Anthrax - Discography (1983 - 2018) (Lossless)

1983 - Fistful Of Metal (1992 Japan PSCW-5110)
1985 - Spreading The Disease (2010 Japan SHM-CD, UICY-94510)
1987 - Among The Living (1987 Japan P35D-20032)
1988 - State Of Euphoria (1988 Japan P33D-20077)
1990 - Persistence Of Time (1990 Germany Island 260 929)
1993 - Sound Of White Noise (Germany Elektra 7559-61430-2)
1995 - Stomp 442 (USA Elektra 61856-2)
1998 - Volume 8 - The Threat Is Real (Canada Ignition IGN 4034)
2003 - We've Come For You All (Sanctuary BMG Direct D 148343)
2011 - Worship Music (Ltd. Ed. Digipak, Nuclear Blast 27361 21660)
2016 - For All Kings (2CD Ltd. Edition) (Japan GQCS-90112-13)

1991 - Attack Of The Killer B'S (1991 Australia Island 848 804-2)
1991 - Deeper Into The Vault (PSCW-1104)
1995 - Megaforce Records Volume 1 (Canada Promo CD)
1998 - Moshers... (1986-1991)
1999 - Return Of The Killer A'S (1999 Germany Spitfire Records SPITCD057)
2001 - Madhouse - The Very Best Of Anthrax (2001 USA Island 314 586 004-2)
2002 - The Collection (UK Spectrum 544 991-2)
2003 - Anthrax & The History Of Thrash Metal (2CD)
2004 - The Greater Of Two Evils (USA Sanctuary 06076-84709-2)
2005 - Anthrology - No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) (2CD) (2005 USA Island Def Jam B0004996-02)
2010 - Super Best (Japan PROI-1105)
2012 - Icon (Japan UICY-75242)

1994 - Live - The Island Years (France Island CID 8027 518 920-2)
2004 - Music Of Mass Destruction (USA Sanctuary 06076-84688-2)
2005 - Alive 2 (USA Sanctuary BMG Direct D 162509)
2007 - Caught In A Mosh - BBC Live In Concert\(2007 EU 2CD Universal 9843651)
2014 - Сhile On Hell (2014 Germany 2CD, Nuclear Blast NB 3280-0)
2018 - Kings Among Scotland (2CD) (Megaforce Records)

1985 - Armed And Dangerous (EP) (1991 France CDMFN 123)
1989 - Penikufesin (EP) (1989 Germany Island 259 950)
1991 - Free B'S (EP) (USA Promo CD, Island PRCD-6654-2)
2003 - Summer (EP) 2003 (Germany Nuclear Blast NB 1132-2)
2013 - Anthems (EP) (USA Megaforce Records)

Anthrax («А́нтракс», рус. сибирская язва) — американская метал-группа, играющая трэш-метал, спид-метал, а также грув-метал (позднее творчество). Основана в 1981 году в Нью-Йорке. Вместе с такими группами, как Slayer, Metallica и Megadeth, Anthrax входит в «большую четвёрку трэш-метала».

Четыре студийных альбома группы (Among The Living, State of Euphoria, Persistance of Time, Sound of White Noise) и сборник Attack of The Killer B’s становились «золотыми» в США. Альбомы коллектива проданы общим тиражом более 20 миллионов копий по всему миру.

История
В первый состав группы входили: Кенни Кашер (бас-гитара), Дейв Вейс (ударные), Дэнни Лилкер (гитара), Скотт Ян (гитара). Сначала вокалистом был Ян, но в 1982 году после нескольких проб эту должность занял Нил Турбин. Кашера к тому времени сменил Лилкер, переключившись с гитары на бас гитару (на гитару встал соответственно Дэн Спитц), а Вейса — Чарли Бенанте. После пары демо коллектив обрел контракт с «Megaforce Records» и в 1983 году под руководством Джонни Зазулы выпустил первый альбом Fistful of Metal.

Альбом попал в музыкальные обзоры и стабильно продавался. Лилкер вскоре ушёл в «Nuclear assault», освободив место для Фрэнка Белло. Следом был уволен Турбин — его сначала заменил недолго продержавшийся в составе Мэтт Фаллон, а затем должность фронтмена занял Джоуи Беладонна.

Записанный в обновлённом составе в 1985 году мини-альбом Armed and Dangerous позволил Anthrax заключить новый контракт со звукозаписывающей компанией Island Records. Диск Spreading the Disease по достоинству был оценен слушателями, а турне в компании с Metallica принесло коллективу известность в Европе. С выходом альбома Among the Living, спродюсированного Эдди Крамером, Anthrax стали одной из самых популярных спид-метал-групп.

Считается, что следующий альбом State of Euphoria оказался не слишком удачным (хотя он занял 30-е место в американских хит-парадах и получил статус «золотого»), но положение было исправлено с выходом Persistence of Time. Продажи диска составили более 600 000 копий, а кавер-версия композиции Джо Джексона «Got The Time» стала хитом. Вышедший в 1991 году сборник Attack of the Killer B’s явился одним из наиболее популярных релизов Anthrax.

Вскоре после того, как группа подписала новый контракт с Elektra Records, из состава неожиданно ушёл Белладонна. Замена ему нашлась в лице бывшего фронтмена Armored Saint Джона Буша. Sound of White Noise заметно отличался от предыдущих работ, и недовольный сменой направления команду покинул Дэн Спиц. Он ушёл буквально перед началом сессий очередного альбома, Stomp 442, и его гитарные партии были сыграны техником Полом Круком, Даймбэгом Даррелом из Pantera (он позже стал частым «гостем» Anthrax) и барабанщиком группы Чарли Бенанте.

В 2002 году Anthrax подписали контракт с лейблом Sanctuary Records, на котором в 2003 году вышел альбом, получивший название We’ve Come for You All. В начале 2004 года Anthrax вернулись в студию, чтобы записать The Greater of Two Evils — альбом, представивший публике обновлённые версии ранних песен группы. Затем, в 2005—2006 годах состоялся реюнион-тур (Буш был исключен, Белладона и Шпиц вернулись), однако по окончанию его Шпиц и Белладона решили не продолжать свою деятельность в группе. На замену Джои был взят Ден Нельсон, а место гитариста занял Роб Каджано, игравший на We’ve Come for You All. Планировалось, что новый альбом группы под названием Worship Music выйдет в 2009 году, однако в связи с тем, что группу неожиданно покинул Дэн Нельсон, релиз был отложен на неопределенный срок.

10 мая 2010 года на сайте Blabbermouth было официально объявлено о воссоединении Джои Беладонны с группой.

Многие альбомы Anthrax также могут похвастаться присутствием именитых гостей-музыкантов. Так при участии Даймбэга Дэррелла были записаны композиции «King Size» и «Riding Shotgun» с альбома Stomp 442; «Inside Out» и «Born Again Idiot» с Volume 8: The Threat Is Real; а также «Strap It on» и «Cadillac Rock Box» с We’ve Come for You All. Вокалист The Who Роджер Долтри (Roger Daltrey) засветился на диске We’ve Come for You All, спев партию бэк-вокала для трека «Talking the Music Back». Ещё один участник Pantera, Фил Ансельмо (Phil Anselmo), также успел отметиться на альбоме Anthrax Volume 8: The Threat Is Real, в композиции «Killing Box». Anthrax известны также своими многочисленными появлениями в разного рода телепостановках («Женаты… с детьми» — «Married… with Children», «WWE Raw», «NewsRadio», «Cheers» и «Ask Dr. Ruth») и кинофильмах («Run Ronnie Run» в роли вымышленной группы Titannica и «Calendar Girls»). Песни группы были использованы в видеоиграх Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (трек «Madhouse»), Guitar Hero II и Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (композиция «Caught in a Mosh»), а гитарист Anthrax Скотт Ян засветился во многих шоу на телеканале VH1 («Super Group», «I Love the 80s», «I Love the 90s» и др.).

«Большая четвёрка трэш-метала» известна тем, что никогда не выступала одновременно на одной сцене. Их первое совместное появление произошло 16 июня 2010 года в столице Польши Варшаве, фестивале Sonisphere. Концерт открыли Anthrax, затем выступили Megadeth и Slayer, а хед-лайнерами были Metallica. На концерте в Софии 22 июня во время финального выступления группы Metallica после выхода на бис, на сцене оказались Anthrax, Megadeth и Metallica, они исполнили классическую легендарную песню группы Diamond Head «Am I Evil?».

Новый альбом Worship Music, некогда запланированный как первая работа с новым вокалистом Дэном Нельсоном, но впоследствии оказавшийся первой работой с вернувшимся вокалистом классической золотой эпохи группы, появился в продаже 12 сентября в Европе и 13 в США. Первый сингл с нового релиза Fight’Em ’Till You Can’T был исполнен вживую на совместных концертах «Большой Четвёрки» летом 2011 года, несмотря на то, что представлен публике был ещё с Нельсоном в 2005. Следующей композицией с долгожданного альбома, оказавшейся в свободном доступе в Сети стала композиция «The Devil You Know». Первое живое исполнение состоялось на американском шоу «Late Night With Jimmy».

В начале 2013 года группу покинул гитарист Роб Каджано по причине занятости на работе студийного продюсера. Его место занял Джонатан Донаис.

Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s and is one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer; Anthrax is the only one of the four from the East Coast. As of April 2017, the band has released 11 studio albums, several other albums, and 26 singles, including collaborating on a single with American hip hop group Public Enemy. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million.

Noted for its live performances, Anthrax signed with the independent label Megaforce Records, which released the band's debut studio album in 1984. Lilker soon left the band to form Nuclear Assault, and was replaced by roadie Frank Bello. Lead vocalist Neil Turbin was replaced after two years by Matt Fallon, who was then subsequently replaced in 1984 by Joey Belladonna. With a new lineup, the band recorded Spreading the Disease (distributed by Island Records) in 1985. Anthrax's third album, Among the Living, was released in 1987 to critical praise. The band experienced another lineup change in 1992, when John Bush from Armored Saint replaced Belladonna as lead vocalist. Sound of White Noise was released the following year, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200. Studio recordings during the 1990s saw the band, influenced by other genres, experimenting with its sound.

Anthrax's lineup has changed several times over their career. The band has had a number of vocalists including Neil Turbin, Joey Belladonna, Dan Nelson and John Bush. Founding member Scott Ian and early arrival Charlie Benante, who joined Anthrax in 1983, are the only band members to appear on every album. Bassist Frank Bello has played on every album, except for the band's debut Fistful of Metal, which featured Dan Lilker. After briefly rejoining the band from 2005 to 2007, Belladonna returned to Anthrax once again in 2010, and the band has since recorded two more studio albums with him: Worship Music (2011) and For All Kings (2016).

History
Formation (1981–1982)
Stylized "Anthrax" in black on white
Anthrax logo
Anthrax was formed in Queens, New York City, on July 18, 1981 by guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Lilker. The band was named after the disease of the same name which Ian saw in a biology textbook, chosen because it sounded "sufficiently evil". Anthrax's initial line-up was completed by singer John Connelly, drummer Dave Weiss and bassist Paul Kahn. Kahn was briefly replaced by bassist Kenny Kushner before Lilker took over on bass and Greg Walls joined as lead guitarist. Weiss was then replaced early on by Greg D'Angelo, who was recommended to the band by Greg Walls. Scott Ian's younger brother Jason Rosenfeld was a temporary vocalist until Ian's former schoolmate Neil Turbin joined the band in late August 1982. The band recorded its first demo tape during this time.

Neil Turbin era and debut album (1982–1984)
The band's first performance with Neil Turbin was at Great Gildersleeves, a New York club, in September 1982. This line-up played regularly in the New York-New Jersey area over the next several months. Anthrax were also on the same bill as the up-and-coming Metallica for several shows in the spring of 1983. Guitarist Greg Walls left Anthrax that summer and was replaced by Bob Berry, who was recommended to Turbin by Rhett Forrester of Riot. Berry was in turn soon replaced by Dan Spitz, who was previously a member of the New Jersey thrash band Overkill. A second demo was recorded soon after.

Drummer Charlie Benante replaced D'Angelo (later of White Lion) in September 1983 after a several-month courtship by Ian. By this time, Ian and Lilker had befriended New Jersey record store owner Jon Zazula, to whom they had given their demo tapes to critique. Zazula's new record label Megaforce Records had recently released Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All to great success. In late 1983, Zazula agreed to sign Anthrax and the band recorded the "Soldiers of Metal" single, which was produced by Ross the Boss of Manowar. The B-side was the song "Howling Furies" which was taken from a previous demo with Greg D'Angelo on drums (his only Anthrax recording).

Anthrax released their debut album Fistful of Metal in January 1984. However, tensions were building between Lilker and the rest of the band for various reasons and he was asked to leave before touring began. He would soon form the band Nuclear Assault with former Anthrax roadie John Connelly. Lilker was replaced by Benante's nephew and roadie Frank Bello. The band then went on a successful US tour opening for Raven and others to support Fistful of Metal.

In August 1984, Neil Turbin and Anthrax went their separate ways after long standing personal issues. In his book Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, music journalist Eddie Trunk admits pressuring Jon Zazula, Scott Ian and Anthrax into firing Turbin because of his personal taste in vocals. Singer Matt Fallon was briefly hired in late 1984, but he and the band soon parted ways. The remaining members decided to play live shows as a four-piece billed as "The Diseased" with Scott Ian on vocals, performing hardcore punk covers until a permanent singer could be found.

Initial Joey Belladonna era (1984–1992)
Smiling, casually-dressed singer with long, black hair onstage
Joey Belladonna contributed vocals to four studio albums during his first period with Anthrax.
In 1985, Joey Belladonna was chosen as the new vocalist. The Armed and Dangerous EP marked Belladonna's recording debut even though it featured two live tracks from 1984 and the two songs from the "Soldiers of Metal" single that all had Neil Turbin performing on them.

Anthrax's second album Spreading the Disease was released in October 1985. With left over studio time from the sessions for the album Ian, Benante and former bandmate Dan Lilker collaborated with vocalist Billy Milano and formed the side project Stormtroopers of Death and recorded the album Speak English or Die in three days, which was released in December 1985.

The US tour to support Spreading the Disease opening for Black Sabbath was cancelled after four dates due to Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes' voice problems. In April 1986 Anthrax attempted its first tour of Europe beginning in Bochum, Germany supported by Overkill and Agent Steel. The tour included a show near Chernobyl, Ukraine immediately after the Chernobyl disaster. Later that year, Anthrax toured Europe with Metallica. The tour began on September 10 at St David's Hall and ended on September 26 in Solnahallen, Sweden. The Swedish show was Anthrax's last performance before the bus accident the following day which killed Metallica bassist Cliff Burton.

The band's third studio album Among the Living was released in March 1987. It showcased the band's humorous, experimental side and began a lyrical trend focusing on movies, comic books and Stephen King novels. The album was dedicated to Cliff Burton's memory. "I Am the Law" was issued as a single backed with "I'm the Man", a rap-metal hybrid. Anthrax further indulged its appreciation for rap by appearing on the title track of U.T.F.O.'s album, Lethal. The band toured Europe with Metallica and Metal Church, and the United States and Europe with Testament to promote Among the Living.

Anthrax returned in 1988 with their fourth album State of Euphoria. The single "Antisocial", originally by French heavy-metal band Trust, became an MTV staple as part of the rotation on Headbangers Ball. The band expanded its horizons by touring the US with the funk metal band Living Colour and embarking on the Headbangers Ball Tour with Exodus and Helloween. In 1989, MTV sponsored a contest in which the winner had her home trashed by the band. This would later inspire Anthrax's 1992 appearance on the television series Married... with Children, in which the Bundys win a similar TV contest.

In 1990 Anthrax released the more serious Persistence of Time, which surpassed State of Euphoria's success. The album was darker, more technical and more progressive than the band's previous work, striking a chord with metal fans wary of Anthrax's "silly" side. The most successful single from the album was a cover of Joe Jackson's "Got the Time", which Jackson said he enjoyed. In 1991, Anthrax collaborated with Public Enemy on a version of "Bring the Noise". This was a hit, and a successful tour with Public Enemy followed. The compilation Attack of the Killer B's was released in 1991, and featured three tracks from their 1989 EP Penikufesin, a new version of "I'm the Man" and a cover of "Bring the Noise" on which Ian did some vocals. In late 1992, singer Joey Belladonna was fired from Anthrax over creative and stylistic differences.

Initial John Bush era (1992–2005)
Bald, bearded, tattooed man playing guitar onstage
Scott Ian has played rhythm guitar on all of the band's recordings, and is the sole remaining founding member in the band.
Former Armored Saint vocalist John Bush joined Anthrax shortly after Belladonna's dismissal. The band left Island Records to sign with Elektra, releasing Sound of White Noise in 1993. A change from Anthrax's earlier work, with a dark sound influenced by alternative rock, Sound of White Noise received mostly-positive reviews. Critic Dave Connolley of Allmusic.com would write that Bush "has a lower-register voice than Belladonna, and the result is menacing, premeditated, and sinister." The song "Only" was released as the albums first single. In the liner notes for Return of the Killer A's, Ian said that James Hetfield told him it was a "perfect song". In keeping with the band's eye for unlikely collaborations, classical composer Angelo Badalamenti provided music for "Black Lodge" (a nod to Twin Peaks). This album demonstrated that Anthrax had fully shed its cartoonish persona in favor of mature, thoughtful songwriting, which began with Persistence of Time.

After Sound of White Noise longtime guitarist Dan Spitz left the band to become a watchmaker, leaving Anthrax a quartet for two years. In 1995 Anthrax released their seventh studio album Stomp 442, on which Charlie Benante played most of the lead-guitar parts. Benante was assisted by Paul Crook, who later became the band's touring lead guitarist for several years, and Dimebag Darrell of Pantera. Because Elektra did not promote the album it was less commercially successful than its predecessor, and Anthrax severed its ties with the label.

The band signed with independent label Ignition Records, releasing Volume 8: The Threat Is Real in 1998. As on Stomp 442, Benante performed lead guitar parts along with Crook and Darrell. The album also features Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo making a guest vocal appearance. After the album's release the label went bankrupt, disrupting its distribution. Anthrax then signed with Beyond Records, who released the greatest-hits album Return of the Killer A's (1999), after which Beyond went out of business as well. During this period a two-vocalist tour with Belladonna and Bush was planned, but Belladonna decided not to participate at the last minute.

Despite hardships and legal entanglements over album rights, Anthrax continued. In 2001 Rob Caggiano joined the band on lead guitar. During the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States the band changed its website, providing information about the disease after people began searching "anthrax.com" on internet search engines. Amid a potential PR nightmare, Anthrax issued a press release on October 10, 2001 joking that the band's name would be changed to "something more friendly, like 'Basket Full of Puppies'." Anthrax dispelled any name-change rumors derived from the press release at the November 2001 New York Steel 9/11 benefit concert, when they took the stage in boiler suits with a different word on each one which ultimately read "We're not changing our name". Bello has stated they did so after receiving support from members of the NYPD and NYFD, who believed that changing the name of the band would send the wrong message. A picture of the band in the suits is on the inner tray card of We've Come for You All.

In 2003, the band signed to Sanctuary Records and released their ninth studio album We've Come for You All, praised by metal journalists as a return to form.

In early 2004 Anthrax released The Greater of Two Evils, a "live in the studio" re-recording of the earlier work with the band's then current lineup. Bassist Frank Bello announced shortly afterwards that he was leaving the band to join Helmet, and was replaced by Fates Warning and Armored Saint member Joey Vera.

Reunions with Belladonna and Bush (2005–2010)
Band on covered stage at outdoor venue
Anthrax at Hellfest 2009
In April 2005, Anthrax announced that the "classic" lineup of Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Dan Spitz, Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello would reform. At some shows on the following tour, they played Among the Living in its entirety. Although the lineup was expected to record a new album after the tour, in January 2007 Ian said that Belladonna had not agreed to a reunion. After that announcement it was uncertain if John Bush would return, since Bush said he was unready to re-commit to Anthrax.

In May 2007 Ian said the decision of who would be singing for Anthrax would be made at the end of June, but the announcement was delayed until December. In June, Bush was asked by Rock Hard if he was bitter about the Anthrax reunion. He replied that he was asked to return to the band, but declined. Asked if he wanted to rejoin the band when Belladonna left, Bush said that he "just didn't feel right to do that."

In December 2007 it was announced that the band's new vocalist would be Dan Nelson, formerly of Devilsize, and Rob Caggiano would return as lead guitarist. In May 2008, Anthrax played its first show in 19 months at Double Door in Chicago. Appearing before a sold-out audience with Nelson, the band played new material which was well received (despite equipment problems).

Singer and guitarist onstage
Anthrax at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, 2009
In his monthly Food Coma column posted on December 22, 2008, Scott Ian wrote that he had "been in the studio working on the new Anthrax album since November 4"; drums, bass and rhythm had been recorded on 19 tracks, and the addition of vocals had begun. "We should be mixing at the end of January and soon after that giving birth to a really pissed off, loud, fast and heavy child." In a May 2009 Food Coma column Ian wrote that the album was being mixed by Dave Fortman, who had worked with Evanescence and Slipknot. In a post on the Anthrax website, Charlie Benante said that Worship Music would probably be out in May.

In early 2009, Anthrax began a brief tour opening for Iron Maiden in South America. In July, band manager Izvor Zivkovic confirmed the departure of Dan Nelson due to illness. Nelson denied this, saying that he was fired. All subsequent performances were canceled except the August UK Sonisphere Festival, which featured John Bush on vocals. Due to fan response after his performance, a "Bring Back Bush" campaign began and was endorsed by Ian.

In September 2009, it was announced that Bush would again sing with Anthrax at the October Loud Park '09 Festival in Japan. Soon afterwards, Benante said that Bush had rejoined the band. In February 2010, Anthrax performed five shows as part of Soundwave in Australia. After the Australian shows, Bush said the band intended to re-record the vocals of several tracks from the upcoming album.

Worship Music and For All Kings (2010–2017)
In late 2009, Anthrax confirmed their participation in several "Big Four" concerts with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer as part of the 2010 Sonisphere Festival dates in Europe. John Bush decided that he did not want to commit to the band full-time, and left Anthrax for the second time. Joey Belladonna returned to the band in early 2010 for the Sonisphere dates as well as committing to record a new studio album with the band. In June 2010 Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer performed on the same bill for the first time ever at seven Sonisphere shows. The Sofia, Bulgaria show was broadcast in cinemas and later released on DVD and Blu-ray.

In April 2011, Anthrax headlined in the Philippines for the first time at the annual Pulp Summer Slam with Death Angel and Hellyeah. The band also headlined the Jägermeister side stage at the Mayhem Festival of 2012, co-headlined by Slayer and Slipknot, and toured with Testament and Death Angel. In June Anthrax released the single "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" from the then-upcoming new album on their website as a free download to thank fans for their patience in waiting several years for new material. Worship Music was released on September 13, 2011 and debuted at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts, their highest chart position since Sound of White Noise in 1993.

In January 2013, Anthrax announced that lead guitarist Rob Caggiano had left the band to join Volbeat. It was announced shortly afterwards that Jonathan Donais of Shadows Fall had been hired as the band's touring lead guitarist. Donais was confirmed as an official member in August of that year. In March, Anthrax released the Anthems EP featuring cover versions of 1970s rock songs as well as two new versions of the song "Crawl" from Worship Music. According to Ian, the band began working on its next studio album in late 2013. They released a live DVD, Chile on Hell in 2014 which featured the band's 2013 performance at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile. In early 2015 the band confirmed that they had recorded new material and embarked on a tour with Volbeat.

Since Joey's return to Anthrax the band has been nominated for three Grammys, in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

The band began 2016 with a short US tour with Lamb of God and released their eleventh studio album For All Kings on February 26, 2016. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 charts at number 9, surpassing the number 12 debut of Worship Music. In March, they opened for Iron Maiden on the Latin American leg of their The Book of Souls World Tour. Anthrax spent the summer playing festivals in Europe before embarking on a fall US and Canadian tour with Slayer and Death Angel. The band continued to tour within the next two years, embarking on The Killthrax Tour with Killswitch Engage twice (in 2017 and 2018), and along with Lamb of God, Behemoth and Testament, they will be supporting Slayer on their final tour in the summer of 2018.

On February 1, 2017 the band embarked on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise. They played two sets and became the first of the "Big Four" to attend the open seas festival. During the theater set, they played "March of the SOD" and debuted the song "Blood Eagle Wings".

Upcoming twelfth studio album (2017–present)
On February 16, 2017, the band announced a live album from the Among the Kings tour which was filmed at a show in Glasgow, Scotland the night before. To create the DVD seventeen cameras, including five Go-Pros and a full-size camera crane were used to capture more than two hours of Anthrax footage of the show. This show will be released as a live DVD, titled Kings Among Scotland, on April 27, 2018.

In a March 2017 interview, drummer Charlie Benante hinted that Anthrax would begin working on their twelfth studio album this summer. He also revealed that there are a few unreleased tracks from the For All Kings sessions that could serve as a genesis for the follow-up album, stating, "I think there are two or three that we could dust off and use as a starting point."

Style and influences
Anthrax is one of the bands responsible for the emergence of speed metal and thrash metal. It exhibited a typical thrash-metal sound on its early albums and was known for humor and comic-book references in the lyrics, distinguishing the band from its contemporaries. According to Rolling Stone, Anthrax was one of the few heavy-metal bands to receive critical praise and redefine the genre during the 1980s. Original guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Spitz' styles were described as "aggressive and head pounding", with power chords and "chugging" pedal points providing the sonic drive. Author Thomas Harrison wrote that Anthrax played metal at a faster tempo because of its punk influences. The band's sixth album, 1993's Sound of White Noise (its first with singer John Bush), incorporated grunge and alternative metal influences in a darker vein. Critics consider the band's studio releases from the Bush era as having a more alternative metal and groove metal sound. The album Worship Music, marked a return to thrash metal and the return of singer Joey Belladonna. Although the songs are credited to the whole band, since Spreading the Disease the music has been written almost entirely by Charlie Benante and the lyrics by Scott Ian. Although John Bush made some lyrical contributions during his tenure in the band.

Anthrax was influenced by classic rock artists on its Anthems EP, which includes covers of 1970s bands Rush, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Boston and Journey. The band has been influenced by punk bands such as D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols and Discharge and traditional heavy metal bands Black Sabbath, Kiss, Judas Priest, Anvil, Iron Maiden and Motörhead. Anthrax is a member of the "big four" of thrash metal with Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer. The band has been credited for laying the groundwork for rap metal and nu metal. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, and 10 million worldwide.