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Anthrax Cursum Perficio

Anthrax return with Cursum Perficio, their first album since 2016's For All Kings, arriving September 18, 2026.

Anthrax has a release date. Cursum Perficio, the band's twelfth studio album, is set to arrive September 18, 2026 — the band's first studio album in roughly a decade, following 2016's For All Kings. The record comes via Nuclear Blast, with Megaforce Records credited specifically for the release in North America. Ten years sits between the two albums, a gap that's now closing on a fixed date rather than an open-ended promise of new music. That release configuration — one main label, one North American label, and one confirmed date — is the same combination named for Cursum Perficio going into the fall. The date itself lands in mid-September, giving the record a specific point on the fall release calendar.

Three singles have carried the rollout toward that date so far. "It's For the Kids" came first, released in May 2026. "Everybody's Got A Plan" followed later, described as the third single from the album, and it arrived with its own music video. "The Edge of Perfection" was also revealed as a single from Cursum Perficio. Being labeled the third single places "Everybody's Got A Plan" at a specific point in that sequence. All three songs are named in the album details announced so far.

## The Tracklist

The tracklist runs eleven songs deep. Named so far are "It's For the Kids," "Everybody's Got a Plan," "The Edge of Perfection," "T.O.M.B.," "Watch It Go," and "My Victory." Three of those eleven arrived as standalone singles before the album itself — a little more than a quarter of the tracklist confirmed and available well ahead of the September 18 date.

The band behind those songs is credited as Scott Ian on guitar, Charlie Benante on drums, Frank Bello on bass, Joey Belladonna on vocals, and Jonathan Donais on guitar — five names attached to a fixed release date well before it arrives. Donais has held the lead guitar spot since replacing Rob Caggiano, and his first credited appearance with the band came on For All Kings in 2016. That puts Cursum Perficio a full decade into his run as Anthrax's lead guitarist, and it stands as his second studio album on record with the band.

## Formats and Where to Find It

Cursum Perficio is set up across three formats: digital pre-save, a 2LP pressing available for pre-order through Anthrax's official store, and CD. The 2LP listing has shipping beginning on or around the September 18 release date. A pre-release page for the album is also already live on Apple Music in the US, which means the album already has two separate, confirmed points of reference — the official store and Apple Music — pointing to the same September date. Each of the three formats points back to the same September 18 date, regardless of how a listener chooses to access the album.

Taken together — a fixed date, a named label split between Nuclear Blast and Megaforce Records, three formats, an eleven-song tracklist with six titles already attached, and a lineup credited down to who plays what — Cursum Perficio arrives with enough concrete detail in place that following it between now and September 18 doesn't require much guesswork. Three released singles, an announced eleven-song tracklist, a named lineup, and a set of formats to choose from are all attached to that one date on the calendar.

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