ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA Says He's Got Three-Quarters Of New Solo Album Done

SplatterTribe.TV conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna on October 12, 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky. You can now watch the chat below.

When asked about the status of his new solo album, Belladonna said, "I'd say [it's] about three-quarters done. There's probably three or four songs that need some lead breaks, three or four vocals to be done, maybe two or three drum tracks — stuff like that; little pieces. It's good; it's old-school metal. Like somebody said, 'It sounds like KING DIAMOND.' [laughs] I'm not sure it sounds like that — I don't hear it that way — [but] it's got some good riffs; a lot of good guitar stuff."

On the status of the unreleased ANTHRAX album "Worship Music" which was originally recorded with singer Dan Nelson and was supposed to come out in 2009:

"There's a chance for anything to happen as far as the songs [are concerned] at this point. I mean, you could leave a lot of it [as it is], 'cause it's really well done; there's not a whole lot of uncertainty about it. Of course, I have to come in and finish my part and do the vocals from the start, which I've already done one [song]. It seemed to fall right into place quite easy. I think there's room for any kind of adjusting any tracks. Obviously it [needs to] be remixed and stuff. But you get a second look at it, so anything could happen."

On what's preventing the material from his new solo album from appearing on the next ANTHRAX CD:

"I think there's some good songs there that we could actually definitely do [with ANTHRAX], but I don't think anybody is open to any of that kind of stuff, which I don't offer it. Even if I did something like that [and of my tracks] could be one of the better songs, no one will know that. But I don't advocate that — I don't try and get anyone to do it. I just do my thing, and they've [the other guys in ANTHRAX] got their songs. When you write stuff, it's like, 'This is our stuff.' It's hard for someone to come in with something. I've never done that with these guys. They've never offered me to like... 'Dude, you got any good stuff we could use?' It's never like that."

ANTHRAX performed a new song, "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't", with Belladonna for the first time on October 8 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

ANTHRAX debuted "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" on May 28, 2008 at Double Door in Chicago, Illinois during the band's first-ever gig with then-singer Dan Nelson. The song was also recorded with Dan for what was supposed to be the next ANTHRAX album, "Worship Music", but ended up getting shelved — along with the rest of the CD — following the departure of Nelson and return of Belladonna.