Anthrax will release their long-awaited new album “Cursum Perficio” on September 18 marking their first full-length record in a decade. The band recently released a single from the album, “It’s For The Kids,” to rave reviews, and the album has quickly become one of the most anticipated metal releases of 2026 .
Anthrax’s former singer John Bush has also been busy lately appearing on the new Armored Saint album, “Emotion Factory Reset,” while also doing select shows of material he recorded while with his former band. Armored Saint will also begin an extensive tour later this summer.
In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian talked about Bush doing shows featuring material he sang with the group. “John and I are close friends — we have been forever,” Ian said. “There was whispers about this ages ago. I think it’s something that John had been thinking about for a really long time, and I think it was just a case of just figuring out the hows and the whens for him. But we’ve been nothing but supportive of it ever since. Like, I remember him asking me about it once. I’m, like, ‘You don’t need to ask.’ Do whatever you want, bro. I celebrate it. I love that you’re gonna go out and do this.’ The only bummer for me was when he did the run of dates where he played L.A. and he played New York, I was in the opposite cities. I missed him both times. And I was hoping, like, I even asked him, I said, ‘Hey,’ ’cause I thought I was gonna be home for the L.A. show. And I said, ‘Can I come up and play a couple of songs?’ And then he said to me, ‘They’re your songs. You don’t need to ask me.’ And then it turned out I couldn’t be there. So, I would love to get to do that again at some point. Like I said, John and I are good friends, and that kind of transcends. That’s really all that matters to me. And I’m stoked that he did that, and I’m stoked that there’s a new Armored Saint record.”
Bush did four studio albums with Anthrax: “Sound Of White Noise”, “Stomp 442”, “Volume 8: The Threat Is Real” and “We’ve Come For You All.” His recent shows featured tunes from all four.
Check out Anthrax’s latest single “It’s For The Kids” as well as footage from one of Bush’s shows celebrating his era of Anthrax below.
