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ANTHRAX Today Release New Single And Video For “Everybody’s Got A Plan” From ‘Cursum Perficio’ Album Out September 18

DATE: AUGUST 7, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ANTHRAX
RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR
“EVERYBODY’S GOT A PLAN”
FROM THE GROUP’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM
‘CURSUM PERFICIO’
OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
ON MEGAFORCE RECORDS

WATCH THE CLIP AND
LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE

CURSUM PERFICIO album cover
(download)

ANTHRAX have today (August 7) released the latest single and video, “Everybody’s Got A Plan,” from their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album CURSUM PERFICIO out September 18 via Megaforce Records.

The new video was mostly filmed on July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal when the multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated New York hard rock titans—Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar)—toured with Iron Maiden in Europe. It features live performance footage and behind the scenes backstage fun with cutaways to classic B&W boxing footage that underline the song’s central lyrics: “Everybody’s got a plan/That’s until they get punched in the face…” Watch the video and listen to the incendiary song, with its massive riffs and ferocious vocals, HERE.

“‘Everybody’s Got a Plan’ has always been one of my favorite songs on Cursum Perficio,” Benante says. “The video basically shows the band on and off stage in a montage of video clips that kinda matches the velocity of the song.  ‘Everybody’s got a plan/That’s until they get punched in the face’ is such a great line, and so true!”

“Most of this video was shot opening for [Iron] Maiden in Lisbon, Portugal at Estádio da Lu on July 7, 2026,” Ian notes. “We wanted to capture us having fun on tour and what better way to do that? That was a plan that didn’t end up with a punch in the face! Have fun watching my friends!”

Bello adds, “This video is a great representation of a day in the life of Anthrax on tour.”

ANTHRAX have previously released two singles and videos from CURSUM PERFICIO: “It’s For The Kids” a classic ANTHRAX ripper locked and loaded with buzzsaw-sharp riffs, explosive drumming, and a howling and head-banging hook. It undoubtedly has all the makings of a future live staple. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE. It was followed by “The Edge Of Perfection,” highlighted by clean guitar echoes and cymbals that gently shake until a blastbeat blows open the doors. Guitars buzz like a motorboat on the River Styx, making waves through the darkness. In their wake, a crushing rhythm trails the melody of lead singer Joey Belladonna’s lament, “My heart breaks…I’m on the edge…I’m on the edge of perfection.Listen to “The Edge Of PerfectionHERE and watch the official music video HERE.

Meanwhile, the group recently announced they were rolling out uniquely animated short clips based on the album cover, with the first clip shared July 28. The worked with artist Mark Stritzel for the striking cover and the animation was done by Emmanuel Cappellini. Mark initially worked with the band’s Charlie Benante on the characters featured on the album cover. Watch the first clip HERE and listen to the story HERE. Every Tuesday, the group will unveil the individual stories of each character featured on the album. Beyond the Magician’s story, subsequent weeks will reveal more about the Woman In White, Dog, Winged Skeleton, and concluding September 1 with Hands.

CURSUM PERFICIO marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end, “My journey is over, or “I complete my journey.It proves apropos for such a complete body of work. It will be available as a standard CD; Target exclusive CD with a fabric patch of the album cover; standard black double LP with pop-up gatefold; Target exclusive double LP, red zoetrope with pop up gatefold; Amazon exclusive double LP, purple zoetrope LP with pop-up gatefold; merch exclusive  lilac vinyl  double LP with pop-up gatefold; Metal Injection exclusive white vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Talk Shop Live exclusive signed with red ripple vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Indie exclusive – red, orange yellow vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold. To pre-order/pre-save, click HERE.

L-R: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
(download)

The band dove into recording CURSUM PERFICIO in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles. They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound. Produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, the result is an album that’s as angry, aggressive, and alive as their most celebrated fare.

The CURSUM PERFICIO track listing is as follows:
Persistence of Memory
The Long Goodbye
It’s For the Kids
Everybody’s Got A Plan
The Edge Of Perfection
Infectious
NYC93
Cursum Perficio
T.O.M.B
Watch It Go
My Victory

Their journey has brought them to CURSUM PERFICIO—a powerful, pummeling, and poetic milestone in ANTHRAX’s 45-year career.

ANTHRAX’s North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE LOCATION VENUE
Thursday, September 3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
Saturday, September 5 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Sunday, September 6 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Thursday, September 17 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life 2026
Friday, September 25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Sunday, September 27 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Tuesday, September 29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
Friday, October 2 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM |
X | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY

For more info, please contact SRO PR:

Marcee Rondan // marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@sropr.com

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ANTHRAX Celebrate September 18 Release Of ‘Cursum Perficio’ With Midnight Louisville, KY In-Store Signing

DATE: AUGUST 5, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ANTHRAX
PLAN MIDNIGHT IN-STORE SIGNING
IN LOUISVILLE, KY
TO CELEBRATE
SEPTEMBER 18 RELEASE OF
‘CURSUM PERFICIO’

BAND WILL VISIT GUESTROOM RECORDS
FOLLOWING THEIR SEPTEMBER 17 PERFORMANCE
AT LOUDER THAN LIFE

ANTHRAX will celebrate the release of their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album CURSUM PERFICIO (Megaforce Records) with a late night in-store signing in Louisville, KY. Immediately following their September 17 performance at the city’s annual Louder than Life festival, ANTHRAX will meet fans at Louisville’s Guestroom Records (1330A Bardstown Rd). Beginning at 12:01 AM on September 18, the multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated New York hard rock titans—Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar)—will be signing copies of the new album. Space for the event is limited. To attend this special release event, fans must pre-order the album directly from Guestroom Records HERE. Only albums pre-ordered via the link will be eligible for the signing.

CURSUM PERFICIO marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end, “My journey is over, or “I complete my journey.It proves apropos for such a complete body of work. It will be available in various configurations including an indie exclusive – red, orange yellow vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold. To pre-order/pre-save, click HERE.

CURSUM PERFICIO album cover
(download)

Thus far, ANTHRAX have released two singles and videos from CURSUM PERFICIO: “It’s For The Kids” a classic ANTHRAX ripper locked and loaded with buzzsaw-sharp riffs, explosive drumming, and a howling and head-banging hook. It undoubtedly has all the makings of a future live staple. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE. It was followed by “The Edge Of Perfection,” highlighted by clean guitar echoes and cymbals that gently shake until a blastbeat blows open the doors. Guitars buzz like a motorboat on the River Styx, making waves through the darkness. In their wake, a crushing rhythm trails the melody of lead singer Joey Belladonna’s lament, “My heart breaks…I’m on the edge…I’m on the edge of perfection.Listen to “The Edge Of PerfectionHERE and watch the official music video HERE.

L-R: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
(download)

The band dove into recording CURSUM PERFICIO in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles. They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound. Produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, the result is an album that’s as angry, aggressive, and alive as their most celebrated fare.

The CURSUM PERFICIO track listing is as follows:
Persistence of Memory
The Long Goodbye
It’s For the Kids
Everybody’s Got A Plan
The Edge Of Perfection
Infectious
NYC93
Cursum Perficio
T.O.M.B
Watch It Go
My Victory

Their journey has brought them to CURSUM PERFICIO—a powerful, pummeling, and poetic milestone in ANTHRAX’s 45-year career.

ANTHRAX’s North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE LOCATION VENUE
Thursday, September 3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
Saturday, September 5 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Sunday, September 6 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Thursday, September 17 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life 2026
Friday, September 25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Sunday, September 27 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Tuesday, September 29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
Friday, October 2 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM |
X | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY

For more info, please contact SRO PR:

Marcee Rondan // marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@sropr.com

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ANTHRAX Break Down Cover Artwork For New ‘Cursum Perficio’ Album With Weekly Animated Clips Describing The Characters Featured On The Cover; First Clip Out Now

DATE: JULY 29, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ANTHRAX
BREAK DOWN COVER ARTWORK FOR
‘CURSUM PERFICIO’
WITH WEEKLY ANIMATED CLIPS DESCRIBING
THE CHARACTERS FEATURED ON THE COVER

WATCH THE FIRST CLIP HERE
AND LISTEN TO THE STORY HERE

THE GROUP’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM IS
OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
ON MEGAFORCE RECORDS

PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE

CURSUM PERFICIO album cover
(download)

In anticipation of the September 18 release of their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album CURSUM PERFICIO via Megaforce Records, ANTHRAX are rolling out uniquely animated short clips based on the album cover, with the first clip shared yesterday (July 28). The multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated New York hard rock titans—Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar)—worked with artist Mark Stritzel for the striking cover and the animation was done by Emmanuel Cappellini. Mark initially worked with the band’s Charlie Benante on the characters featured on the album cover. Watch the first clip HERE and listen to the story HERE.

“When Tim Burton released ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ they did this whole ad campaign, Meet the Characters, Meet Jack, Meet Sally, and they gave a little description about them,” Benante explains. “This is what inspired the idea to release these stories about the characters. When we came up with the art for the cover, we felt the characters needed to have a backstory and not just be an image on an album cover. For the magician, initially he was meant to be the younger version of Among The Living character—The Preacher (Among The Living was the band’s 1987 album). He could have been a magician when he was younger and he is really sadistic. For the bride (Clara) and Dog, we wanted to make something that was another door into the cover and get a glimpse of who these characters are.”

Every Tuesday, the group is unveiling the individual stories of each character featured on the album. Beyond the Magician’s story, subsequent weeks will reveal more about the Woman In White, Dog, Winged Skeleton, and concluding September 1 with Hands.

CURSUM PERFICIO marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end, “My journey is over, or “I complete my journey.It proves apropos for such a complete body of work. It will be available as a standard CD; Target exclusive CD with a fabric patch of the album cover; standard black double LP with pop-up gatefold; Target exclusive double LP, red zoetrope with pop up gatefold; Amazon exclusive double LP, purple zoetrope LP with pop-up gatefold; merch exclusive  lilac vinyl  double LP with pop-up gatefold; Metal Injection exclusive white vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Talk Shop Live exclusive signed with red ripple vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Indie exclusive – red, orange yellow vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold. To pre-order/pre-save, click HERE.

Thus far, ANTHRAX have released two singles and videos from CURSUM PERFICIO: “It’s For The Kids” a classic ANTHRAX ripper locked and loaded with buzzsaw-sharp riffs, explosive drumming, and a howling and head-banging hook. It undoubtedly has all the makings of a future live staple. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE. It was followed by “The Edge Of Perfection,” highlighted by clean guitar echoes and cymbals that gently shake until a blastbeat blows open the doors. Guitars buzz like a motorboat on the River Styx, making waves through the darkness. In their wake, a crushing rhythm trails the melody of lead singer Joey Belladonna’s lament, “My heart breaks…I’m on the edge…I’m on the edge of perfection.Listen to “The Edge Of PerfectionHERE and watch the official music video HERE.

L-R: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
(download)

The band dove into recording CURSUM PERFICIO in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles. They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound. Produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, the result is an album that’s as angry, aggressive, and alive as their most celebrated fare.

The CURSUM PERFICIO track listing is as follows:

Persistence of Memory
The Long Goodbye
It’s For the Kids
Everybody’s Got A Plan
The Edge Of Perfection
Infectious
NYC93
Cursum Perficio
T.O.M.B
Watch It Go
My Victory

Their journey has brought them to CURSUM PERFICIO—a powerful, pummeling, and poetic milestone in ANTHRAX’s 45-year career.

ANTHRAX’s North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE LOCATION VENUE
Thursday, September 3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
Saturday, September 5 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Sunday, September 6 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
Thursday, September 17 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life 2026
Friday, September 25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Sunday, September 27 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
Tuesday, September 29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
Friday, October 2 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio GNP Seguros

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM |
X | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY

For more info, please contact SRO PR:

Marcee Rondan // marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@sropr.com

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ANTHRAX Today Release Second Single And Video “The Edge Of Perfection” From New Album ‘Cursum Perficio’ Out September 18

DATE: JULY 10, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ANTHRAX
RELEASE SECOND SINGLE AND VIDEO
“THE EDGE OF PERFECTION”
FROM THE GROUP’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM
‘CURSUM PERFICIO’
OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
ON MEGAFORCE RECORDS
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE

LISTEN TO
“THE EDGE OF PERFECTION”
HERE

AND WATCH THE SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC MUSIC VIDEO HERE

CURSUM PERFICIO album cover
(download)

ANTHRAX have today (July 10) released “The Edge Of Perfection,” the second single from their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album CURSUM PERFICIO out September 18 via Megaforce Records. The new single is highlighted by clean guitar echoes and cymbals that gently shake until a blastbeat blows open the doors. Guitars buzz like a motorboat on the River Styx, making waves through the darkness. In their wake, a crushing rhythm trails the melody of lead singer Joey Belladonna’s lament, “My heart breaks…I’m on the edge…I’m on the edge of perfection.

For the video, the multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated New York hard rock titans—Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar)—teamed up with director and Academy Award-winner Joel Harlow (Star Trek and Alice in Wonderland) to create a spectacular cinematic experience that takes the hero from a dream into an evening of magic where he encounters underworld evil, interspersed with live performance footage. The clip includes appearances from martial artist Wes Scarpias, actress Ashley Edner-Tancharoen, actor Troy James, actor and Academy-Award winning make-up and special effects creator Rick Baker, actor Rod Maxwell and actor Fedor Steer. Listen to “The Edge Of PerfectionHERE and watch the official music video HERE.

“It’s the apex predator of Anthrax songs,” grins Ian. “I think it’s the best song we’ve ever written and the best thing I’ve ever been a part of creatively. What’s the most powerful emotion that moves me more than anything? Of course, it’s love. Nothing moves me like the deep feeling that I get from my wife and son. I’m living on that edge for the rest of my life. This is mine, but there are a lot of ways to ruin it. I’ve ruined it in past iterations of my life, but it got me to where I am. Love is perfection, and I like being on the edge of it. I don’t want everything to be about all of the same shit. This record has a whole bunch of love, a whole bunch of fun, and a little hate.”

Benante adds, “When I think about songs like ‘Only’ and ‘Indians,’ you know that you hit something and you can feel it. That’s the way I felt about ‘The Edge Of Perfection.’”

“The Edge Of Perfection” follows CURSUM PERFICIO’s first single and video, “It’s For The Kids.” It’s a classic ANTHRAX ripper locked and loaded with buzzsaw-sharp riffs, explosive drumming, and a howling and head-banging hook. It undoubtedly has all the makings of a future live staple. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE.

CURSUM PERFICIO marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end, “My journey is over, or “I complete my journey.It proves apropos for such a complete body of work. It will be available as a standard CD; Target exclusive CD with a fabric patch of the album cover; standard black double LP with pop-up gatefold; Target exclusive double LP, red zoetrope with pop up gatefold; Amazon exclusive double LP, purple zoetrope LP with pop-up gatefold; merch exclusive  lilac vinyl  double LP with pop-up gatefold; Metal Injection exclusive white vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Talk Shop Live exclusive signed with red ripple vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Indie exclusive – red, orange yellow vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold. To pre-order/pre-save, click HERE.

L-R: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
(download)

The band dove into recording CURSUM PERFICIO in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles. They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound. Produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, the result is an album that’s as angry, aggressive, and alive as their most celebrated fare.

The CURSUM PERFICIO track listing is as follows:
Persistence of Memory
The Long Goodbye
It’s For the Kids
Everybody’s Got A Plan
The Edge Of Perfection
Infectious
NYC93
Cursum Perficio
T.O.M.B
Watch It Go
My Victory

Their journey has brought them to CURSUM PERFICIO—a powerful, pummeling, and poetic milestone in ANTHRAX’s 45-year career.

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM |
X | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY

For more info, please contact SRO PR:

Marcee Rondan // marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@sropr.com

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Hard Rock Titans ANTHRAX Announce New Album ‘Cursum Perficio’; First Single And Video “It’s For The Kids” Out Now

DATE: MAY 15, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ANTHRAX
ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
‘CURSUM PERFICIO’
OUT SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
ON MEGAFORCE RECORDS
MARKS THE HEAVY METAL TITANS’ FIRST ALBUM IN 10 YEARS
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE

FIRST SINGLE AND VIDEO
“IT’S FOR THE KIDS”
OUT NOW
LISTEN HERE

WATCH THE OFFICAL MUSIC VIDEO HERE

CURSUM PERFICIO album cover (download)

Multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated New York hard rock titans ANTHRAXScott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar)—will unleash their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album CURSUM PERFICIO September 18 via Megaforce Records. It marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end, “My journey is over, or “I complete my journey.It proves apropos for such a complete body of work.

CURSUM PERFICIO will be available as a standard CD; Target exclusive CD with a fabric patch of the album cover; standard black double LP with pop-up gatefold; Target exclusive double LP, red zoetrope with pop up gatefold; Amazon exclusive double LP, purple zoetrope LP with pop-up gatefold; merch exclusive  lilac vinyl  double LP with pop-up gatefold; Metal Injection exclusive white vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Talk Shop Live exclusive signed with red ripple vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold; Indie exclusive – red, orange yellow vinyl double LP with pop-up gatefold. To pre-order/pre-save, click HERE.

For CURSUM PERFICIO’s first single and video, “It’s For The Kids,” the quintet bulldoze the way for the album’s impact. It’s a classic ANTHRAX ripper locked and loaded with buzzsaw-sharp riffs, explosive drumming, and a howling and head-banging hook. It undoubtedly has all the makings of a future live staple. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE. See the quotes below from the band about the single and album.

L-R: Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Jonathan Donais, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian
Photo credit: Travis Shinn (download)

The band dove into recording CURSUM PERFICIO in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Los Angeles. They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound. Produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, the result is an album that’s as angry, aggressive, and alive as their most celebrated fare.

“It was quite a journey from the inception of this album to its completion,” Ian says. We were supposed to make this in 2020, but the universe had other plans for everyone. After the Pandemic, we got to be a band again. When we started working on the record, we were just happy to be in a room together. It was so exciting that it was like being reborn in a way. All of that energy and emotion went into the music. The fear of being forced out of our lives and the joy of coming back together are present. The title ‘Cursum Perficio’ feels like ANTHRAX. It resembled what we went through to get to the point of finishing the record.”

“There was an awful lot of growth between Worship Music in 2011 and CURSUM PERFICIO,” Benante elaborated. “This album is a culmination of everything we’ve learned. I was watching a Marilyn Monroe documentary, and I saw ‘Cursum Perficio’ written on a tile in her last home. When I found out what the phrase meant, it immediately clicked with me. We aren’t saying this is our last record, but our journey has come to an end. I believe we’ve completed the task.”

“We had to make Fistful Of Metal and Spreading The Disease to be able to write Among The Living,” Ian goes on. “In the same respect, it took Worship Music and For All Kings for us to be able to write CURSUM PERFICIO. I very much compare this record to Among The Living.”

“We left it all on the table,” agreed Bello. “We really know who we are as ANTHRAX, what turns us on, and what we need to do. I don’t think anybody knows what’s next, but we’re hungrier than ever. From here on out, we’re going to go full throttle for every fucking minute.”

“A friend of mine said, It’s For The Kids’ is a straight-up love letter to your fans,’” Ian says.That’s exactly what I wanted it to be. The album needed a four-minute thrash song that harkened back to our first era. Whether it’s the aggression or the big chorus, it represents all the best parts of ANTHRAX in a very angry four-minute package. For the video, we wanted to throw back to our ‘Madhouse’ video–thematically it just made sense and this idea opened the door for us to share the experience with our fans. For all of us!”

“The video for ‘It’s For the Kids’ turned out really well,” Benante says. “I don’t necessarily like doing videos and this one had elements of things that I really love. There were fans in it, they showed up, they enjoyed it, it made me enjoy the video just seeing them enjoy it. Hearing the song for the first time, their reaction to it, and just the interaction with them was just great. I think the director did a great job on it. It’s kind of a throwback to our first ever video, ‘Madhouse.’ So I think fans are gonna see it and think ‘oh look at that, I see what they did.’ But yeah, great song and a great video. ‘It’s For the Kids’ is one of the songs that I felt was so strong, and the riff behind it and the rhythm behind it was almost like a tug of war, it’s like a push pull. It has this tension to it where the drums are just playing at a high pace speed, and the guitars are doing pretty much quarter notes with it. And the drums are just going full speed ahead. One of my favorite songs on the record and one of my favorite riffs. I really think this song is a gift to ANTHRAX fans who have been with us throughout the years. This basically is ANTHRAX at its best. Fast paced, thrashing, melodic fucking metal.”

“When I hear certain tracks, I immediately go, ‘I want to do this song. It might have a shot,” Belladonna notes. “Even the first time I started singing a tune like ‘Madhouse,’ I figured it was going to be a strong one. You just know. There’s a lot of variety to each of our records. To me, ‘It’s For The Kids’ is nice, straight-up ANTHRAX. It has a lot of fire and a punch to it. Vocally, it’s really cooking. It was definitely fun to hammer down on this one and put a lot of drive into it.”

Donais adds, “‘It’s For The Kids’ is a right to the point thrasher. It’s fast, aggressive, catchy and definitely going to be a fun one live. I love the ‘madhouse’ inspired throwback vibe of this video. Involving the fans and capturing their reactions to a new song adds some energy that really stands out.”

“I’m psyched for people to hear ‘It’s For The Kids!’ Bello comments. “This is a heavy, driving song with a big hook chorus-a combination of classic ANTHRAX and current- I can’t wait to play it live! Had a (cold!) blast filming the video too. It’s a great, energy packed video with a bunch of amazing ANTHRAX fans having a good time on a freezing day in Pennsylvania. The metal kept us all warm.”

The CURSUM PERFICIO track listing is as follows:

Persistence of Memory
The Long Goodbye
It’s For the Kids
Everybody’s Got A Plan
The Edge Of Perfection
Infectious
NYC93
Cursum Perficio
T.O.M.B
Watch It Go
My Victory

Their journey has brought them to CURSUM PERFICIO—a powerful, pummeling, and poetic milestone in ANTHRAX’s 45-year career.

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM |
X | YOUTUBE | TIKTOK | APPLE MUSIC | SPOTIFY

For more info, please contact SRO PR:
Marcee Rondan // marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@sropr.com

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