Anthrax has announced that the band's upcoming South American tour will see a new lineup. Bassist Frank Bello is unable to attend the upcoming tour, so the group has recruited founding member and original bassist Dan Lilker to take the stage. Lilker played on Fistful of Metal, as well as in Stormtroopers of Death with Charlie Benante and Scott Ian. Lilker has also played with Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth, Exit-13, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept, and more.
"When we parted ways back in 1984, they told me to stick around because they might need me in 40 years," Lilker (likely?) jokes in a press statement.
He will also play with the band at two upcoming US festivals: Welcome to Rockville, and Sonic Temple Festival.
With Lilker on bass, dates for Anthrax’s upcoming tour are as follows:
APRIL
13 MXMF The Metal Fest, Ciudad De México, Mexico
15 Cancha Diamante, San Salvador, El Salvador
17 Pepper's, San Jose, Costa Rica
19 The Metal Fest, Quito, Ecuador
21 The Metal Fest, Santiago, Chile
23 Sala de Museo, Montevideo, Uruguay
25 El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 Summer Breeze Open Air, São Paulo, Brazil
MAY
9 Welcome to Rockville, Daytona Beach, FL
17 Sonic Temple Festival, Columbus, OH
