SCOTT IAN: 'I Don't Think Someone Could Pay Us Enough Money' To Reform S.O.D. For A Tour

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was the special guest on the February 16 edition of the "Metal Injection Livecast" to promote his upcoming "Speaking Words" North American tour. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below.

On the progress of the songwriting sessions for ANTHRAX's new album:

Ian: "We're pretty much in the thick of it at this point. We've got a lot of material written, but with, really, no schedule. We just don't really work with a deadline... It's when we're happy. When we think we're ready and we're 100% happy and we know we've got the record, that's when we go in and start recording it. I don't think we're that far off. I mean, I'd like to think we'd start recording it in May, but I can't say for sure that's going to happen."

On whether new ANTHRAX guitarist Jon Donais (also of SHADOWS FALL) will contribute to the songwriting on the new album:

Ian: "He'll be writing all the solos. If he has riff ideas that he ever decides to come in with and wants us to check it out, we'd certainly be open to that as well."

On whether there is a possibility of S.O.D. (STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH),the '80s crossover thrash band featuring Ian, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, ex-ANTHRAX bassist Dan Lilker and frontman Billy Milano, ever reuniting for any live shows:

Ian: "I don't think someone could pay us enough money to make that happen. I think of S.O.D. as being much bigger than it probably actually is. So to get me to do it, someone would really, really have to want it to happen. People talk about it, and people look back on it, and I know a lot of people, of course, love that record and what we did, but I'll just say it again. When we did it, it's not like people came out like gangbusters and went crazy for it… Some shows in Europe they did, and Japan. But we toured the States in 1999 and 2000, we made two runs through, and it's not like we were selling a lot of tickets. So people had their chance. That kind of had a lot to do with the fact, in my mind, where I felt like we did too much. When we came out, we gave everybody a chance to see it, and people that came out to see it had a great time, but I didn't need to go do it again after that and turn S.O.D. into just a regular band, like a regular gig with baggage. I already have a regular gig, I don't need a second band. S.O.D., for me, was only supposed to be for fun, and then it wasn't fun anymore — it became work — and I already have enough work."

"Metal Injection Livecast" (audio):