HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

“I could imagine blues players like Joe Bonamassa getting their hands on one of these and shredding it. It's not for metal only”: Scott Ian is in his “Bruce Lee era” and giving his signature King V a solid makeover – complete with the classic Jackson logo

The thrash metal legend has given his signature axe a major overhaul, and owning one won’t break the bank either

Guitar World · May 15, 2025

“The old-school Jackson logo, that’s pretty much the pièce de résistance! And it plays even better than it looks”: Jackson gives its metal thrashing X Series Scott Ian King V a super-classy makeover

With gold hardware, black finish, this is one ratiugnikufesin – especially at this price

MusicRadar · May 14, 2025

“Tom Morello comes back and says, ‘Guess what? Ozzy wants to sing No More Tears’”: Sammy Hagar reveals how many songs Ozzy Osbourne will perform at his final show

Ozzy previously said he’ll only do “little bits and pieces” during the historic show

Guitar World · Apr 28, 2025

“The loss overall is awful and unspeakable”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Anthrax’s Scott Ian share their first-hand experience of the devastating impact of one of the biggest natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history

Guitar World · Jan 13, 2025

“They politely said, ‘We will never air this. You are banned from MTV.’” Scott Ian reveals which song got Anthrax banned in the 80s

Didn’t see much of Anthrax on MTV during the mid-1980s? Their founding guitarist explains why

Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2024

“An unapologetic approach to thrash rhythmic precision”: Weaponize your picking hand with this lesson in the bruising thrash-stomp riffing style of Anthrax rhythm kingpin Scott Ian

If you've got the time, this lesson'll whip your metal rhythm chops into shape. You might even call it a mosh pit-starter

Guitar World · Nov 8, 2024

"We’ve been trying to get Chuck D to do something with us again." Anthrax talk collabs, politics and using Dave Grohl's studio to record their new album

It's been almost a decade since the last Anthrax album, but the thrash titans have been hard at work

Metal Hammer · Sep 18, 2024

“At a certain point we couldn’t get into 606 anymore. Some band called the Foo Fighters had it booked out for a month”: Scott Ian and Jonathan Donais check in from the studio to explain why the new Anthrax record will “punch people in the face”

It's been a long time coming, but as Ian explains, life is complicated – and the forthcoming studio album from the Big Four alumni could be their best and heaviest since the ’80s

Guitar World · Sep 11, 2024

"You had guys who would jump into the crowd and then walk across people’s heads." Inside the year that turned thrash metal into a global phenomenon

From Anthrax's Fistfull Of Metal to Exodus's Bonded By Blood and Metallica's Ride The Lightning, 1984 was the year thrash broke big

Metal Hammer · Sep 6, 2024

“We almost ended up performing with Geddy Lee… it’s better that it didn’t happen!” Anthrax’s Scott Ian explains his lifelong passion for Rush

Thrash metal guitarist recalls being impressed by Canadian trio who sounded like “a more muscular Led Zeppelin”

Metal Hammer · Sep 3, 2024