Anthrax release official video for new single “The Edge of Perfection”

The second single from Anthrax’s long-overdue new studio album, “Cursum Perficio,” is “The Edge of Perfection”, as per theprp. The eerie Jeff Harlow-directed music video, which appears to have quite the twist, is included in the tune that the East Coast thrash metal legends have just started to stream below. The band’s first new album since 2016’s “For All Kings,” “Cursum Perficio,” is scheduled for release on September 18. The second single from it to be streamed in advance is this one.

Upcoming shows:

• Thursday, September 03, 2026 – Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, QC, Canada
• Saturday, September 05, 2026 – Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, NJ, US
• Sunday, September 06, 2026 – Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, NJ, US
• Thursday, September 17, 2026 – Louder Than Life 2026, Louisville, KY, US
• Friday, September 25, 2026 – BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, US
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 – BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, US
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, US
• Friday, October 02, 2026 – Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico

Bassist Dan Lilker and rhythm guitarist Scott Ian founded the New York City-based American heavy metal group Anthrax in 1981. Together with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, the band is regarded as one of the pioneers of the 1980s thrash metal scene and one of the “Big Four” of the genre. Along with Overkill and Nuclear Assault, they were among the earliest thrash metal bands to come out of the East Coast. Scott Ian, drummer Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello, singer Joey Belladonna, and lead guitarist Jonathan Donais make up the band’s current lineup. Ian is the only member of Anthrax that has remained consistent throughout the band’s several lineup changes.

The only two members of Anthrax to participate on every record are Ian and Benante, who took over for former drummer Greg D’Angelo in 1983. Bello joined the group in 1984, taking Lilker’s place.