Scott and Charlie have said that "Rob and John are still part of the Anthrax family" but what that means exactly is anybody's guess. It's no surprise that Anthrax has not sold as many albums or tickets in the past few years, as most metal acts have sufferred a similar fate in the past decade. So many have speculated, rightly or wrongly, that this tour was about money. If it was for money, I'm sure the tour was a way of testing support, and a new album will further test that support. If it sells well, they may use that as a reason to make the reunion line-up permanent, something I would not be in favor of, therefore, I will vote with my wallet and NOT buy any album with the reunion line-up. Maybe this speculation is not based on truth, but there has been such a lack of information from anyone in the band (like vague responses such as "we'll see where this goes"), its hard not to speculate.
I thought Anthrax with Joey was okay, but I never became a "troo" fan until John joined. Similarly, I didn't mind Saint, but never truly became a fan of John's singing until he joined Thrax. Once I heard them together, Anthrax became my favorite band. As such, I hope the reunion is not permanent, but if it is, I'd have to say my loyalties will stay with John first.
And to anyone that tells me to "fuck off" because I voted "no", I was here first, so if you don't like me being here, you can fuck off and go start your own board somewhere else. I respect your opinion that you like Joey better, but you better respect my opinion that I like John better, and I don't need some noob telling me I can't state an opinion.
