ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was recently sidelined by a severe viral infection and ended up in hospital, forcing him to miss two shows on the band’s current US tour with DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT. He was due to return to the stage on January 28th, and Death Angel has checked in with the following status report:

“Last Night in Fort Wayne, IN rocked! Great crowd! It was great to see Scott Ian back on stage with Anthrax. Louisville, KY tonight. Let’s rage!”

As previously reported, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has left the tour to be at the bedside of his terminally ill mother in New York. Drummer Gene Hoglan, who is currently behind the Testament kit, elected to pull double duty and is filling in for Benante while he is away. Hoglan comments:

“I am honoured to have been asked by Charlie to fill in for Anthrax in his time of need. We are all Metal Brethren, and this is what we do. Unite for the cause, unite for the fans, and unite for metal. Everybody on this tour has pulled together to keep this tour rollin’, everybody is kicking ass. And everyone on this tour is sending our love and respect to the Benante and Bello families. And Charlie, we can’t wait to have ya back where you belong, my man. I’m just keeping your throne warm for ya bro.”

Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:

January
30 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

February
2 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
3 – Promowest Pavilion – Columbus, OH
6 – Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
7 – Rams Head Live! – Baltimore, MD
8 – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY
Source : Bravewords.com