Anthrax are currently working on their long-awaited new album at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles, and were recently paid a visit by the Foo Fighters frontman himself. Grohl even sat behind Charlie Benante’s drum kit and played a bit of Nirvana’s “Scentless Apprentice.”
Benante shared a video on Instagram of Grohl testing out the Anthrax stickman’s kit. At one point in the clip, Benante is heard saying, “Play ‘Senseless Apprentice’ once.” Despite Benante flubbing the song title, Grohl obliged. After a couple of restarts, the Nirvana drummer played the beginning of the In Utero track.
Anthrax also shared pics of Grohl hanging out with the band in the studio, including one with him posing with Anthrax members Benante, Frank Bello, and Scott Ian, along with producer Jay Ruston and Ian’s son Revel. The band captioned the pics, “New album is going to be awesome ☄️🙌⚔️ #FooThrax.”
The thrash-metal legends are recording the follow-up to 2016’s For All Kings, with a 2024 release expected. Singer Joey Belladonna recently hit the studio to lay down vocals. In a separate Instagram post, Joey stated, “Every take I do has to be full of energy and full of impact, so I’m knocking down every chair in the room to get to the other side, just trying to get something really, really magical.”
As of now, Anthrax have a Latin American tour scheduled for the spring, with tickets available here. The band is also slated to play Florida’s Welcome to Rockville festival on May 9th.
Foo Fighters, meanwhile, have a summer stadium tour slated for 2024. Tickets to their shows are available here.
See the aforementioned Instagram posts below.
