Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of the

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

band

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, of which he is the sole continuous member. Ian is also the guitarist, lyricist, and a founding member of the

crossover thrash Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre emerged in the mid-1980s, when hardcore punk bands, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Cryptic Slaughter, Corrosion of Conformity and Dir ...

band Stormtroopers of Death, and is the rhythm guitarist for the metal bands the Damned Things and Mr. Bungle. He has hosted ''The Rock Show'' on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's '' I Love the...'' series, '' Heavy: The Story of Metal'', and '' SuperGroup''.

Early life

Scott Ian Rosenfeld (his name has since been legally changed to drop his birth surname) was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of

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; he has a younger brother named Jason (who was the lead vocalist of

for a brief period in the early 1980s) and a half-brother named Sean. Ian attended Bayside High School, with classmates (and future Anthrax bandmates)

Dan Lilker Daniel Adam Lilker (born October 18, 1964) is an American musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He has played bass in numerous heavy metal bands, including Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D. and Holy ...

and

Neil Turbin Neil Turbin (born December 24, 1963) is an American singer known for being the first full-time vocalist for thrash metal band Anthrax. He is the current lead vocalist and songwriter of heavy metal band DeathRiders

. Witnessing

KISS A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sex ...

live at

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in 1977 made a huge impact on Ian, who has been vocal about his love for the band (Ian appeared on an episode of '' Gene Simmons Family Jewels'', in which he visited Simmons' home and spoke about the impact KISS has had on his life). Ian went on to be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris (musician), Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most ...

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band a ...

and

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the p ...

, as well as the

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of th ...

. The musical style of his playing and songwriting including fast alternate picking was also largely influenced by the German metal band Accept. Ian states that

Malcolm Young Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was a member of AC ...

, Rudolf Schenker, and

Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. ...

were his biggest influences to pursue rhythm guitar.

Career

Anthrax

As a founding member of

, Ian helped to create

in the mid-1980s alongside

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...

, and

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

. He came up with the idea to collaborate with the rap group

Public Enemy Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in the United States, American r ...

, covering their song " Bring the Noise" in 1991. This has been considered a foundational recording of the rap/rock genre. In 2005, Ian was invited by

Chuck D Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a me ...

of Public Enemy to perform "Bring the Noise" with them as part of their induction into VH1's Hip Hop Honors Hall of Fame. He also joined Public Enemy on the ''Rock the Bells'' tour in 2007.

Other ventures

Ian began working with music television channel VH1 in 2001, when he was asked to host the program ''Rock Show''. During his 48 episodes as host, he interviewed guests including

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...

, Rob Halford,

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the le ...

Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots, commonly abbreviated as STP, is an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1989. Originally consisting of lead vocalist Scott Weiland, guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo, and drummer :Songs ...

3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an American Rock music, rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi that formed in 1996. The band's music is described as post-grunge, alternative rock, and hard rock. The band's 2000 debut single "Kryptonite (3 Doors Down song), Kr ...

Sevendust Sevendust is an American Rock music, rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vinnie Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly (musician), John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon an ...

Tenacious D Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by the actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing. Critics have described their fusion of ...

, and

the Cult The Cult are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Bradford in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band had performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury ...

. Ian was a regular commentator on various VH1 shows including the ''I Love the...'' series, ''100 Most Metal Moments'', ''Awesomely Bad Number One Songs'', ''When Metallica Ruled the World'', and episodes of VH1's '' Behind the Music'' featuring Metallica,

Pantera Pantera () is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, an ...

and Anthrax. Ian was prominently featured in VH1's ''History of Heavy Metal''. In June 2006, he starred in the VH1 reality series '' SuperGroup'' with Ted Nugent, Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham and Evan Seinfeld. Ian plays guitar in the group ''Pearl'' (with his wife, Pearl Aday), who toured with Velvet Revolver and

Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. ...

. Pearl's debut album was released on January 19, 2010, through Megaforce Records. Ian performed with Pearl on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' on January 20, 2010. In 2008,

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asked Ian to write a two-issue prestige-format comics series for the character Lobo. Books one and two of ''Lobo: Highway to Hell'' were released in November and December 2009. In 2008, Ian signed with UltimateBet, the third largest internet gaming site in the world, as one of their online professional players. He joined professional poker players Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke as one of Ultimate Bet's star pros. He won Ultimate Bet's premier Sunday 200K tournament and cashed in in 2010's WSOP main event by finishing 634th out of 6494 players. In 2010, Ian joined the metal supergroup the Damned Things, which released their first album on December 14, 2010. On June 21, 2011, his wife gave birth to the couple's first child, thus forcing Ian to briefly depart from Anthrax's tour. Andreas Kisser of Sepultura filled in for Scott on guitar during Scott's absence. Ian provided voice work for the

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show ''

Metalocalypse ''Metalocalypse'' is an American Musical film, musical adult animated television series created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for Adult Swim. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life melodic deat ...

'', as the character "Some Guy Who Snuck Into Dethklok's Trunk Last Night When They Were Pretty Hammered" in the " Season III: The Dead Man" opening episode "Renovationklok", as well as providing guest voices in the episode "Tributeklok". Ian did a spoken word tour entitled ''Speaking Words'', starting in May 2013, in the UK. In 2014, he and his wife joined former members of Mother Superior to form Motor Sister. They released their debut album, ''Ride'', on March 9, 2015. He also toured Europe and North American with a solo spoken word storytelling act called "Speaking Words" that year. In 2015,

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published Ian's memoir titled ''I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax''. On December 12, 2017, Ian released his book ''Access All Areas: Stories from a Hard Rock Life'', which is a follow-up to his first autobiographical book ''I'm the Man'', published November 24, 2015. The book features stories about his life including not only his adventures with Anthrax, but also with other musical celebrities such as

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and David Lee Roth. In 2018, he toured Australia on another spoken word act called "'Spoken Word Stories by Scottie'" also known as "One Man Riot". In 2019, he contributed the foreword to the book ''

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: The Oral History'' by Greg Prato, published by Jawbone Press.

Appearances in films

Ian has appeared as himself, representing the character Kevin's conscience, in the 2022 American teen comedy-drama '' Metal Lords''.

Personal life

Ian was formerly married to his high school girlfriend, Marge Ginsburg, in the 1980s; the marriage ended in divorce. In 2011, he married singer Pearl Aday, adopted daughter of singer

. They have one child. Ian is a

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fan and enjoys snowboarding. He plays poker and is an online pro at UltimateBet; he finished 637th in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, taking home $21,365. He is also a ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' fan and has posted numerous blogs about the show, even making an appearance for the red carpet series finale; he also played guitar on the soundtrack of ''The Plan'', a made-for-DVD ''Battlestar Galactica'' film. He is a fan of the television series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'', as seen in "The Best of the Doctor", which aired August 13, 2011, on

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(numbered episode 166). Ian is a fan of

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

and rap music, particularly

and Run-DMC. He was known to wear Public Enemy shirts while performing gigs in the late 1980s. He has also said Run-DMC came out with the same aggression that metal bands played with (that he was listening to at the time), and that Run-DMC was the group that put rap on the map. He co-owned a hard rock bar called Dead Man's Hand in Las Vegas with

Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internatio ...

Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AiC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has comprised vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney. Voca ...

. Ian is an avid fan of

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

and has collected first and limited editions of his books. A number of Anthrax's songs were inspired by King's stories such as "

Among the Living ''Among the Living'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Anthrax (American band), Anthrax. It was released on March 16, 1987, by Megaforce Records in the US and by Island Records in the rest of the world. T ...

" (based on '' The Stand''), "A Skeleton In The Closet" ('' Apt Pupil''), "Lone Justice" and "Breathing Lightning" ('' the Dark Tower'' series).

Discography

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With Anthrax

With Stormtroopers of Death

Stormtroopers of Death videos

With Mr. Bungle

Collaborations

* Performed with Public Enemy during the Rock the Bells 2007 tour. * Comedian Brian Posehn's music video "Metal By Numbers". * Wrote the DC 2-part comic ''Lobo: Highway to Hell'' (2-part series, illustrated by '' Sam Kieth'') * Played guitar on "Apocalypse (Theme from The Plan)", a track on

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's Razor/The Plan soundtrack. * Performed guitar on "Evil Rules" by rapper Necro on his 2007 album, " Death Rap". * Played guitar on all tracks on Pearl's ''" Little Immaculate White Fox"'' (2010). * Played guitar on Cut-throat on Sepultura's album SepulQuarta, album of quarantine collaborations (2021).

Television

* '' Married... with Children'' 1992 * ''

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'' (as himself) * VH1's ''Rock Show'' (as host) 1999–2002 * VH1's Hip-Hop Honors- performer along with Anthrax &

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 "40 Least Metal moments" * VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" * VH1's "100 Most Shocking Music Moments" * VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" * VH1's Rock Honors Kiss. Performers:

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(Rob Zombie, White Zombie), Scott Ian,

Gilby Clarke Gilbert J. Clarke (born August 17, 1962) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for having a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your ...

(ex-

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl R ...

, The Starfuckers, Rock Star Supernova), Slash (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss), Tommy Lee (

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, Rock Star Supernova). * VH1 Classic's "Rock 'n Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament" – Scott won the tournament and played against

Sully Erna Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, drummer, and percussionist, performing these ...

( Godsmack),

Vinnie Paul Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, ...

(ex-

), Dusty Hill (

ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For almost 56 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard (musician), Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill prior to his death in 2021. ZZ ...

) and Ace Frehley. * NBC's Celebrity Apprentice *

– "RenovationKlok" (voice only) *

– "TributeKlok" (voice only) * That Metal Show – Season 4, Episode 3, along with wife Pearl Aday. * That Metal Show – Season 8, Episode 5, along with bandmate Charlie Benante, and Dave Sabo of Skid Row. * That Metal Show – Season 14, Episode 2, along with bandmates Charlie Benante and

Frank Bello Frank Bello (born July 9, 1965) is an American musician who plays bass for the thrash metal band Anthrax. He was also a member of Helmet from 2004 to 2005 and has been the touring bassist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon since 2024. Earl ...

* AMC's Talking Dead, panel member. * The Walking Dead Webisodes: Torn Apart, walker. * The Walking Dead - Season 5, Episode 12, as a walker. * The

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''Blood and Guts with Scott Ian'' 2012

Equipment

Scott Ian uses his signature

Jackson guitars Jackson is a brand of guitars sold by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Jackson was originally an independent manufacturer of electric guitars and electric bass guitars named after its founder, the American luthier Grover Jackson. Th ...

and signature Randall MTS Series heads and cabinets. He is known to use

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tribute Deans and previously endorsed Washburn. During the mid-1980s, he used ESP guitars for a while, also getting Kirk Hammett his ESP endorsement. Scott uses a DigiTech signature Black 13 distortion pedal, and a DigiTech chorus pedal for his clean sounds. Many of his guitars have been equipped with custom made Seymour Duncan "El Diablo" pickups, but can also be seen using standard Seymour Duncan SH-4's and '59 pickups on several guitars, including his newest signature Jackson. He also recently began endorsing Evertune bridges. In late 2009, Ian ended his endorsement with Washburn and went back to Jackson guitars. He was seen using custom made Soloist and Randy Rhoads guitars during the 2009

Sonisphere Festival The Sonisphere Festival was a touring rock music festival which took place across Europe between the months of June and August. The festival was owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It was jointly promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live. It h ...

. On March 27, 2010, Ian announced the production of a new signature guitar by Jackson via Twitter and YouTube. He said it would be based on his Soloist from 1987. It has a silverburst finish, a single Seymour Duncan J.B. humbucker, lightning bolt inlays, and a string-thru/tune-o-matic bridge. A dual-humbucker version with a Floyd Rose tremolo will also be released. He stated, "I am so stoked to be back with Jackson." He was seen using this guitar while playing with Brian Posehn at the

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Golden Gods Awards and with the Damned Things at the 2011

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Guitars

* Jackson Scott Ian Signature T-1000 Soloist * Jackson custom T-1000 Randy Rhoads * Jackson custom "NOT" Soloist * Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas Dinky * Gibson Flying V (1982, Used in the studio) * Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer (Used at Download Festival 2011 with the Damned Things) * Jackson JJ1 (USA-made,

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JB And Jazz pickups, Alder or Korina body with maple neck) * Jackson JJ2 (USA-Made, Seymour Duncan El-Diablo pickups and a killswitch, alder body with maple neck or mahogany body with mahogany neck) * Jackson JJ4 (Lower-end model, Asian-Made, with Duncan Designed pickups and a killswitch) * Jackson JJ5 (5-string Baritone) * Jackson Custom "NOT" Telecaster * Charvel Surfcaster (with Seymour Duncan Humbucker in the Bridge Position and the stock Chandler Lipstick pickup in the angled Neck position: Main guitar for the Sound of White Noise era) * Jackson Randy Rhoads (1982) * Washburn SI75TI (Used Washburn from 2004 to 2009) * Washburn WV540VASI * Washburn WV40VASI * Washburn SI60MW * Washburn SI61G * ESP M-100FM * ESP Custom M-II and Telecasters (1985–1989) * ESP TE-230SI (Signature model based on Scott Ian's red ESP Telecaster in the mid-to-late 1980s. Japan only) * Seymour Duncan J.B. pickups * Seymour Duncan El Diablo (Scott Ian custom shop pickups) * D'Addario .9-.42 * D'Addario & DR Strings .10-.52 * DR Strings .18-.56 (for JJ-5) * Dunlop Tortex .88mm Picks

Effects

In Rack Case: * Fortin Zuul Noise Gate * MXR EVH Eddie Van Halen Phase 90 * MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay * MXR M-135 Smart Gate (x3) * CAE MC402 Boost/Overdrive * TC Electronic Corona Chorus On Floor: * CAE MC404 Wah * DigiTech WH-2 Whammy * Boss TU-3 Tuner Other: * BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer * DigiTech Black 13 distortion pedal * DigiTech XMC chorus pedal * TC Electronic Booster+ Line Driver & Distortion * Korg DTR-1 Tuner * Rocktron HUSH IIC * Samson UHF Synth 6 Wireless

Amplifiers

* EVH 5150 IIIS EL34 heads (Current main amps) * Fender/EVH 5150III Heads (used for recording ''Worship Music'' and ''For All Kings'', also used live occasionally) * Randall Ultimate Nullifier UN120 (second Randall signature amp, designed by Mike Fortin) * Randall MTS Series RM100SI signature head with signature modules (first Randall signature amp) * Randall MTS series RM100 and RM100LB heads (With Ultra modules) * Randall V2 400 Watt Heads (Can be seen in advertisements) * Randall V-Max Heads (Used in 2003 before the V2 and MTS heads) * Randall Cyclone Heads (Used from 2001 to 2003) * Randall Warhead Heads (First amp used when Ian transitioned from Marshall to Randall) * Randall SI412 signature speaker Cabs * Randall NB412

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Signature 4×12 Cabs * Randall XL 4×12 Cabs * Randall XL 2×12 and 1×15 Cabs * Marshall JCM 800 2203 (Early years of Anthrax, and used for leads on "We've Come For You All". Used by both Scott and Rob Caggiano for recording ''Worship Music'', and by Scott for ''For All Kings'') * Peavey 6505+ 120 Watt head * Randall RT100 heads (Only used at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards while performing in Brian Posehn's backing band) * Randall RT-412RC Cabs (See above)

References

External links

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