ANTHRAX To Take Part In Long Island Meet-And-Greet

Sam Ash in Huntington, NY is celebrating their grand reopening on Thursday, April 24 in epic fashion with discounts, artists and industry reps to help them commemorate the occasion. Randall, Washburn, Samson and Zoom have joined the festivities, bringing in thrash metal icons ANTHRAX to sign some autographs and mingle with the customers.

As New York natives, the members of ANTHRAX had been consistent customers of Huntington Sam Ash as kids and are excited to lend their time to help them ring in a new era of cutting-edge merchandise and unrivaled service.

Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Rob Caggiano and Dan Nelson of ANTHRAX will be appearing at 7 p.m.

A staple within the Long Island music community for over 40 years, Huntington Sam Ash has revamped their historic location, remodeling the interior and adding stock to ensure they can offer the best gear and best service at the best prices.

The party goes from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will feature refreshments, giveaways, prizes and heavily discounted gear in addition to the artists and brand representatives attending. So don't miss your chance to find some incredible deals and meet some of the biggest names in the industry.

Check out a poster for the ANTHRAX meet-and-greet at this location.

An eight-minute audio interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante can be heard below (courtesy of Caustic Truths!).

In a December 2007 online chat, Benante stated about the group's new material, "It's hard nowadays to try and relive 1986. We were different in 1986. We can reach inside and pull out some of the old school and make ourselves make that music, but we don't. The song 'Fight 'Em 'Till You Can't' is as organic as it gets; it's not forced and it is like an old-school thrash song."

New photos of the group can be found at this location.

In a recent interview with Banned Promotions, new ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson whose voice was previously described by Scott Ian as "like [previous ANTHRAX frontman] John Bush on steroids" stated about how he landed the gig, "I contacted Rob Caggiano [ANTHRAX guitarist] about jamming through MySpace. I originally laid down tracks for a side project Rob is doing. He told me after I was done recording he thought I would be a good fit for ANTHRAX. I was contacted by Charlie [Benante, drums] shortly after and auditioned. The rest, as they say, is history!"

Regarding the direction of the band's upcoming CD, Nelson said, "Things are going great. Fans are going to be real pleased with the new album. It's heavy as hell, and definitely has those thrash elements that ANTHRAX is best known for!"

A song from Nelson's previous band DEVILSIZE, titled "Taken", can be heard at this location.