In a recent interview with Robbs MetalWorks, S.O.D. singer Billy Milano claims that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl had offered S.O.D. and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante a spot in the band.
Recalling his discussion with Benante, Milano said:
“I walked into that room [for the band meeting] and Charlie Benante holds a meeting and he goes, ‘I want everyone to know something. I know we’re working on the S.O.D. record right now, but I got a phone call from Dave Grohl. He asked me to play on their new record.’ And he said, ‘If I play on the record, would I tour with the band? I just want you guys to know, if I do it, I’m not going to be able to do S.O.D.’”
He continued, explaining that this led to some tensions in the band.
“And he looked at Scott [Ian] and goes, ‘I want to know what you think.’ And Scott said, ‘You know we had plans to do this S.O.D. stuff. Everyone’s relying on you to do this S.O.D. stuff, and here you go again.’ So obviously he had a history of having sand in the p***y.”
While guitarist Scott Ian may not have been on board, Milano says he fully supported Benante joining Foo Fighters.
“I said, ‘You want the truth? If Dave Grohl called me up, I’d leave S.O.D. in two seconds because we’re going to go nowhere, number one. And number two is if you have the opportunity to do that and you don’t do it, you’re crazy,’” he recalled telling Benante at the time. “‘Besides, S.O.D. is only going to have fun for a little bit, and we could always get Dave Lombardo to play drums on it. So good luck, dude. Because I’d do it in two seconds.’”
While Milano never specifically states when these alleged events took place, it is unlikely this occurred during Foo Fighters’ recent drummer switch-up.
According to Milano’s comments, this happened while S.O.D. were working on an album, which suggests that Benante may have gotten this offer somewhere around 1997. At that time, Grohl had let go of drummer William Goldsmith and hired Taylor Hawkins.
Currently, S.O.D. have only released three studio albums, with their second LP “Bigger Than the Devil” being released in 1999 – just two years after Foo Fighters changed drummers.
