Entered studio for twelfth album

After years of false starts and stops, Anthrax entered the studio in the spring of 2023 to begin recording their twelfth studio album. Frontman Joey Belladonna began recording his vocals on November 5, 2023, and production of the album continued within another two years. Although Bello had stated the album would be in the fall of 2025, it was left unfinished by the middle of the year, with drummer Charlie Benante revealing that the band had thrown “out a bunch of old tunes and made some new ones that destroy the older ones”, and Belladonna claiming he had “maybe two or three more” songs left to record. Bello confirmed in July 2025 that the album was in the mixing stages, and Benante announced the same month that a new Anthrax song would be released before the end of the year. Bello announced in February 2026 that the new album would be released in May of that year, though Benante later clarified that it will be released in September while the first single will be released in May. In a March 2026 interview with Bravewords.com , Ian and Benante revealed Cursum Perficio as the title of the album. The band announced two months later that the album will be released on September 18, 2026, with the first single “It’s for the Kids” to be released on May 15.