Anthrax will release a new single this week

This Friday, May 15, Anthrax, the legendary East Coast thrash metal band, will release their new single, “It’s For The Kids“, as per theprp. The song’s pre-saves are now available at this link. The promotional campaign for the band’s upcoming new studio album, “Cursum Perficio,” which is anticipated to be released on September 18th, will revolve around that song. Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Armoured Saint) produced that eagerly anticipated project. At their live performances, Anthrax has already hinted at some new tracks from the album. This follow-up to 2016’s “For All Kings” had a lengthy gestation period, which at one point saw guitarist Scott Ian abandon some of his intended lyrical contributions to the record—though this is kind of stating the obvious at this point.

There was a whole idea going around about, all the four bands, the Big 4 bands, kind of getting to the point where, ‘Wow, this may be the time that this could be the last record’. And I was watching this Marilyn Monroe documentary. She has this plaque in her house, which said, ‘Cursum Perficio’ which means ‘My journey has come to an end’ or ‘My journey is over’. And we were talking, and ‘What about this?’. We don’t really have to say that this is the end. – Charlie Benante

Album tracklist:

1. Persistence Of Memory
2. The Long Goodbye
3. It’s For The Kids
4. Everybody’s Got A Plan
5. The Edge Of Perfection
6. Infectious
7. NYC 93
8. Cursum Perficio
9. T.O.M.B.
10. Watch It Go
11. My Victory

Upcoming shows:

• Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Athens, Greece – Athens Olympic Stadium
• Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Vasil Levski National Stadium
• Thursday, May 28, 2026 – București, Romania – Arena Națională
• Friday, May 29, 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – OpenAir Corner – Luka Beograd
• Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Bratislava, Slovakia – National Football Stadium
• Monday, June 1, 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra
• Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany – Löwensaal
• Thursday, June 4, 2026 – Gdańsk, Poland – Mystic Festival 2026
• Friday, June 5, 2026 – Plzeň‑Město, Czechia – Metalfest Open Air 2026
• Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Maastricht, Netherlands – South of Heaven Open Air 2026
• Tuesday, June 9, 2026 – Dresden, Germany – Reithalle Dresden
• Friday, June 12, 2026 – Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Into the Grave Festival 2026
• Sunday, June 14, 2026 – Ferrara, Italy – Ferrara Summer Festival 2026
• Monday, June 15, 2026 – Zagreb, Croatia – Boogaloo Zagreb
• Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer
• Thursday, June 18, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting 2026
• Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2026
• Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Den Atelier
• Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Gröna Lund
• Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Tons of Rock 2026
• Friday, June 26, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell Festival 2026
• Sunday, June 28, 2026 – Lyon, France – Groupama Stadium
• Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – Ramonville‑St‑Agne, France – Le Bikini
• Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – Bordeaux, France – Le Rocher de Palmer
• Thursday, July 2, 2026 – Viveiro, Spain – Resurrection Fest 2026
• Saturday, July 4, 2026 – Cartagena, Spain – Rock Imperium Festival 2026
• Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Lisboa, Portugal – Estádio da Luz
• Thursday, September 3, 2026 – Montréal, QC, Canada – Parc Jean‑Drapeau
• Saturday, September 5, 2026 – Harrison, NJ, USA – Sports Illustrated Stadium
• Sunday, September 6, 2026 – Harrison, NJ, USA – Sports Illustrated Stadium
• Thursday, September 17, 2026 – Louisville, KY, USA – Louder Than Life 2026
• Friday, September 25, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – BMO Stadium
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – BMO Stadium
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – San Antonio, TX, USA – Alamodome