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Scott "Not" Ian (stage name of Scott Ian Rosenfeld, born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist for the metal band Anthrax and 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 as well as VH1's Heavy: The Story of Metal.

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Scott Ian

Ian was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens on the last day of 1963. On hearing KISS, he quickly absorbed the culture of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal rock movement and NYC hardcore. In 1981 he formed Anthrax with bassist Danny Lilker. He was the only original member 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.

Scott 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 also appears on comedian Brian Posehn's music video "Metal By Numbers" which appears on Posehn's MySpace.

Ian is engaged to singer Pearl Aday, daughter of Marvin "Meat Loaf" Aday.

Bands

Discography

Stormtroopers of Death Albums

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
	December 1985	Speak English or Die	Megaforce Records		1,000,000
	October 24 1995	Live at Budokan [Live]	Megaforce Records
File:Biggerthanthedevil.jpg	May 22 1999	Bigger than the Devil	Nuclear Blast Records

Stormtroopers of Death Videos

Video Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
	January 23, 2001	Kill Yourself: The Movie (DVD or VHS)	Nuclear Blast Records
	September 25, 2001	Speak English or Live (DVD)	Nuclear Blast Records
	July 26, 2005	20 Years of Dysfunction	Nuclear Blast Records

Anthrax Albums

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
	January 1984	Fistful of Metal	Megaforce
File:AnthraxSpreadingTheDisease.jpg	October 1985	Spreading the Disease	Island
	March 1987	Among the Living	Island
	September 18, 1988	State of Euphoria	Island
File:AnthraxPersistenceOfTime Improved.jpg	August 21, 1990	Persistence of Time	Island
	May 25, 1993	Sound of White Noise	Elektra
	October 24, 1995	Stomp 442	Elektra
	July 21, 1998	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real	Ignition
	May 6, 2003	We've Come for You All	Nuclear Blast

Anthrax EPs

Armed and Dangerous (1985)
I'm The Man (1987) (includes live tracks)
Penikufesin (1989) (only released in Europe, collection of State Of Euphoria sessions)
Free B's (1991) (promo release, includes live tracks)

Anthrax Compilation albums

Attack of The Killer B's (1991) (collection of live, rarities and previously unreleased material)
Moshers: 1986-1991 (1998) (import release)
Return of The Killer A's (1999)
Madhouse - The Very Best of Anthrax (2001)
The Collection (2002)
Universal Masters Collection (2002)
The Greater of Two Evils (2004)
Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) (2005)

Anthrax Live albums

The Island Years (1994) (recorded live in 1991 and 1992)
Music of Mass Destruction (2004)
Alive 2 (2005)

Anthrax VHS/DVDs

US Speed Metal Attack (1986) (split video with Agent Steel and Overkill, recorded live in Germany)
Oidivnikufesin (1987) (recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon)
Through Time (P.O.V.) (1990)
Live Noize (1991) (recorded live on the Persistence of Time tour)
White Noise: The Videos (1994) (released only in Japan, complete collection of the Sound of White Noise music videos)
Return Of The Killer A's (1999) (includes live performances of the Persistence of Time tour)
Music Of Mass Destruction (2004) (DVD version)
Rock Legends (2004)
Anthrax Anthralogy: The DVD (2005) (includes live performances)
Alive 2 (2005) (DVD version)

Anthrax Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK	Album
1987	"I'm The Man"	-	-	-	-	I'm The Man
1987	"I Am The Law"	-	-	-	-	Among The Living
1987	"Indians"	-	-	-	-	Among the Living
1988	"Make Me Laugh"	-	-	-	-	State Of Euphoria
1989	"Anti-Social"	-	-	-	-	State Of Euphoria
1990	"Got The Time"	-	-	-	-	Persistence of Time
1990	"In My World"	-	-	-	-	Persistence of Time
1991	"Bring The Noise" (with Public Enemy)	-	-	-	-	Attack Of The Killer B's
1993	"Black Lodge"	-	-	38	-	Sound Of White Noise
1993	"Hy Pro Glo"	-	-	-	-	Sound Of White Noise
1993	"Only"	-	-	26	-	Sound Of White Noise
1993	"Room for One More"	-	-	-	-	Sound Of White Noise
1995	"Fueled"	-	-	-	-	Stomp 442
1996	"Nothing"	-	-	-	-	Stomp 442
1996	"Bordello Of Blood"	-	-	-	-	Bordello of Blood Soundtrack
1998	"Born Again Idiot"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1998	"Inside Out"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1998	"P&V"	-	-	-	-	Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
1999	"Ball Of Confusion"	-	-	-	-	Return Of The Killer A's
2003	"Safe Home"	-	-	-	-	We've Come For You All
2003	"Taking The Music Back"	-	-	-	-	We've Come For You All

Television

Married... With Children 1991
News Radio (as himself)
Hosted VH1's The Rock Show 1999-2002
VH1's Supergroup 2006-

External links

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 Ian was born to a [[Jewish]] family in the [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]] section of the [[New York City]] borough of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] on the last day of [[1963]]. 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]]. In [[1981]] he formed [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] with bassist [[Dan Lilker|Danny Lilker]]. He was the only original member 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.
-Scott 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]], [[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 (band)|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 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]], [[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 (band)|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 also appears on comedian [[Brian Posehn]]'s music video "Metal By Numbers" which appears on Posehn's [http://www.myspace.com/BrianPosehn MySpace.]
 Ian is engaged to singer [[Pearl Aday]], daughter of Marvin "[[Meat Loaf]]" Aday.