In a new interview in Metal Hammer, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante reveal details about the new music that the thrash metal band is working on, while also sharing insight into their new musical direction. Benante discloses that the group has written “13 or 14 songs” intended for the followup Anthrax’s 2016 album, For All Kings. “There are three songs that don’t sound like anything we’ve done before,” Benante shared. “One called, “The Edge Of Perfection,” I had way before Covid, and it has just stayed with me – the melody and the chords, but also the aggression.”
“None of the songs are actually finished-finished,” Ian reveals. “Joey’s [Belladonna] sang on nine of them. I’ve got lyrics to write for four of them. I think all the songs will be good enough to come out in some way, shape or form.” Ian also disclosed they are recording their next album at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606. “It’s a bit of a Foo Fighters and Nirvana museum, but it’s awesome,” says Ian. “It’s like being in the most rock clubhouse ever.” (Louder Sound)
