John Bush (musician)

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John Bush
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Born = birth date and age|1963|08|24
Los Angeles, California, US
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Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Thrash metal, Heavy metal
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1982-present
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Associated_acts = Armored Saint, Anthrax
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John Bush (born August 24, 1963) is an American vocalist, currently a member of Armored Saint, a traditional metal band from Los Angeles, California and best known as a former member of the thrash metal band Anthrax, which he joined in 1992 and left in 2005 following the band's "Among the Living" lineup reunion.

Joining Anthrax

After returning home, Bush received a call from Scott Ian of Anthrax with an offer to fill the spot left behind by singer Joey Belladonna who had been fired from the band. He accepted and joined the band, adding a different heavy metal vocal style. Bush recorded "Sound of White Noise", "Stomp 442" and "". In 1999 during an Anthrax hiatus, Bush got together with Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera. Together they decided to bring back the "Symbol of Salvation" lineup for an Armored Saint reunion.

The resultant album "Revelation" was released in 2000 and a short tour followed. The following year, Armored Saint released a collection of demos, live tracks and other rarities in the two disc package "Nod To The Old School". Despite its recent activity, Bush had not left Anthrax. Returning to the band, Bush recorded vocals for the critically acclaimed "We've Come for You All" in 2003. The successful WCFYA tour was documented with a live album/DVD titled "Music of Mass Destruction". In 2004, Anthrax released "The Greater of Two Evils", a re-recording of several of the band's more popular songs from the pre-Bush era with the then-current lineup.

2005 to present

In early 2005, Anthrax issued a press release stating that the band's "Among the Living" lineup was reuniting. Anthrax stated that John has not been fired, but with Joey Belladonna's return and talk of a new album in the works, it was unclear if Bush would record with them again. However, Joey Belladonna's exit from Anthrax in January 2007 fueled reports that he might return. In June 2007, John Bush was interviewed by Rock Hard Magazine, and on the subject of whether he's bitter about the split:

"No. Bitter is not the way I wanna be about anything," Bush replied. "I'm not bitter at all. There was probably not a perfect way to do that, what they did. It was like, how are they gonna say…? I mean, they asked me to do it — the tour with John (Bush was asked to take part in a '25th anniversary' tour that would see him and Belladonna splitting vocal duties) — and it just wasn't right for me, I couldn't do it. So, whatever… If they felt they had to do that, I understand. It wasn't like I was going, 'Yeah, do it. That's great.' But once it happened, I was like, 'OK.' It was like a book ended. It's OK. I mean, it's much better to look at it that way than to be angry or frustrated, 'cause I really don't feel that way."

Asked if he was approached to rejoin the band once Belladonna left the group, Bush said, "I was asked to write [with the members of ANTHRAX] and it just wasn't right for me. I couldn't go back and say, 'Here I am...' It would be like coming in with my tail between my legs, and that's not right for me. I just couldn't do that. It just didn't feel right to do that. It was about soul, your gut. How does that feel? Does it feel right? Good enough. Sold. Answer."

John recently did commercial voiceovers for the fast food chain Burger King. [cite web
date=2007-05-22
url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73039
title=ARMORED SAINT Plays Viper Room In Hollywood; Photos Available
accessdate=2008-04-16] He is married and has a daughter, Jessabelle and son, Giuseppe.

Discography

with Armored Saint

with Anthrax

References