{"id":4864,"date":"2013-01-15T08:06:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2013-01-15T08:06:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T16:06:12","slug":"anthrax-confirms-anthems-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2013\/01\/15\/anthrax-confirms-anthems-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTHRAX Confirms ‘Anthems’ EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthems<\/em>, Anthrax’s long-awaited, eight-track EP that\u00a0pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax’s favorite bands from the 1970s,\u00a0will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI\/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). \u00a0Anthems<\/em>‘s\u00a0track listing\u00a0features Rush’s “Anthem,” Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak,” “TNT” by AC\/DC, Boston’s “Smokin’,” “Big Eyes” by Cheap Trick, Journey’s “Keep on Runnin,” as well as the album version and a special remix of Anthrax’s “Crawl” from the band’s critically-acclaimed 2011 album\u00a0Worship Music<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Said the band’s vocalist Joey Belladonna, “These are all bands I grew up with and have listened to forever. \u00a0It’s just great music. \u00a0I had fun singing these songs and I was happy recording together with Anthrax, doing classic rock songs. \u00a0Fun stuff!”<\/p>\n

On Boston’s “Smokin’,” Anthrax\u00a0brought in a special guest to play keyboards –\u00a0Fred Mandel, who has played with Alice Cooper, Queen, Elton John, Cheap Trick, Supertramp and on Pink Floyd’s\u00a0The Wall<\/em>.\u00a0 About the track, drummer Charlie Benante said, “If ever there were a perfect first album, it’s Boston’s first album. \u00a0The harmony leads they did would later be heard by Iron Maiden, which of course would lead to thrash metal.”<\/p>\n

The EP will be available on CD as well as digitally via iTunes and other online retailers. \u00a0In addition to\u00a0Anthems<\/em>‘ cover art (attached),\u00a0Benante and artist Stephen Thompson have subtly redesigned each track’s original album cover art to “Anthrax” it.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Anthems<\/em>\u00a0EP will first be housed in one of the “re-imagined” digipak covers, and then inserted inside the main CD cover sleeve. \u00a0The main cover sleeve has been designed in such a way so fans will be able to see which one of the six “re-imagined” covers is inside.<\/p>\n

Anthems<\/em>\u00a0was produced by Anthrax, Jay Ruston and Rob Caggiano,\u00a0and recorded for the most part throughout 2012 literally all over the world: \u00a0at Benante’s home studio, in Ruston’s New York studio, on the band’s tour bus while on last summer’s Mayhem Tour, in hotel rooms, and backstage at their Berlin show last December.<\/p>\n

The Grammy-nominated Anthrax – Belladonna, Benate\/drums, Scott Ian\/guitar and Frank Bello\/bass – will hit the road in support\u00a0Anthems\u00a0<\/em>on February 16 with dates in India and Australia, and then return to North America to headline the Metal Alliance Tour that kicks off March 22. \u00a0For all of these dates, Anthrax will be joined by Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anthems, Anthrax’s long-awaited, eight-track EP that\u00a0pays tribute to the classic songs by some of Anthrax’s favorite bands from the 1970s,\u00a0will be released in North America on March 19 (MRI\/Megaforce), and on March 22 in Europe (Nuclear Blast). \u00a0Anthems‘s\u00a0track listing\u00a0features Rush’s “Anthem,” Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak,” “TNT” by AC\/DC, Boston’s “Smokin’,” “Big Eyes” by Cheap Trick, Journey’s … <\/p>\n

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