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Anthrax reveal Australian tour in 2026
It looks like 2026 will be a significant year for Anthrax, as reported by theprp. The thrash metal legends have been planning some high-profile touring in addition to the anticipated release of their recently finished 12th studio album. In addition to performing with Iron Maiden in Europe and North America and making headline appearances worldwide, the band will make its first tour of Australia since 2019 next year. They will visit the following Australian cities in March as part of their recently announced tour. Tickets can be purchased starting this Friday.
03/23 Brisbane, AUS – Fortitude Music Hall
03/25 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley St Music Hall
03/26 Melbourne, AUS – Festival Hall
03/28 Sydney, AUS – Enmore Theatre
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. 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.