sniper007

"Worship Music", the long-awaited new album from ANTHRAX, is due in the U.S. on September 13 via Megaforce Records (one day earlier in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The band's first studio release in eight years marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the group was 1990's "Persistence Of Time".

According to Amazon.com, "Worship Music" will feature the following track listing:

01. Worship (intro)
02. Earth On Hell
03. The Devil You Know
04. Fight 'Em Til You Can't
05. I’m Alive
06. Hymn 1
07. In The End
08. The Giant
09. Hymn 2
10. Judas Priest
11. Crawl
12. The Constant
13. Revolution Screams

The "classic ANTHRAX-sounding" "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" is a song about killing zombies, and is the one new track that ANTHRAX — Belladonna, guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello — has played live since they Belladonna rejoined the line-up a year ago. ANTHRAX offered the track as a free download last month, and fan comments in chat rooms have been overwhelmingly ecstatic.

In addition, ANTHRAX has revealed the CD cover artwork for "Worship Music". Renowned comic book artist Alex Ross, who has worked with Marvel Comics and DC Comics and is known for his "Marvels", "Kingdom Come", and "Astro City" illustrations, created the original painting for the cover. Ross also did the original artwork for ANTHRAX's "We've Come For You All" and "Music Of Mass Destruction" albums.

The early feedback from press on "Worship Music" has also been simply stellar: Alexander Milas, editor of Metal Hammer called the album "a riff-shitting, fire-breathing, doubt-crushing monster of a record. Welcome back, boys!," while VH1/"That Metal Show"'s Eddie Trunk said, "This album is fucking amazing! Metal album of the year so far! Congratulations. Just killer."

"Worship Music" was produced by ANTHRAX, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Belladonna's return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna's inimitable vocal stamp on them.

"Worship Music" is loaded with stand-out tracks. While "Judas Priest" is a nod to the huge influence that band has had on the members of ANTHRAX and metal heads everywhere. "I'm Alive" is beautiful and grand with a build that demands audience participation. "Crawl" is dark and moody, and filled with a lot of the emotion and stress the band was feeling when it was written. "Fight 'Em 'til You Can't" is a song about killing zombies, and who doesn't love a good zombie song? It's the one new track that ANTHRAX has played live since they started touring with Belladonna a year ago, and has been getting tremendous audience response. The song "Earth on Hell" is classic ANTHRAX thrash. "The Devil You Know" is best-described as "an AC/DC groove filtered through an ANTHRAX lens," while "In The End" is epic-sounding and ANTHRAX's way of remembering the late Ronnie James Dio and Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott.

islandclaws

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I like the cover, even if it looks like a retread of the WCFYA art. The clips I've heard sound good so far. I hope this is a solid record now that they've got Joey singing since ditching that d-bag.

anomynous

Can't wait, it's going to shit all over the new Megadeth album

Josh-da-man

I'll give it a listen, but I don't think Anthrax has released anything great since ATL.

With albums like Christ Illusion and Death Magnetic, you can sort of feel these guys trying to get back their classic sounds, but never quite recapture the magic.

Mordred

I'm gonna miss John Bush.

anomynous

I seriously can't wait for this, first real Anthrax album in 21 years

wishbone

Me too, I thought he finally gelled with the band on the last album. As long as Scott Ian and Charlie Benante are at the helm then I am not too worried.

I wonder if they will release the Refused and AIC covers previously reported as being on this album?

sniper007

To anybody that has siriusxm radio heard the song "fight 'em 'til you can't". Liquid metal I'm sure will be playing this more often now.

boc4ever

Good news!

anomynous

New Noise is the European bonus track


Also, new song (recorded off of Sirius XM):




I like it, even though it sounds more Bush era than Joey era

Supermallet

Joey was always my favorite Anthrax singer, so I'm definitely looking forward to this.

bunkaroo

I still would have liked to hear what they had done with the former singer (Dan Nelson?) but I agree Joey = Anthrax vocals. It's sort of like Newsted in Metallica. Like John Bush, Newsted was in his band a lot longer than the guy he replaced, but everyone thinks Cliff when they think Metallica bass. Same with Anthrax.

I'll admit there's some good stuff on Sound of White Noise and I liked a lot of We've Come For You All, but neither of those records can touch the Joey records.

cdollaz

The Greater Of Two Evils is my favorite release of theirs. Bush vocals with Belladona-era songs.

nodeerforamonth

Yeah, I like that release a lot too. Works really well. Easily my favorite release of theirs with Bush on vocals.

sniper007

"The Devil You Know", a brand new song from ANTHRAX, will be released digitally on Tuesday, August 8. The track, which was premiered on this past Friday's (August 5) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, was described by ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano in a recent interview as "a cross between 'Caught In A Mosh' and an AC/DC song, like 'Whole Lotta Rosie'. It's got that thrashy rock 'n' roll vibe to it, which I love."

"The Devil You Know" comes off ANTHRAX's long-awaited new album, "Worship Music", which will be released in the U.S. on September 13 via Megaforce Records (one day earlier in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The band's first studio release in eight years marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the group was 1990's "Persistence Of Time".

The Omega Order is offering an exclusive pre-order bundle for "Worship Music", featuring the new CD; "Fistful Of Metal" triple 10-inch picture discs; and an ANTHRAX LP slipmat (only available in this bundle).

"Worship Music" track listing:

01. Worship (intro)
02. Earth On Hell
03. The Devil You Know
04. Fight 'Em Til You Can't
05. I'm Alive
06. Hymn 1
07. In The End
08. The Giant
09. Hymn 2
10. Judas Priest
11. Crawl
12. The Constant
13. Revolution Screams

The CD cover artwork for "Worship Music" was handled by renowned comic book artist Alex Ross, who has worked with Marvel Comics and DC Comics and is known for his "Marvels", "Kingdom Come", and "Astro City" illustrations. Ross also did the original artwork for ANTHRAX's "We've Come For You All" and "Music Of Mass Destruction" albums.

"Worship Music" was produced by ANTHRAX, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Belladonna's return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna's inimitable vocal stamp on them.







"The Devil You Know", a brand new song from ANTHRAX, will be released digitally on Tuesday, August 8. The track, which was premiered on this past Friday's (August 5) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, was described by ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano in a recent interview as "a cross between 'Caught In A Mosh' and an AC/DC song, like 'Whole Lotta Rosie'. It's got that thrashy rock 'n' roll vibe to it, which I love."

"The Devil You Know" comes off ANTHRAX's long-awaited new album, "Worship Music", which will be released in the U.S. on September 13 via Megaforce Records (one day earlier in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The band's first studio release in eight years marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the group was 1990's "Persistence Of Time".

The Omega Order is offering an exclusive pre-order bundle for "Worship Music", featuring the new CD; "Fistful Of Metal" triple 10-inch picture discs; and an ANTHRAX LP slipmat (only available in this bundle).


Also heard this siriusxm radio Thursday or Friday night. I liked it, at this rate we will have half of the album out before it's really out in stores.






"Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" audio stream:

JOE29

What happened to John Bush? I liked his sound. Belladonna is fine though. I'll check it out when it becomes available.

sniper007

I do not know what happen to John bush and how they convinced Joey to come back.

Mordred

Short timeline with no dates:

* Band asks Bush to do a duel singer tour with Belladonna joining them. He balks at this idea.
* Anthrax announces they're doing a reunion tour with Belladonna without Bush at all.
* After the tour Belladonna walks.
* Bush is asked to come back, considers this a huge slap in the face and turns them down.
* Anthrax announces a new singer and starts recording Worship Music.
* Anthrax announces new singer has health problems and is out of the band. This was news to him apparently.
* Bush does some guest appearances on Anthrax's last tour to help fulfill their obligations. Talks are in progress for him to rejoin the band.
* Anthrax announces that Belladonna is back with the band and re-records Worship Music with him on vocals.

bunkaroo

Shit I would have balked too if they wanted me to fight another singer onstage every night!

I still have to wonder if the rumor of their short-lived singer taking a dump on Frankie Bello had any truth to it. Who the hell would make that up?

anomynous

It doesn't have any truth at all



But it's hilarious

Josh-da-man

Didn't Frankie leave for about a year somewhere in there?

I sort of remember him leaving (and joining Helmet?) and being replaced by Joey Vera (who is Bush's bandmate in Armored Saint) around 2004 or 2005, and then he rejoined when Joey Belladonna did and they did that reunion tour.

Mordred

Damnit!

Yeah, Bello left for a year or so and joined Helmet and Vera replaced him on tour. He came back for the reunion tour.

anomynous

Album leaked.


Way better than the crap they released with Bush (Sound of White Noise excluded)

sniper007

Yea, i guess this is to be expected.

islandclaws

I'm waiting for my pre-order to arrive next week, but my friend dl'd it and said it's an excellent, kick-ass thrash album.