Anthrax have finally finished mixing their new album

Any news is good news, am I right? Charlie Benante, the drummer for Anthrax, recently posted on social media that the band has finished mixing its eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2016’s “For All Kings” album. As reported by blabbermouth.net, Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California, served as the location for both the mixing and portions of the recording sessions. Producer Jay Ruston, who previously oversaw the albums “For All Kings” and “Worship Music” in 2011, collaborated with Anthrax once more.

July 18, 2021 marked Anthrax’s 40th anniversary, during which time the band released 11 studio albums, was awarded multiple Gold and Platinum certifications, received six GRAMMY nominations, and a host of other accolades from the media, the music industry, and fans.  In 1991, the band helped break down race and genre barriers when they collaborated with Public Enemy on the track “Bring The Noise,” and was the first metal band to have its music heard on Mars when NASA played “Got The Time” to wake up the Mars Rover in 2012.  Along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, Anthrax is a card-carrying member of The Big Four, the four bands that defined the speed/thrash/metal genre. Anthrax has also introduced a series of now sold-out signature whiskeys and bourbons and partnered with the Stockholm-based NEZUMI Studios for a high-end, limited-edition Baleine dive watch. 2021 also saw the release of Z2 Comics’ “Among the Living” graphic novel with a track-by-track storyline inspired by Anthrax’s iconic 1987 album, Among The Living. The book pulls together a “who’s who” of names from the worlds of comics and music who created “bubble dialogue” and original artwork to express what the songs meant to them. Taking advantage of COVID-19’s prohibition of concert touring, the band has been hard at work writing the next Anthrax album.