In a new interview with Talk Is Jericho, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the band's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, Cursum Perficio, which will be released on September 18 via Megaforce in the U.S.

and Nuclear Blast in Europe.

It marks the band's first record in ten years since their 2016 album For All Kings debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200.

The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for "My journey has come to an end," "My journey is over," or "I complete my journey." The album marks a new era for the band, which formed nearly four decades ago on July 18, 1981.

ANTHRAX celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021 with special activities and events.

The band dove into recording Cursum Perficio in earnest during 2022, working out of Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles.

They carefully pieced together what would be this magnum opus, mining their history with reverence, delivering on fan expectations tenfold, and broadening the scope of their signature sound.

The album was produced by Jay Ruston and ANTHRAX, and will be available in various formats including standard CD, Target-exclusive CD with a fabric patch of the album cover, standard black double LP with pop-up gatefold, and more.

The band's first single from the upcoming LP, "It's For The Kids," was made available earlier this month.

Charlie Benante discussed the response to the song in an interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Well, for me, I've been waiting so long for this moment because I've lived with this song for so long.

And I knew once people heard it… You know how it is, man.

It's like when you have a song and you think it's really good, but you can't really… How do you know how good it is until people hear it and then you get that feedback? And it's so important, for me at least, to hear that feedback." ANTHRAX has released 11 studio albums over the years and toured the world since 1984 playing thousands of shows.

They have been awarded multiple gold and platinum certifications and received six Grammy nominations.

The band celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021 with a number of special activities and events, and ANTHRAX's history continues to inspire new music.

For more information on ANTHRAX and their upcoming album release date, check out their official website or social media channels for updates.