Video footage of ANTHRAX’ Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) – along with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover on second guitar – playing an instrumental version of the STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH (S.O.D.) classic ‘Milk’ during a recent soundcheck on the the JГ¤germeister Music Tour can be viewed below.
In June, BENANTEВ spoke toВ Tangra Mega Rock regarding S.O.D.:
IT’S BEEN 12 YEARS SINCE THE S.O.D. ‘BIGGER THAN THE DEVIL’ RELEASE – BUT WHAT WE’VE HEARD IS THAT THE BIG PROBLEM FOR A SECOND REUNION IS A KIND OF A TENSION BETWEEN SCOT, YOU AND BILLY MILANO, SO – CAN WE WE EXPECT ANY NEW STUFF FROM S.O.D. OR IT’S NOT THE MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
“No, no, no – we don’t have any bad vibes at all with Billy. We just concentrate on doing this now. I don’t really want to bring any of the elements into this now. We just want to focus on Anthrax – and we want to finish this record and we just want to enjoy this.”
S.O.D. are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes called crossover thrash. The band’s legendary debut, Speak English or Die, was released in 1985 and featured Ian and Benante alongside NUCLEAR ASSAULT/BRUTAL TRUTH bassist Dan Lilker and frontman Billy Milano.