Hot take here, and I’ll get this out of the way. The last two albums Anthrax released since Joey Belladonna returned in 2011 (Worship Music and For All Kings) were honestly two of my favorite Anthrax albums since Persistence of Time. Now, as for John Bush, I love him, but I didn’t love him in Anthrax. Belladonna is the only person for this gig, and it is never truly Anthrax without him.
This past week, Anthrax announced that they will be releasing their first album since 2016’s For All Kings, called Cursum Perficio. 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. Am I the only one who read this, hoping it’s not a message that this may be it for Anthrax? Maybe I’m reading too much into this? Who knows?
The first single, “It’s For the Kids,” is without a doubt classic Anthrax. The boys are at the top of their game, and this honestly may be the best Anthrax song I’ve heard in a very long time. They still play so hard with so much fire that it’s hard not to get pumped the fuck up about this album.
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.
Pre-Order Cursum Perficio HERE!
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