Anthrax signing at Vintage Vinyl
February 25th, 2016 by chocko
Anthrax (pictured above from left to right: Jonathan Donais, Joey Belladonna, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello and Scott Ian) showed up for a signing to promote their latest album “For All Kings” at the legendary NJ record store Vintage Vinyl. I’ve been to the store for many in-stores and signing events and this was probably one of the worst signing experiences ever! Fans lined up in the cold for nearly two hours before the record store’s security laid down the law and promised that two items would get signed by the band and only take photos on the fly…no selfies or pictures with the band. The signed poster as advertised was not meant to be and the reason was that somebody from the record company forgot to send them to the store. Anthrax showed up and with a performance later that night at Starland Ballroom, you just knew that things were going to get rushed more than usual at a store signing. Sure enough, when I got to the table…one of the first ones up to the plate, the rules get changed! One signed item only, then security yells at everybody that they’re only signing cards. Now, the deck of cards (with Anthrax For All Kings art work) was an option to get in on the signing or you could pre-purchase the new album “For All Kings” which wouldn’t even be released for another month at the time of the signing. So, Anthrax only signing cards when not everybody bought a deck of cards totally didn’t make sense! I’m sure it wasn’t Vintage Vinyl’s fault for the confusion but they could have been a tad more accommodating to customers for the lack of communication and last second rug pull. If this had been my first signing at Vintage Vinyl I would never go to one again, but I’ve been to tons of events there and seen them do much better.
Anthrax signed for a solid hour. I heard some people got fist bumps from the band or members of the band actually acknowledged their fans. I managed to get a copy of “Spreading The Disease” autographed so all was not lost. The band was whisked away to get to their show opening up for Lamb Of God. Before stepping away from the table somebody from the crowd asked “How about a group photo?” They pretended not to hear their fan’s simple request because I’m sure they had some rough Jersey back roads to navigate to get to Starland on time. Pictured below are some new friends, fans of heavy metal and unsatisfied customers.
Enough of the whining for now, the new Anthrax album drops on Friday February 26 and it’s titled “For All Kings.” I’m looking forward to listening to it. Anthrax has a couple events surrounding the release of the album, check out their website for more information. Definitely support Vintage Vinyl…check out their website for future events and buy some records!
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