Anthrax bassist Frank Bello has revealed that the long-awaited follow-up to the band’s 2016 album For All Kings is about for a September/October launch.
Bello dropped the intel on the NAMM conference throughout a brand new interview with American Music Provide about his new signature Spector bass guitar.
“We have now a brand new Anthrax document [coming out],” Bello stated (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “And it’s been about eight years. [Laughs] It’s been some time. So, we’ve got a brand new Anthrax document. This bass [guitar] will likely be proven in all places we go. We’re gonna begin touring. The document’s supposed to return out September, October.”
The bassist added that the band has “massive touring plans” to assist the discharge of the brand new album.
“If you realize Anthrax, you realize what we do — we keep on the highway for fairly some time,” he stated. “There’s some very massive exhibits being deliberate proper now, which I can’t speak about, however I’m very psyched. So 2025 is the 12 months. And I’m glad that we’ve got this [new Spector bass] prepared within the chambers, as a result of this bass is gonna go a great distance, and I simply can’t wait — I can’t wait, ’trigger I do know what I’ve on stage. I’m very psyched about it.”
The as-yet-untitled album lately made our checklist of probably the most anticipated heavy LPs of 2025, and now we all know it ought to arrive within the second half of the 12 months.
Again in Might 2023, it was reported that Anthrax had been within the studio engaged on the document with producer Jay Ruston, although updates on progress had been scarce ever since. Within the meantime, drummer Charlie Benante has been busy taking part in in a reunited and revamped model of Pantera.
Try the interview with Frank Bello under.