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Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Ian. Rosenfeld is a former guitarist for the crossover band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's I Love The 70's/80's/90's as well as VH1's Heavy: The Story of Metal, 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

• Anthrax
• Stormtroopers of Death
• Damnocracy

Discography

Stormtroopers of Death Albums

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
December 1985	Speak English or Die	Megaforce Records
October 24 1992	Live at Budokan	Megaforce Records
May 22 1999	Bigger than the Devil	Nuclear Blast Records

Stormtroopers of Death Videos

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
January 23, 2001	Kill Yourself: The Movie (DVD or VHS)	Nuclear Blast Records
September 25, 2001	Speak English or Live (DVD)	Nuclear Blast Records
July 26, 2005	20 Years of Dysfunction	Nuclear Blast Records

Anthrax Albums

Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
January 1984	Fistful of Metal	Megaforce
October 1985	Spreading the Disease	Island
March 1987	Among the Living	Island
September 18, 1988	State of Euphoria	Island
August 21, 1990	Persistence of Time	Island
May 25, 1993	Sound of White Noise	Elektra
October 24, 1995	Stomp 442	Elektra
July 21, 1998	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real	Ignition
May 6, 2003	We've Come for You All	Nuclear Blast

Anthrax EPs

• Armed and Dangerous (1985)
• I'm the Man (1987) (includes live tracks)
• Penikufesin (1989) (only released in Europe, collection of State of Euphoria sessions)
• Free B's (1991) (promo release, includes live tracks)

Anthrax Compilation albums

• Attack of the Killer B's (1991) (collection of live, rarities and previously unreleased material)
• Moshers: 1986-1991 (1998) (import release)
• Return of the Killer A's (1999)
• Madhouse - The Very Best of Anthrax (2001)
• The Collection (2002)
• Universal Masters Collection (2002)
• The Greater of Two Evils (2004)
• Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) (2005)

Anthrax Live albums

• The Island Years (1994) (recorded live in 1991 and 1992)
• Music of Mass Destruction (2004)
• Alive 2 (2005)

Anthrax VHS/DVDs

• US Speed Metal Attack (1986) (split video with Agent Steel and Overkill, recorded live in Germany)
• Oidivnikufesin (1987) (recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon)
• Through Time (P.O.V.) (1990)
• Live Noize (1991) (recorded live on the Persistence of Time tour)
• White Noise: The Videos (1994) (released only in Japan, complete collection of the Sound of White Noise music videos)
• Return of the Killer A's (1999) (includes live performances of the Persistence of Time tour)
• Music Of Mass Destruction (2004) (DVD version)
• Rock Legends (2004)
• Anthrax Anthralogy: The DVD (2005) (includes live performances)
• Alive 2 (2005) (DVD version)

Anthrax Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK
1987	"I'm the Man"	-	-	-	-	I'm the Man
1987	"I Am The Law"	-	-	-	-	Among the Living
1987	"Indians"	-	-	-	-	Among the Living
1988	"Make Me Laugh"	-	-	-	-	State of Euphoria
1989	"Anti-Social"	-	-	-	-	State of Euphoria
1990	"Got The Time"	-	-	-	-	Persistence of Time
1990	"In My World"	-	-	-	-	Persistence of Time
1991	"Bring The Noise" (with Public Enemy)	-	-	-	-	Attack of the Killer B's
1993	"Black Lodge"	-	-	38	-	Sound of White Noise
1993	"Hy Pro Glo"	-	-	-	-	Sound of White Noise
1993	"Only"	-	-	26	-	Sound of White Noise
1993	"Room for One More"	-	-	-	-	Sound of White Noise
1995	"Fueled"	-	-	-	-	Stomp 442
1996	"Nothing"	-	-	-	-	Stomp 442
1996	"Bordello Of Blood"	-	-	-	-	Bordello of Blood Soundtrack
1998	"Born Again Idiot"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1998	"Inside Out"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1998	"P&V"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1999	"Ball Of Confusion"	-	-	-	-	Return of the Killer A's
2003	"Safe Home"	-	-	-	-	We've Come for You All
2003	"Taking the Music Back"	-	-	-	-	We've Come for You All

Collaborations

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

Television

• Married... with Children 1991
• NewsRadio (as himself)
• VH1's Rock Show (as host) 1999-2002
• VH1's Hip-Hop Honors- performer along with Anthrax & Public Enemy for "Bring Tha Noise".
• VH1's Supergroup 2006
• VH1's "I Love The..." series specials
• VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs"
• VH1's "100 Most Metal Moments"
• VH1's "50 Least Metal moments"
• VH1's Rock Honors Kiss. Performers: Rob Zombie (Rob Zombie, White Zombie), Scott Ian, Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses, The Starfuckers, Rockstar Supernova), Slash (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (Kiss), Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe, Rockstar Supernova).
• VH1 Classic's "Rock 'n Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament" - Scott won the tournament and played against Sully Erna, Vinnie Paul, Dusty Hill and Ace Frehley.

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. 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 .

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