On Friday, police arrested Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and his wife Sandra on suspicion of domestic battery in front of a child.

After reportedly arguing in front of their young daughter Mia at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Elkhart, Indiana, the couple was taken into custody.

According to local news station WSBT.com, the Benantes were booked at the local county jail and released on Saturday,

They have a court date on Aug. 3.

Following last Friday morning's deadly cinema massacre in Colorado, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is calling for new legislation to tackle gun ownership rules.

Ian, who is a firearms fan, admits he was sickened to hear about the killing spree, which killed 12 people at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."

The guitarist wants laws to stop guns from falling into the wrong hands.

In a series of tweets, Ian wrote, "I am a gun enthusiast that has a big problem with how easy it is for people that have no business owning a gun to get one. The old argument of 'if guns are outlawed, th...

Thrash metal band Anthrax have settled a lawsuit with former frontman Dan Nelson.

Singer Nelson launched a legal battle against bassist Frank Bello, drummer Charlie Benante, and guitarist Scott Ian last year over his sudden departure from the group on the eve of its European tour in 2009.

On Monday, both parties set aside their differences in a New York federal court and came to an agreement.

Although the details of the settlement will remain confidential, Bello reportedly appeared agitated as he exited the courtroom, telling the New York Post, "I've got to put a Band-Aid (bandage) on...

Former Anthrax star Dan Nelson has launched a $2.65 million defamation lawsuit against the group.

Nelson, who left the band in July, 2009, has accused drummer Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello and guitarist Scott Ian of incorrectly informing fans and reporters he "abruptly resigned" after falling ill, forcing Anthrax to cancel a series of European dates. He insists he was fired.

In the suit, the singer also claims Benante told a website that the former frontman was "a bully" and maintains the group's "intentional defamation" has damaged his reputation.

He's also claims the band has...

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has donned full prosthetics to appear as a zombie in the new series of The Walking Dead.

The musician is a big fan of the horror genre and was delighted to be asked to appear in an episode of the drama show. Ian happily spent hours in the make-up chair in August preparing to film his role as a member of the undead and he insists all the hard work was worth it.

In a post on his official website, he writes, "My agent got the call asking if I wanted to come down and get made up to play a zombie... for AMC's The Walking Dead directed by Greg Nicotero (effects G...

Rockers Slipknot will share their upcoming set at Britain's Sonisphere festival with fans all over the world by streaming the gig over the internet.

The band will take to the stage at the rock event at England's Knebworth House on Sunday and the gig will mark the band's first U.K. show since the death of bassist Paul Gray last year.

They have asked fans to observe a two-minute silence prior to their set in memory of the late rocker, and they have now revealed they will be streaming their performance live on the internet so fans across the globe can see the show.

A statement from the b...

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis is selling off an MTV Europe Award to help raise funds for ongoing relief in devastated areas of Japan.

The item features among the fresh highlights of an ongoing online auction organized by Japanese pop star Yoshimi. Also up for grabs: a signed Clint Eastwood 35 Films 35 Years DVD collection, an Amazing Spiderman comic book signed by Stan Lee, and autographed guitars from Anthrax's Scott Ian and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland.

Yoshimi says, "I am so grateful to everyone who has donated these very special items for this auction. There are nearly 140,...

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are teaming up again for one U.S. Big Four date on the site of the Coachella Festival.

The heavy metal groups will come together on April 23 for an outdoor supergig at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

The four acts first banded together last year for seven acclaimed shows across Europe.

No other North American dates are scheduled as WENN goes to press.

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Pete Wentz fell into a deep depression after Fall Out Boy split earlier this year - insisting he "hit rock bottom" when the band parted ways.

The rockers went on hiatus last October and later announced the break had become permanent. Wentz went on to form a new band, Black Cards, and frontman Patrick Stump announced plans for a solo album, while guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley teamed up with members of Anthrax and Every Time I Die to form The Damned Things. The bassist has now opened up about the breakdown of the band, revealing he struggled to cope with the end of the grou...

The rock supergroup formed by members of Fall Out Boy and Anthrax made its live debut in New York on Tuesday night.

The Damned Things, featuring Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano performed their first set at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.

The group played eight songs and guitarist Scott Ian tells Spin.com, "This is still all so new to us. There's no baggage yet. We're still very much in the honeymoon period. I remember what it was like to be in Anthrax back in 1984. It's just really exciting to get to do that again. I'm in a new band again. It's a blast."

It was a b...

Rocker Joey Belladonna has reunited with his old Anthrax bandmates for the heavy metal group's upcoming summer tour.

The frontman will reteam with Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano for a series of Big Four dates with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth at Europe's touring Sonisphere festivals.

Belladonna, who was the band's frontman from 1985 to 1992, says, "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'Are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band l...

Metallica front man James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. Bandmates Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo have already dismissed reports the supertour of thrash metal's godfathers is something that is being planned, with the bass player stating "a lot of egos" would get in the way of the project.

But Slayer star Kerry King has revealed negotiations have begun and Hetfield thinks the dream tour is possible, despite logistical and personality issues.

He tells ThePulseofRadio.com, "I think it...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is secretly plotting a heavy rock super-tour, which will include his band, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer guitarist Kerry King has let it slip that negotiations have started during an interview with Britain's Metal Hammer magazine.

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax toured with Alice In Chains on the Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991, while Metallica and Megadeth played a one-off show in Britain in 1993 - but the four acts have never performed on the same bill.

King says, "I don't know Lars that well and I haven't heard it from Lars, but apparently he's ta...

Rockers Anthrax have apologized to fans after their recent performance at an event in New York was unexpectedly cut short.

The group was scheduled to perform a 45 minute set at the Red Bull Snowscrapers snowboarding competition in New York on Thursday night. But after the contest over-ran their performance was cut to just three songs, with a technical blunder leading to them losing sound during their final track.

A statement released to Blabbermouth.net reads, "We want to apologize to our fans who came out to the Red Bull event last night in the hellish cold to see us play. One ...

Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year.

It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great hard rock bands as Foo Fighters, Queensryche, Dio, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Dokken, Kiss, L.A. Guns, Marilyn Manson, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, King's X, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Ratt, Styx, Toto, Shadows Fall and more all jam out together on some of the most beloved holiday songs of all time (including "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer")..

The kick is in the chemist...

Country singer Brad Paisley and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian will be among the stars paying tribute to revamped sci-fi TV series Battlestar Galactica. The celebrity-studded special, "Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon," will air on March 28.

On the show, random famous fans of the show discuss the impact the series has had on their lives. Ian explains he thought the show was "so cheesy" until he actually sat down to watch an episode.

He explains, "As soon as I started watching it, I was hooked."

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Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951), disco queen Donna Summer (1948), Animal House actor Tim Matheson (1947), lead singer of The Guess Who Burton Cummings (1947), Ray director Taylor Hackford (1944), "Gandhi" actor Ben Kingsley (1943), country/folk musician John Denver (1943; d. 1997), Hannibal Lecter actor Anthony Hopkins (1937), and French Fauve painter Henri Matisse (1869; d. 1954).

The Office star Rainn Wilson is in negotiations to provide the voice of the sarcastic sports car Kitt in a new Knight Rider movie.

Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama have all been nominated in the 2008 Grammy Awards' Best Spoken Word Album category for their individual audiobooks.

Heavy rockers Anthrax have recruited former Devilsize frontman Dan Nelson as the replacement for singer Joey Belladonna, according to internet reports. Belladonna quit the group earlier this year and the band has been searching for his repl...

The members of reformed supergroup Van Halen are preparing for their upcoming reunion tour by inviting rock's elite to check out their rehearsals. Anthrax star Scott Ian, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Metallica's Kirk Hammett are among those who have joined family members at the Los Angeles Forum as Eddie Van Halen and his bandmates get ready to rock for fans.

And guitarist Ian was so impressed with what he saw and heard recently, he posted a rave review online.

Writing on his MySpace.com page, the rocker has stated, "They were f---ing amazing... Seriously, th...

Jennifer Aniston will screen her directorial debut Room 10 at the Palm Springs International Festival Of Short Films, which begins on August 23.

Movie bosses are planning a remake of Bruce Lee's 1973 classic martial arts movie Enter The Dragon, to be directed by The Shield's executive producer Kurt Sutter.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have bought a mansion in Hidden Hills, California for more than $10 million after selling their Beverly Hills property to singer Christina Aguilera.

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer Is reportedly writing a book about his time in the band. He plans to i...

On average, more than 2.8 million people tuned in Tuesday night at 10 p.m. to see "LA Ink's" star Kat Von D return to Los Angeles, assemble her new crew, and start building her new shop in Hollywood.

Staring Kat Von D, "LA Ink" centers on the tattoo parlor she opened in Los Angeles and features the stories behind the artists and the tattoos they create. Joining Kat Von D in the shop are three of the world’s top artists, two of whom are woman, proving that great art shares no gender bias.

An exciting shop with a rock n roll flavor, "LA Ink" is the perfect backdrop for people from...

A set of action figures based on the characters in cult 1998 movie The Big Lebowski are to be released in October.

ER star John Stamos fronted The Beach Boys for a rendition of their summer anthem "Kokomo" at the Los Angeles launch party of pal Jacquelyn Love's Kokomo swimwear line on Tuesday.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian will join rap supergroup Public Enemy for the iconic act's four upcoming Rock The Bells festival shows in New York and California.

Teri Hatcher took her nine-year-old daughter Emerson to Desperate Housewives co-star Eva Longoria's French wedding on Saturda...

Happy Birthday to "Star Trek: Enterprise" actress Linda Park (1978), "The Wonder Years" actor Fred Savage (1976), WWE star Shelton Benjamin (1976), Jack White (1975) of The White Stripes, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello (1965), Hole singer Courtney Love (1964), WWE wrestler Kevin Nash (1959), "Top Gun" star Kelly McGillis (1957), "Cast Away" star Tom Hanks (1956), "Star Wars" Episode II and III actor Jimmy Smits (1955), pianist/composer John Tesh (1952), infamous football player O.J. Simpson (1947), Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell (1947), AC/DC singer Bon Scott (1946; d. 1980), a...

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has fueled speculation he is planning to join thrash metal rockers Anthrax, replacing Joey Belladonna. Taylor, who already fronts two successful rock acts, has been in the studio helping the Deathrider performers record their forthcoming album and is seriously considering taking on the extra responsibility.

The 33-year-old tells German magazine Rock Hard, "Obviously, I'm really good friends with those guys. It kind of started as a joke. And then the more we talked about it, the more serious it got. I'm gonna at least help them out. It's kin...

Pop star Kelly Clarkson’s artistic skills paid off at an auction in Hollywood on Thursday night when a guitar she painted to raise cash for a children's charity raised $3,000. The singer decorated an axe and turned the instrument into the auction's highlight - beating out bids for guitars designed by rockers Dave Navarro and Rob Zombie.

But there was a very special reason behind Clarkson's offer to help raise cash for the Little Kids Rock charity - the auction was held as part of a House of Blues tribute to late rocker `Dimebag' Darrell Abbott.

The pop star is a longtime fan of...

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, Dave Navarro, Aaron Lewis and Disturbed star David Draiman are to pay homage to late rocker 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott as part of an all-star tribute concert in Los Angeles.

The heavy rock heavyweights will perform Pantera and Damageplan hits Abbott played on before he was shot dead at a concert in Ohio in 2004 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on May 17.

Abbott's brother, former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul, is also expected to appear at the show, along with Scott Ian of Anthrax and Slayer's Kerry King. The rockers will all take the stag...

Anthrax rocker John Bush has been forced to supplement his rock 'n' roll income by making commercials for fast food giant Burger King. The heavy rocker claims he hasn't made enough money from his 15-year career in the band to give up work completely.

Bush, who replaced Joey Belladonna as lead singer in 1992, says, "I like doing it. It wasn't like I was sitting back and relying on my giant, enormous savings! I still had to work."

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Welcome to the Hotel California!! Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) goes Hollywood (Presidents' Day Weekend, Feb. 15-19) -- giving campers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn rock from the masters. Over five-days -- and guided by a Who's Who of rock legends -- campers of all musical abilities and backgrounds will form bands, hone their skills, jam with their idols and become "rock stars." The camp culminates in a Battle of the Bands blowout at the House Of Blues on Sunset.

The camp's professors of rock include: Paul Stanley (KISS), Brian Wilson (Co-founder, The Beach Boys), Mickey...

Testament's classic late '80s/early '90s period has been well documented over the years by several compilations. However, the group's latter era has thus far slipped through the cracks as far as compilations go. In February, this will change, as The Spitfire Collection will be issued.

Consisting of tracks from such Spitfire/Testament titles as The Gathering, Demonic, Live at the Fillmore, First Strike Still Deadly, and Live in London, the fourteen track set chronicles an era that ultimately saw the original Testament reunite for a successful 2005 tour. As a result, The Spitfire Coll...

Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951), disco queen Donna Summer (1948), Animal House actor Tim Matheson (1947), lead singer of The Guess Who Burton Cummings (1947), Ray director Taylor Hackford (1944), "Gandhi" actor Ben Kingsley (1943), country/folk musician John Denver (1943; d. 1997), Hannibal Lecter actor Anthony Hopkins (1937), and French Fauve painter Henri Matisse (1869; d. 1954).