: "On the advice of counsel, I have remained silent to the statements issued by Anthrax in recent...
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Major drama appears to be afoot after ANTHRAX manager Izvor Zivkovic released the following statement:"As announced last week, thrash legends Anthrax regretfully cancelled the first three dates on the second leg of their European tour due to new vocalist Dan Nelson's unexpected illness. An additional seven European dates are also...
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What do Twisted Sister, Great White, Kix, Nelson, Danger Danger and Anthrax all have in common?They’re all playing this year’s Rocklahoma Festival.Okay. Now. ‘Thrax have always been the most glam-friendly thrash band. They’ve toured with Motley Crue and done shows with Twisted Sister and Sebastian Bach before, and Scott Ian’s unabashed love of all things [...]
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Tomorrow night's (Wednesday, July 22) Anthrax concert in Oslo, Norway, has officially been cancelled. Concert promoter Ottar Stangeland has told the blog of "Pyro", a weekly rock and metal show which airs on Norway's national radio station Nrk P3, that the gig, which was supposed to be held...
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Nina Rung of Domination TV conducted an interview with ANTHRAX's Scott Ian when the guitarist visited Helsinki, Finland for a promotional tour in support of the band's upcoming album, "Worship Music". Watch the five-minute chat below.Dave Fortman, a former member of UGLY KID JOE who has also worked...
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Dan Nelson is already a legend, and not necessarily in a good way. Like Gary Cherone or Blaze Bailey, he’s going to go down in history as a dude who was hired to be the new singer for a well-known band, only to get the boot fairly quickly; unlike Cherone of Bailey, the work he [...]
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Reader Greg Heerdt has helpfully pointed out that Amazon is now listing an October 20, 2009 release date for Anthrax's Worship Music (or, at least, some import version of Worship Music - the previously announced European release date was October 23). I've reached out to the band's label, Megaforce, to see if there's any truth [...]
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Yesterday, Scott Ian tweeted a response to Kerry King’s accusation that Anthrax have “been in pieces for quite some time.” The tweet pointed towards a recent, possible one-off reunion show with John Bush; I eagerly hoped it was a sign that Bush is coming back to the band for good.Well, we still don’t know if [...]
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