Watch: Dave Grohl, Scott Ian and Charlie Benante’s Bad Brains cover
GBI project covered ‘The Regulator’ for Record Store Day
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared studio footage of a cover of ‘The Regulator’ by Bad Brains featuring himself, bandmate Scott Ian and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
The trio joined forces under the name GBI (standing for ‘Grohl, Benante and Ian') to record the song for Record Store Day.
Watch: GBI - Dave Grohl, Scott Ian and Charlie Benante cover Bad Brains’ ‘The Regulator’
‘The Regulator’ was limited to just 3,000 copies worldwide and was only available on Record Store Day (20th April 2024).
Proceeds from the 7” vinyl release will go towards medical treatment for Bad Brains vocalist H.R. (Paul D Hudson) who has SUNCT syndrome, a rare neurological disorder which causes sporadic, excruciating headaches.
Scott Ian said of the project: “Here’s the story: Anthrax were recording our new album at 606 and the Foos were there rehearsing at the same time. Dave had popped into the studio to hang and listen to what we were doing and we’d gone over to hear the Foos rehearse.
“I texted Dave the next morning and said: ‘Hey! Good to see ya the other day. Are you rehearsing today? I’ll be there doing guitars. Wanna record a Minor Threat song? Bad Brains?’ He replied immediately with the Spotify link for The Regulator. I said I’d be there at 12:30pm and he said, ‘See you at 1.’ It was that simple.”
Listen: Bad Brains – ‘The Regulator’
He continued: “We recorded at (Grohl’s studio) 606. Charlie and I asked Dave if he’d play drums and sing as well, he was in. Charlie plays bass and I’m on guitar. Charlie did the badass art for the cover. GBI!
“The spark to do this was to raise money for HR’s healthcare. All the proceeds will be donated to him for that. And what better day to do it than Record Store Day? It helps Indie stores as well, win/win.
“We ripped Regulator live in 2 takes, the way it should be! It was so much fun to get to play with Dave on drums and to hear his voice with my guitar! We’re all such huge Bad Brains fans and have asked WWBBD? (What would Bad Brains do?) many times.”