What playing this show means

By Scott Ian

“This is a metal fan’s dream. Looking at this, not only as one of the bands playing on the show, which is fucking awesome, but from the point of view of a fan of Slayer and Megadeth and Metallica I just think it’s the best show. The guys in the bands have all been talking about the possibility of this tour happening for probably 20 years. When we did Clash of the Titans in the states in 1991 with Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth we said ‘God if only we had Metallica on this it would be the ultimate tour of all time’. And here we are in 2010 for what is for me the ultimate metal show. It’s an unbelievable thing for someone to come see this and the fans should know that the bands are just as excited about it as they are.

The idea of getting on that stage tonight in front of the that giant crowd in Poland and representing the big four as the first one up, I feel we have a responsibility to be the best Anthrax we’ve ever been. I think all the bands feel that way and have a huge sense of gratitude to the audiences coming to see this. The bottom line is that a lot of genres of music come and go. We’ve seen a lot come and go over the past 27 years. But what we do, we keep doing because of the fans and that means so much to us that the music we make still means so much to so many people around the world.

The rest of the world is clamouring for shows. Whether we do the US is out of hands. That’s a Metallica question. For this one we kept hearing the rumours and I kept calling Kirk and he kept denying it and then one time he finally said yes it’s going to happen, but don’t say anything. I think it’s going to be the same with other territories. We’re already hearing rumours about other places in the world. And I think eventually it will be a worldwide adventure.”