by Scott Ian
on tour in Japan, 128
fired from Anthrax, 210–212
reunion tour (2005–2006) conflicts, 257, 261–262
Spitz, Dave “the Beast,” 103
Spreading the Disease album (Anthrax), 86–87, 90–93, 105–109
Spreading the Disease tour (1986), 105–109
St. John’s University, 40
The Stand (King), 91–92, 113
Stanley, Paul, 130–131
Star Wars movie, 137
State of Euphoria album (Anthrax), 136–137, 139–140
Steel Fortune, 87
Steel Panther, 42, 242
Steinbrenner, George, 220–222
Stern, Howard, 220–222
Stigma, Vinnie, 97
Stomp 442 album (Anthrax), 208, 210–214, 217, 228, 287
Stomp 442 video, 213
Stopol, Neil, 35–36
Stratocaster, 13–14
Suicidal Tendencies, 94, 99–100, 105–106, 144
Sulmers, Georges, 157
Susie (of Fire Island), 34
Syme, Jennifer, 250–251
“Taking the Music Back” in We’ve Come for You All (Anthrax), 252, 253
Talas, 74, 75
Taxi movie, 148
Taylor, Corey, 266–268
Tempesta, John, 143–144
Temptations, 235
“The Ballad of Jimi Hendrix” (S.O.D.), 233
The Rock Show TV program, 246–250, 251
“Thieves” (Ministry), 187, 188
Thin Lizzy, 29, 31, 34, 271, 272
The Thing movie, 6
30 Days of Night comic (Niles), 283–284
Thompson, Hunter S., 268
Thor comics, 11, 181
Thrash metal
Among the Living as quintessential, 110, 122
and bad cover art, 73
celebrated by Big 4 tour, 278–279
influenced by Dave Mustaine, 63
as movement, 39, 76–77
slam dancing, 67
“Thunder Kiss ’65” (White Zombie), 190
“Time” in Persistence of Time (Anthrax), 155
Time Warner, 212
“T.N.T.” (AC/DC), 301
Toole, Otis, 148
Top Cat rehearsal studios in New York, 86, 113
Tours
Big 4 with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, 280–281, 289–291
the Damned Things, 274
decadence on the buses, 129–130, 172, 222–224
hotel rooms, property, destroyed, 131–134, 136, 142–144, 166
with Iron Maiden, 136–140, 161–164
with KISS (1988), 135–136
with Living Colour, 144
with Megadeth and Mötley Crüe (2000), 233, 236–239
with Ozzy Osbourne, 141–144
with Public Enemy, 170–175
with Raven (1984), 92
S.O.D. reunion, 232–233
with White Zombie and Quicksand, 186–190
See also specific bands and albums
Townshend, Pete, 12, 253
Trohman, Joe, 270–273
Trujillo, Robert, 144
Trunk, Eddie, 298
Trust, 136, 149
Turbin, Neil
joins Anthrax as lead vocalist, 45–46, 57, 65
pulls power plays on Anthrax, gets fired, 73–76, 81–86
Tyler, Steven, 242
Type O Negative, 190, 223
UK and Europe tours, 114–117, 144, 269
UK hardcore bands. See British heavy metal
Ulrich, Lars
and Big 4 tour, 279–280, 297–298
as co-founder and drummer of Metallica, 59–60, 62–64
injured in Metallica’s bus crash, 117–119
rumors of firing, 116, 282
Van Halen, Eddie, 29, 36, 52, 185
Vandenberg, 63
Velvet Revolver, 261, 269
Venom, 66–67, 153
Vera, Joey, 119, 257
VH1, 246–247, 250
Videos
“Antisocial,” 139, 140
“Black Lodge,” 186, 187, 191
“Bring the Noise,” 169
“Inside Out,” 230
“Jeremy” (Pearl Jam), 186, 191
“Only,” 184
“Room for One More,” 192, 195, 204–205
Stomp 442, 213
Village People, 24
Violence during shows, 105–109, 163–164, 203–204, 259–261
Viper Room in Los Angeles, 201–202, 242–243
Volume 8—The Threat Is Real album (Anthrax), 228–232, 234
Walls, Greg, 42
Washburn Guitars, 270
W.A.S.P., 103, 130
Wayne’s World movie, 51, 94
Weiss, Dave, 35–36, 39
Welles, Orson, 65
We’ve Come for You All album (Anthrax), 252–254, 264, 276, 302
White Heat, 36–37, 39, 40
White Zombie, 143, 186–189, 217
The Who, 12–13, 28, 166, 253
WNYC television, 5
Wohl, Eddie, 252
The Wolfman movie, 5, 6
Woodstock soundtrack, 10, 12
World Series (of baseball), 11, 21, 298
World Series of metal, 298
World War I, 2
Worship Music album (Anthrax), 91, 275–276, 279, 283–285, 294–296, 300–301
WPIX television, 5
Xavier, Spike, 177
X-Men comics, 11, 181
Yankee Stadium, 11, 220, 296–299, 300
Yankees baseball team, 11–12, 21, 22, 220–222
Yonkers studio fire, 152–153, 179–180
“You Really Got Me” (Kinks), 29
Young, Angus, 29
Young, Stuart, 209
Yseult, Sean, 188
Zen Media, 257
Zivkovic, Izzy, 257–258, 296
Zizzo, Peter, 36
Zombie, Rob, 187–189
Zuckerberg, Bobbie, 22
Mom and Dad, January 1964.
Herb Rosenfeld sees his son for the first time.
Baby metal.
I was into Angus very early on.
Even at four years old I knew this was creepy.
Happy kids. Jason and I circa 1969.
My best childhood memories are
from going to Disney World.
Ten years old and haven’t heard of KISS yet.
I was a fan even when they sucked!
Me and Neil Stopol, Four-X at the Bayside High
talent show, 1980.
Four-X, Bayside High talent show, 1980.
From left to right: Paul Kahn, me, Neil Stopol, Dave Weiss.
That’s my first Strat.
Battle of the bands at Bayside High, 1980.
High school graduation with Mom,
Grandpa Moe, and Jason.
First Anthrax gig in the
St. John’s Episcopal Church basement,
Flushing, NY, 1981.
Me and Danny Lilker on the twin Charvel attack.
First ever Anthrax gig, 1981.
My Father’s Place gig with Jason singing,
Dave Weiss drumming, Kenny Kushner on bass,
and Danny Lilker on guitar. April 1982.
At the Iron Maiden gig at the Northstage Theater, August 1982.
Jason is holding some of the flyers we threw on stage.
Left to right: Jason, Jimmy Kennedy, Dave Weiss,
don’t know, me.
Our first gig in M
anhattan.
Early 1982.
Greg Walls, Greg D’Angelo, Danny Lilker, Neil Turbin, me.
I am extra metal.
Air guitar at the 516.
That’s Charlie choking me.
Recording Fistful at Pyramid Sound, late 1983.
I still have that Strat.
Outtake from the Fistful of Metal back cover shoot.
Four of us hated the pics so much we went with no photo.
My twentieth birthday, December 31, 1983.
Shirts optional.
Fistful is certified vinyl and my first magazine cover!
I made it!
My first passport.
That’s the sweatshirt I was wearing when I met Lemmy.
A couple of ex-cons fresh out of jail in London,
March 1984.
X-mas 1984 at Jonny Z’s house.
The infamous Fistful of Metal tour vest.
Recording Spreading the Disease at Pyramid,
late 1984.
Joey blowing us away.
Spreading the Disease, early 1985.
About to have a pirate attack,
early 1985 on our East Coast tour.
S.O.D., July 1985.
My pal Fred.
This was an EPIC show.
Recording I’m The Man, Miami 1986.
Tracking Among with Eddie Kramer.
Yes, my friend, you have turned me on to
a lot of cool shit over the years, as well. With Kirk
on tour a few months after Cliff died,
Netherlands, February 1987.
With my dad and Uncle Mitch circa 1987.
Maiden was the biggest influence on Anthrax,
and Steve has always been a true friend to the band.
Up the Irons!
Showing my Ramones influence.
Among the Living tour, 1987.
Photo by Gene Ambo
“Antisocial” video shoot, late 1988.
I wonder where that stage is now.
Photo by Gene Ambo
Persistence of Time.
Everything was perfect, everything was sick.
Photo by Gene Ambo
I am a better man for knowing Chuck D.
Bring the Noise tour, late 1991.
Dad and little bro Sean around 1992.
Ladies and gentlemen, John Bush.
Merry X-mas, 1994.
Yep, that’s Madonna.
You’ll have to read my next book to find out what happened.
Tracking Stomp in Conshohocken, early 1995.
“I leave you in good hands.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
The downward spiral of the nineties begins.
The love of my life when we were just drinking buddies.
With my future father-in-law and his future lead guitar player.
Los Angeles, July 2000.
I know the where (Nassau Coliseum),
I know the when (2001),
I just don’t know the why.
Halloween with Ozzy on The Rock Show, 2001.
Jumping Jew!
Opening for Judas Priest at the Palace of Auburn Hills, early 2002.
Photo by Pearl Aday
With Mom and Jason in LA.
Photo by Pearl Aday
Geezer and Tony.
I will never be able to wrap my head around the fact
that I know these guys.
At Metallica’s Hall of Fame induction.
First time we heard about the Big 4 and we hung out with this guy.
What a night!
My Jimmy Cricket.
Photo by Pearl Aday
Just think, he was (almost) our singer!
With Corey at the Kerrang! awards.
Stan Lee helped create a world that led me down the path I chose.
Like meeting your maker.
We’re back!
The first Big 4 show in Warsaw, Poland,
and the second rebirth of Anthrax.
Photo by Andy Buchanan
I am a lucky man because . . .
Photo by Angela Boatwright
. . . I married the love of my life! (Not Elvis.)
The day before Revel joined us.
Photo by Andy Buchanan
With two-week-old Revel,
watching Anthrax play with Andreas
in Germany live on the Internets!
The photo shoot I left my wife and two-week-old son for.
Courtesy of Guitar World
Revel’s first show was the Big 4!
Photo by Andy Buchanan
Yankee Stadium: the high point of my career.
Photo by Andy Buchanan