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  Name Scott Ian
  Img Anthraxjpg
  Img Capt Scott Ian in 2005
  Genre Heavy Metal <br /> Thrash Metal <br /> Speed Metal <br /> Crossover Thrash <br /> Hardcore Punk
  Associated Acts Anthrax <br> Stormtroopers Of Death <br> Damnocracy
  Notable Instruments Washburn Scott Ian Signature Model
  Years Active 1981 - present


Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born '', and is the rhythm guitarist of Damnocracy . He is known for his long Goatee and wild stage energy.


PERSONAL LIFE


Rosenfeld was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens on the last day of 1963 . He has an older brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly. On hearing Kiss , he quickly absorbed the culture of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal rock movement and NYC Hardcore . Rosenfeld is engaged to singer Pearl Aday , daughter of Marvin " Meat Loaf " Aday. He claims that Ted Nugent was the reason he wanted to play guitar and cited his Free-for-All album and Kiss' '' Alive! '' as an influence. He credits Motörhead and Judas Priest as the biggest influence on the sound of Anthrax and says Lemmy is a true rock n roll god and also says Rob Halford is the greatest singer in the world. He also cites the influence of Cheap Trick , The Who , Jimi Hendrix , Van Halen , Thin Lizzy , and early AC/DC . Attended the Bronx High School of Science.


CAREER


In 1981 Ian formed Anthrax with bassist Danny Lilker . He, Dan Spitz, and Charlie Benante are the only original members of Anthrax still in the band. In 2005 , they reformed the Among The Living era lineup to release an anthology album, DVD and embarked on a world tour.

Ian filmed a reality series for VH1 called " SuperGroup ". Scott along with Ted Nugent (guitar), Evan Seinfeld ( Biohazard , bass), Sebastian Bach (ex- Skid Row ; vocals) and Jason Bonham ( Bonham , UFO , Foreigner ; drums) filmed in Las Vegas, with the premise being to lock several musicians in a house for 12 days and get them to write new, original music and perform a concert. In addition to the five musicians, star manager Doc McGhee (Kiss) was in charge and was also living in the house for the duration of filming/recording. The show's first episode aired in May, 2006. Ian also appears on comedian Brian Posehn 's music video "Metal By Numbers" which appears on Posehn's MySpace.

He has recently worked with Underground Emcee / Producer Necro for his upcoming album entitled Death Rap .


Bands



Discography


Stormtroopers of Death Albums



Stormtroopers of Death Videos


Anthrax Albums



Anthrax EPs



Anthrax Compilation albums



Anthrax Live albums



Anthrax VHS/DVDs



Anthrax Singles



Collaborations

  • Performed with Public Enemy during the Rock the Bells 2007 tour.



Television




Equipment

Scott Ian currently uses his own custom Washburn "SI75TI" and Randall Vmax heads.
He is also known to use the Digitech Whammy Pedal and some Dimebag Darrell tribute Deans and Washburns.
http://www.washburn.com/products/electrics/ian/images/zoom_si75ti.jpg
Prior to that he used Jackson Guitars, and during the mid 80's used ESP guitars for a while, also getting Kirk Hammett his ESP endorsement. Scott does also use a DigiTech Signature distortion http://www.digitech.com/products/Black13/main.htm.


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