Anthrax

About

Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, founded in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. One of the genre's 'Big Four' alongside Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth - and the only East Coast band among them - they broke through with the 1987 album Among the Living and have since sold over 10 million records worldwide. The current lineup of Ian, vocalist Joey Belladonna, drummer Charlie Benante, bassist Frank Bello and guitarist Jonathan Donais has been together since 2010.

10M+

Worldwide record sales (Nielsen SoundScan / band figures)

Grammy nominations

RIAA gold-certified studio albums

Years between studio albums (For All Kings to Cursum Perficio)

What's new

2026-05
Anthrax released 'It's for the Kids', the lead single from their upcoming 12th album Cursum Perficio, on May 15, 2026.
2026-05
The band announced Cursum Perficio will be released on September 18, 2026 via Nuclear Blast in Europe and Megaforce in North America - their first studio album since For All Kings in 2016.
2026-03
Scott Ian and Charlie Benante revealed the album title Cursum Perficio in a March 2026 interview with Bravewords.com.
2025-11
Anthrax headed back to Japan for live dates in November 2025.
2024-11
Anthrax completed an 18-show UK and European headline tour with Kreator and Testament in November-December 2024, including sold-out dates in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.