News•August 14, 2013 9:38 AM ET•6,801 views

Anthrax adds Shadows Fall guitarist to lineup

It appears as if Shadows Fall guitarist Jonathan Donais is the newest member of Anthrax. As you may know, Donais has been playing with Anthrax for several months now. And while his status with the band hasn't been officially categorized, Anthrax co-founder Scott Ian has made it pretty clear that he's going to be a permanent fixture. First, there was Ian's Twitter response to a guitarist-related question last week:

Jon Donais "@theBrokeRichard: @Scott_Ian Any news on that guitarist situation? Haven't heard any updates on that for a while."
— Scott Ian (@Scott_Ian) August 6, 2013

Then, during an interview with TeamRock Radio this week, Ian had the following to say when asked if Donais was a permanent member:

"Jon's been with us since February, and I think I can safely say he's passed the audition... I know we haven't said anything official yet, but in my mind, he's the guy... As far as I'm concerned, Jon is the guitar player in Anthrax."

Seems pretty clear to us. You can listen to the full interview here: