Scott Ian (born December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, lyricist, backing vocalist, and the only remaining original founding member for the thrash metal band, Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1s I Love the... series, Heavy: The Story of Metal and Supergroup (TV series). Ian is also the rhythm guitarist for the metal band The Damned Things. As a founding member of Anthrax, Ian helped to create thrash metal in the mid-1980s alongside Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica. Ian came up with the idea to crossover with rap legends Public Enemy in 1991 and record a foundation of the rap/rock genre. Covering Bring the Noise. In 2005, Ian was invited by Chuck D of Public Enemy to perform Bring the Noise with them as part of their induction into VH1s Hip Hop Honors Hall of Fame. Ian also joined Public Enemy on the Rock The Bells tour in 2007. In 2009, Anthrax completed a run of European festivals including Metallicas Sonisphere festivals in Germany and Knebworth in the U.K. which was highlighted by the return of singer John Bush. Anthrax returned to Japan in October 2009 with Bush to play at the Loud Park festival in Tokyo. Anthraxs next shows were in Australia in February 2010 as a part of the Soundwave Festival. Anthrax was a part of the Sonisphere Festival in Europe in the summer of 2010, where for the first time Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth performed together on the same stage. youtu.be/N8FxwSGNBZA
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