Metal gods Anthrax are releasing their new EP entitled Anthems on March 19th and it will pay homage to some of the bands that influenced members of Anthrax. The 8 song track list includes Rush's "Anthem", Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak", "TNT" by AC/DC, and "Big Eyes" from Cheap Trick just to name a few.
Lead singer Joey Belladonna says that, "These are all bands I grew up with and have listened to forever. It's just great music. I had fun singing these songs and I was happy recording together with Anthrax, doing classic rock songs."
Anthrax tackles the Boston track "Smokin" and decided to bring in special guest Fred Mandel to take over the keyboard parts. Mandel's resume includes stints with Alice Cooper, Queen, Supertramp and a spot on Pink Floyd's classic The Wall. Drummer Charlie Benante thinks Boston's debut album is by far the bands best work,
"If ever there was a perfect first album, it's Boston's first album. The harmony leads they did would later be heard by Iron Maiden, which of course would lead to thrash metal."
Check out the bands website to hear a snippet of the new album and see the entire track list.
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