Anthrax will make its first-ever appearance in Korea as the headliner of the 10th annual Dongducheon Rock Festival, set to take place August 14-17 in Dongducheon. Anthrax will perform at the event on August 17.
A short video message from Anthrax to its fans in Korea can be viewed here.
As previously reported, Anthrax has also scheduled a headlining show on August 15 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan.
Anthrax utilized the services of bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning) for its appearance at the Heavy MTL festival on June 22, 2008 at the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. "Frankie [Bello, Anthrax's longtime bassist] wasn't able to make the Montreal gig due to a family obligation," the band's manager, Izvor Zivkovic of Split Media, told Blabbermouth.net in a June 20 statement. "Our old friend Joey is stepping in last minute and helping us out."
Check out photos at HeavyMTL.com.
Rumors that Bello had once again left, or been fired from, Anthrax and was replaced by Vera first surfaced last month and have been gaining strength in the last few weeks.
Vera temporarily replaced Bello in Anthrax from April 2004 to March 2005 before Frankie returned to the group as part of the reunion of Anthrax's classic lineup, also featuring singer Joey Belladonna and guitarist Dan Spitz.
An audience recording of three brand new Anthrax songs — as performed by the band on May 28, 2008 at Double Door in Chicago, Illinois — can be heard by following these links:
"Fight 'Em Til You Can't": Audio
"Revolution Screams": Audio
"Vampyres": Audio
The Chicago concert was the group's first with new singer Dan Nelson, who officially joined Anthrax in December 2007 as the replacement for Joey Belladonna.
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