ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will sit out nearly a dozen of the band's shows in Europe in the next couple of weeks after injuring his right hand.

Filling in for Charlie is acclaimed U.K.-based session drummer Darby Todd, who previously sat behind the kit for ANTHRAX's May 23 concert at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) in Athens, Greece as the support act for IRON MAIDEN.

On Saturday (June 20), Charlie took to his social media to write: "An Ouch post.," I wanted to let everyone know that I unfortunately injured my right hand and, following my doctor's orders, I'll be sitting out a handful of shows from June 20 through July 4 to give it the proper time to heal.

I'm incredibly grateful that Darby Todd will be stepping in behind the kit for these dates and helping keep the shows rolling while I recover.

I'm already focused on getting healthy and look forward to being back on the road soon.

Thank you all for the support and understanding." Professionally filmed video of ANTHRAX's June 20 concert at Hellfest in Clisson, France — featuring Darby on the drums — can be seen below.

ANTHRAX will release its long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio", 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 2016's "For All Kings", which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200.