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ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA Sings JOURNEY Classics During 'Jam Night' In Hollywood (Video)

June 18, 2015

ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna sang a couple of JOURNEY classics last night (Wednesday, June 17) at Lucky Strike in Hollywood, California. Belladonna was accompanied during the performance — which was part of the weekly "Ultimate Jam Night" at the venue — by several other notable musicians, including bassist Marty O'Brien (LITA FORD, WE ARE THE FALLEN, TOMMY LEE, GUS G.) and drummer Matt Starr (ACE FREHLEY, MR. BIG). Video footage of the event can be seen below. More clips and photos can be found at California Rock News.

In a 2005 interview with MusicDish, Belladonna was asked about the rumor that he came to the table with a JOURNEY tune during his 1985 audition for ANTHRAX. "Actually, what happened was I went into the room and they said, 'Just go on in,' and they hadn't heard me sing," he said. "They'd heard of me and they asked me to come in, but we were going in to start tracking and stuff, to get the mic set up and all that and they said, 'Let's get you in there and get you warmed up.' I hit the mic and belted out some JOURNEY… I think it was [the song] 'Lights'. I didn't know what the hell I was getting into in the first place. I just wanted to lay some vocals or something. Just to kinda give an idea and that's what happened. It wasn't really anything more than that. I just kinda belched it out. I think I did 'Oh Sherrie' [written by JOURNEY singer Steve Perry], too, or something. I dunno why, but I just did. It was something off the top of my head I could do a cappella and it was kinda challenging. I thought maybe in range or something that would be kind of intriguing. It was definitely one they weren't expecting."

ANTHRAX's 2013 EP "Anthems" EP included the band's cover version of JOURNEY's "Keep On Runnin'" alongside classics by RUSH, THIN LIZZY, AC/DC, CHEAP TRICK and BOSTON.

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