ANTHRAX has made the following announcement: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to personal reasons, Frank will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF the Metal Fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, will be Anthrax founding member and original bassist Dan Lilker, marking his first appearance with the band in 40 years. Lilker, who co-wrote and played on Anthrax\u2019s debut album <\/a>Fistful of Metal, was also a member of Stormtroopers of Death with Charlie Benante and Scott Ian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to jamming with Anthrax again,\u201d said Lilker. “When we parted ways back in 1984, they told me to stick around because they might need me in 40 years.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Added the band, \u201cWe\u2019re all very excited about with playing with Danny again, and we really appreciate his filling in for Frank. It\u2019s been way too long since we played South America, so you don\u2019t want to miss these shows, they\u2019re going to be insane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Lilker on bass, dates for Anthrax\u2019s upcoming tour are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n APRIL<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13 MXMF The Metal Fest, Ciudad De M\u00e9xico, Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15 Cancha Diamante, San Salvador, El Salvador<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17 Pepper’s, San Jose, Costa Rica<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19 The Metal Fest, Quito, Ecuador<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21 The Metal Fest, Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n\n\n\n 23 Sala de Museo, Montevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25 El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28 Summer Breeze Open Air, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n MAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9 Welcome to Rockville, Daytona Beach, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17 Sonic Temple Festival, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n