Scott Ian

Infobox_musical_artist
Name = Scott Ian

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Img_capt = Scott Ian in 2005
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Landscape = Yes
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Scott Ian Rosenfeld
Born = birth date and age|1963|12|31
Genre = Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Speed metal, Crossover thrash, Hardcore punk
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Instrument = Guitar, Bass, Drums
Associated_acts = Anthrax, Pearl, Stormtroopers of Death, Damnocracy
Years_active = 1981-present
Notable_instruments = Washburn Scott Ian Signature Model

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/New Millennium" as well as VH1's "", 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 a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly. Witnessing Kiss live for the first time at Madison Square Garden in 1977 made a huge impact on Ian, who has been very vocal over the years about his love for the band, and even appeared on an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels in which he visited Simmons at his home and spoke about the impact Kiss had on his life and career. Ian went on to discover and be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as by NYC hardcore. He credits Motörhead and Judas Priest as the biggest influence on the Anthrax sound, and has cited Ted Nugent among his biggest guitar influences. He also cites the influence of The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC. Ian attended Bronx High School of Science.Fact|date=September 2008

Ian is married to singer Pearl Aday, daughter of famed singer Meat Loaf.

He has taken up poker and is now an online pro at UltimateBet. [http://www.pokertube.com/Movies.aspx?movie=6277 PokerNews.com interview with Scott Ian] He has also shown himself to be a devout Battlestar Galactica fan, posting numerous blogs about the show and also making an appearance for the red carpet series finale.

Career

In 1981, Ian formed Anthrax with bassist Danny Lilker. He 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. Scott Ian, along with Bonham was more "in the background", while the show was very much revolved around Sebastian Bach, with Nugent and Seinfeld trying to straighten out his drinking problems. However there were quite a few scenes on the show in which Scott Ian expressed his admiration for Ted Nugent, claiming that he "couldn't believe he was playing in a band with Ted Nugent."

Ian also appears on comedian Brian Posehn's music video "Metal By Numbers", which appears on Posehn's [http://www.myspace.com/BrianPosehn MySpace.]

He has recently worked with underground emcee/producer Necro for his "Death Rap" album.

Bands

* Anthrax
* Stormtroopers of Death
* Damnocracy

Discography

with Anthrax

with Stormtroopers of Death

tormtroopers of Death Videos

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, Rock Star Supernova), Slash (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (Kiss), Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe, Rock Star 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 his ESP endorsement. Scott does also use a DigiTech Signature distortion. [http://www.digitech.com/products/Black13/main.htm] many of his guitars have been equipped with custom made Seymore Duncan pickups. [http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/guitargear/Ian.html]

Guitars

* Washburn SI75TI
* Washburn WV540VASI
* Washburn WV40VASI
* Washburn SI60MW
* Washburn SI61G
* Jackson JJ-1
* Jackson JJ-2
* Jackson Custom made 5 String
* Seymour Duncan El Diablo/Scott Ian custom shop pickups
* DR Strings ..010-.052
* DR Strings .018-.056 (for JJ-5)
* Dunlop Tortex .88mm Picks

Effects

* BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
* DigiTech WH-2 Whammy Pedal
* DigiTech Black 13
* DigiTech XMC Chorus pedal
* Korg DTR-1 Tuner
* Rocktron HUSH IIC
* Samson UHF Synth 6 Wireless

Amplifiers

* Randall V-Max Heads
* Randall XL 4x12 Cabs
* Randall XL 2x12 and 1x15 Cabs

References

External links

* [http://www.anthrax.com Anthrax Official Website]
* [http://www.stormtroopersofdeath.com SOD Official Website]