Scott Ian
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{{Infobox_musical_artist
| Name = Scott Ian
| Img = Anthrax.jpg
| Img_capt = Scott Ian in 2005
| Img_size = 250
| Landscape = Yes
| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| Birth_name = Scott Ian Rosenfeld
| Born = {{birth date and age|1962|12|31}}
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[Thrash metal]], [[Speed metal]], [[Crossover thrash]], [[Hardcore punk]]
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]]
| Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[Bass guitar|Bass]], [[Drum kit|Drums]]
| Associated_acts = [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]], [[Stormtroopers of Death]], [[Damnocracy]]
| Years_active = 1981-present
| Notable_instruments = [[Washburn Guitars|Washburn Scott Ian Signature Model]]
}}
'''Scott Ian Rosenfeld''' (born [[December 31]], [[1962]]) is the rhythm [[guitar]]ist for the [[metal (music)|metal]] band [[Anthrax (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 ''[[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 [[Jew]]ish family in the [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]] section of the [[New York City]] borough of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] on the last day of 1962. He has a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly. On hearing [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], he quickly absorbed the culture of the [[New Wave Of British Heavy Metal]] rock movement and NYC [[Hardcore punk|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)|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 [[Angus Young]] 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 [[AC/DC]]. He has stated that The Who was his first favorite band. He attended [[Bayside High School (New York City)|Bayside High School]].
He has taken up poker and is now an online pro at [[UltimateBet]].<ref>http://www.pokertube.com/Movies.aspx?movie=6277 PokerNews.com interview with Scott Ian</ref> 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 (band)|Anthrax]] with bassist [[Dan Lilker|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 (band)|Biohazard]], bass), [[Sebastian Bach]] (ex-[[Skid Row (heavy metal band)|Skid Row]]; vocals) and [[Jason Bonham]] ([[Bonham (band)|Bonham]], [[UFO (band)|UFO]], [[Foreigner (band)|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 culture|underground]] [[emcee]]/[[Record producer|producer]] [[Necro]] for his upcoming album entitled [[Death Rap]].
===Bands===
* [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]
* [[Stormtroopers of Death]]
* [[Damnocracy]]
===Discography===
==== with Anthrax====
{{Main|Anthrax discography}}
====with Stormtroopers of Death====
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|December [[1985]]
|''[[Speak English or Die]]''
|[[Megaforce Records]]
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|[[October 24]] [[1992]]
|''[[Live at Budokan (S.O.D. album)|Live at Budokan]]''
|[[Megaforce Records]]
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|[[May 22]] [[1999]]
|''[[Bigger than the Devil]]''
|[[Nuclear Blast Records]]
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|[[August 21]] [[2007]]
|''[[Rise Of The Infidels]]''
|[[Megaforce Records]]
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====Stormtroopers of Death Videos====
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|[[January 23]], [[2001]]
|''[[Kill Yourself: The Movie]]'' (DVD or VHS)
|Nuclear Blast Records
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|[[September 25]], [[2001]]
|''[[Speak English or Live]]'' (DVD)
|Nuclear Blast Records
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|[[July 26]], [[2005]]
|''[[20 Years of Dysfunction]]''
|Nuclear Blast Records
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===Collaborations===
*Performed with Public Enemy during the Rock the Bells 2007 tour.
===Television===
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*''[[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 (band)|Public Enemy]] for "Bring Tha Noise".
*VH1's ''[[Damnocracy|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 (band)|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 the [[Digitech Whammy Pedal]] and some [[Dimebag Darrell]] tribute Deans and Washburns.<ref>http://www.washburn.com/products/electrics/ian/images/zoom_si75ti.jpg</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.digitech.com/products/Black13/main.htm</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.anthrax.com Anthrax Official Website]
*[http://www.stormtroopersofdeath.com SOD Official Website]
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