ANTHRAX Bassist FRANK BELLO Discusses Social Media In Today’s Music Industry - “It’s Still Really Word Of Mouth.. The New Tape Trading”; Video

Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke with Anthrax bassist Frank Bello in Montreal on the band’s North American tour with Death Angel and Slayer.

When asked about how word of mouth and social media plays a role in today’s music industry, Bello reponds: “When you think about it, social media it’s still really word of mouth, that’s really what it is, that’s the new tape trading, ‘check this out, check this out.’ We never really had real airplay, or MTV, we never really had that big global music radio stuff, its word of mouth, its fans talking to fans because there was no internet, but now there is this whole social media thing that makes it a lot easier to get it across, thank God for it. It’s great to get our music out, spread the word.”

Anthrax tour dates:

September
15 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
16 – Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY (special headline charity show for Gilda’s Club NYC)
17 – Revolution Rock Fest. – Mashantucket, CT
18 – Rock Allegiance Festival – Chester, PA
20 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
21 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL*
22 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
24 – Houston Open Air Festival – Houston, TX
25 – Knotfest – Devore, CA
27 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
28 – Fillmore – Miami, FL
29 – Club L.A. – Destin, FL*
30 – Horseshoe Casino Tunica – Tunica, MS

October
1 – Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, KY
3 – Norva – Norfolk, VA
4 – Orange Peel – Ashveille, NC*
5 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
6 – Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA*
7 – Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
8 – ACL at the Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
10 – Fillmore – Denver, CO
11 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
12 – Rev Hall – Boise, ID*
13 – The Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
14 – The Hill event Center – Idaho Falls, ID*
15 – Revolution Concert House – Garden City, ID
16 – Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA*
17 – ENMAX Centre – Lethbridge, AB
19 – S. Okanagan Cvents Centre – Penticton, BC
20 – Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Hawthorn Theatre – Portland, OR*
22 – Discovery Park – Elverta, CA (with Aftershock)
23 – Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
22 – Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA
25 – Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, AZ*
26 – Top Deck – Famington, NM*
27 – El Paso County Coliseum – El Paso, TX**