Year : 2026 (Nuclear Blast Records Edition)
Style : Thrash Metal , Groove Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 124 mb
Bio:
Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s. When the genre's popularity increased, Anthrax was one of its "big four" with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer. As of 2014 the band has released ten studio albums, a number of singles and an EP with American hip hop group Public Enemy. According to Nielsen SoundScan Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of over 15 million.Noted for its live performances, Anthrax signed with the independent label Megaforce Records (which released the band's debut studio album in 1984). Lilker soon left the band to form Nuclear Assault, and was replaced by roadie Frank Bello. Vocalist Neil Turbin left shortly after and was replaced by Joey Belladonna. With a new lineup, the band recorded Spreading the Disease (distributed by Island Records) in 1985. Anthrax's third album, Among the Living, was released in 1987 to critical praise. The band experienced another lineup change in 1992, when John Bush replaced Belladonna as lead vocalist. Sound of White Noise was released the following year, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200. Studio recordings during the 1990s saw the band,influenced by other genres, experimenting with its sound.Anthrax's lineup has changed several times. Paul Kahn and Greg Walls were early replacements for drummer Dave Weiss and bassist Kenny Kushner; the band has had a number of vocalists, including Neil Turbin, Joey Belladonna and John Bush. Scott Ian and Charlie Benante, who joined Anthrax in 1983, are the only band members to appear on every album; bassist Frank Bello has played on every album except the band's first. Belladonna returned to Anthrax for Worship Music, his first studio album with the band since 1990's Persistence of Time.
Album:
Cursum Perficio is the upcoming twelfth studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax, expected to be released on September 18, 2026.It will be the band's first studio album in ten years since For All Kings (2016), marking the longest gap between two albums in their career. This album is the band's first since The Greater of Two Evils (2004) not to feature a lineup change from the previous album.When asked in May 2018 if Anthrax had begun working on their twelfth studio album, guitarist Scott Ian stated,"Very, very, very preliminary stages. There's a couple of really great riffs. Charlie's sent around some really great ideas. But we haven't actually started working on anything. We've just been too busy touring." A month later, bassist Frank Bello claimed that Anthrax had intended to be back in the studio by mid-2018, but because they agreed to open for Slayer on their farewell tour, they were not expected to start writing their new album until at 2019 at the earliest.After years of false starts and stops, Anthrax entered the studio in the spring of 2023 to begin recording their twelfth studio album.Frontman Joey Belladonna began recording his vocals on November 5, 2023, and production of the album continued within another two years.Although Bello had stated the album would be in the fall of 2025, it was left unfinished by the middle of the year, with drummer Charlie Benante revealing that the band had thrown "out a bunch of old tunes and made some new ones that destroy the older ones", and Belladonna claiming he had "maybe two or three more" songs left to record.Bello confirmed in July 2025 that the album was in the mixing stages, and Benante announced the same month that a new Anthrax song would be released before the end of the year.Bello announced in February 2026 that the new album would be released in May of that year,though Benante later clarified that it will be released in September while the first single will be released in May.In a March 2026 interview with Bravewords.com, Ian and Benante revealed Cursum Perficio as the title of the album.On May 11, 2026, Anthrax announced that Cursum Perficio will be released on September 18, 2026, with the first single "It's for the Kids" being released on May 15.On June 8, 2026, guitarist Scott Ian hailed the song "The Edge of Perfection" as "the greatest Anthrax song in the history of Anthrax." The band then revealed "The Edge of Perfection" to be the second single from the album, and was released on July 10, 2026.On August 6, 2026, the album's third single, "Everybody's Got a Plan", was released.Prior to the release of Cursum Perficio, the band (along with Exodus) opened for Megadeth on the Canadian leg of their final tour in February and March 2026, and they will also support Iron Maiden on select dates to the North American leg of their Run for Your Lives World Tour that fall.
Line-Up:
Joey Belladonna - Vocals (1984-1992, 2005-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Belladonna, ex-Bible Black, Beyond Frontiers, Dio Disciples, Metal All Stars, ex-Blitzkrieg, ex-Chief Big Way, ex-Triffid
Jonathan Donais - Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing) (2013-present) - See also: Living Wreckage, Shadows Fall, ex-Aftershock, ex-Whiskey Whore
Scott Ian - Guitars (lead) (1981), Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (backing) (1981-present) - See also: Motor Sister, Mr. Bungle, Posehn (live), ex-S.O.D., G.B.I, Minorjerkbrains, Stormbreeders of Death (S.O.D. Tribute), The Damned Things, ex-Altitudes & Attitude (live), ex-Damnocracy, ex-Doom Squad, ex-Four-X, ex-Pearl, ex-Slam Jam, ex-Roadrunner United (live)
Frank Bello - Bass, Vocals (backing) (1984-2004, 2005-present) - See also: Altitudes & Attitude, ex-Helmet, ex-Satyricon (live)
Charlie Benante - Drums, Percussion, Vocals (backing) (1983-present) - See also: Pantera (live), ex-S.O.D., Benante, G.B.I, The Violent Hour, ex-Altitudes & Attitude (live), ex-Metal Allegiance (live), ex-Heavy the Fall
Tracklist:
01. Persistence of Memory 01:07
02. The Long Goodbyes 05:34
03. It's for the Kids 04:20
04. Everybody's Got a Plan 04:36
05. The Edge of Perfection 06:46
06. Infectious 05:16
07. NYC 93 04:48
08. Cursum Perficio 06:08
09. Target on My Back 04:31
10. Watch It Go 05:43
11. My Victory 04:54
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