SCOTT IAN

How long had promoters been approaching Anthrax with the idea of a Big 4 show?

“It’s not something we’d seriously thought about, to be honest. When Lars brought it up to Charlie [Benante, Anthrax drummer] and I the first time, it was when Metallica were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2009. gonna do that.’ I chalked it up to drunk talk and didn’t think Lars was serious, but thinking about it later, and how everything Metallica do is done with military precision, they clearly already knew and were just running it past us.”