Anthrax to Lady Gaga: 'Let Us Be Your Backing Band'

The elder statesmen of metal enjoy Lady Gaga. Following Metallica and Mother Monster's Germanottallica fusion at the GRAMMYs, the Hardwired... To Self-Destruct dudes called her the "quintessential perfect fifth member of this band." Now fellow Big Four thrash act Anthrax wants to surf the same pop-meets-metal wave.

"I don't know what their plans are—if Metallica has more plans with Lady Gaga or if she has plans with Metallica—but we would certainly love to write a song together, or a whole album," Scott Ian told France's Duke TV, dead serious. "Let us be your backing band, Lady Gaga. We could make beautiful music together." (He allowed a little laugh there.)