ANTHRAX Drummer: Having BELLADONNA Back 'Will Definitely Change Up The Style And Sound A Bit'

August 20, 2010

Natalie Perez of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

BareBonesMusic.com: Do you have any tips for up-and-coming drummers?

Charlie: Ummmm…. It's funny because I see so many up-and-coming drummers. Some of them really have something and some of them have something that somebody else has used. They don't have any bit of originality to their style; you can just tell how they're going to play by the way they set up their kit. That's the funny thing — as soon as I see them setting up in a certain way, I'm like, "Oh, is he really influenced by that?" But then there are some that come out and completely blow you away.

BareBonesMusic.com: What's it been like playing alongside METALLICA, MEGADETH and SLAYER?

Charlie: Those shows were awesome. It's so hard to sometimes live in the moment because it happened so fast and beforehand I wanted to appreciate every moment I had with doing this. But before that, I had watched the documentary and started remembering things, this experience and what-not, but for me to be around other musicians that play the same style of music as I do but they do it in a whole another way is unbelievable.

BareBonesMusic.com: When can fans expect a new album from you guys?

Charlie: Ummm... I would say there will be a record out next year during the spring time because that would be the best possible scenario for us. For having Joey [Belladonna, vocals] returning to the band he plans to bring a whole another element and will definitely change up the style and sound a bit.

BareBonesMusic.com: Have you been involved in any other projects lately or have anything in the works?

Charlie: I still do side projects from time to time. There's this band from Chicago called HEAVY THE FALL. We're trying to finish their first record and it's taken a while to get it completed. Now we're going to start working on the vocals but they're a really good band with some really great songs.

Read the entire interview from BareBonesMusic.com.

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