Dan Nelson, an unknown singer from New York, has been named the new lead singer for Anthrax.
Nelson fronted Long Island band Unbroken. When he heard that talks with Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna had broken down before they had the chance to record, Nelson contacted the band and ended up with the gig."I was actually looking for a band," commented Nelson in a statement at the Anthrax website. "Long Island, NY is a pretty dead scene. I was in Unbroken, and through that I met Rob a couple years ago. I had gone through some stuff on a personal side where I took time off from the music. When I got back to the scene, I couldn't find a band, so I contacted Rob through MySpace and offered my services. We sent music back and forth, got together, and jammed for 10 hours straight. After 10 hours, he said, 'I think you'd be right for Anthrax."?
Founding member and guitarist Scott Ian said "It feels great working with Dan. The first time we jammed, we ran through a bunch of old songs, songs from the John Bush/Joey Belladonna eras. Right from the first second Dan started "Room For One More" we knew. We said, 'Now that we've got that, let's work his ass off."
The line-up featuring Nelson is already in the studio working on the next album.
