Set will include bonus features

Anthrax is set to release its 40th anniversary livestream, called Anthrax XL, on Blu-ray, CD and digitally in North America on July 15th. The entire two hour performance, plus never-before-seen rehearsal footage and Scott Ian’s New York City “walking tour” where he points out the spots that played a role in Anthrax’s formation and history, will be available as a 3 disc Blu-ray/CD combo pack via Megaforce Records.

Anthrax XL will also have a European digital release on July 15th via Nuclear Blast, followed by a Blu-ray release later this year.

The project’s first single, “Aftershock,” is available now.

July 18, 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of thrash metal pioneers Anthrax. The celebration began in May of last year and culminated on July 16-17 with a global livestream event shot at the Los Angeles soundstage/studio The Den.

Anthrax performed an extensive set of hits and deep cuts pulled from their vast catalog including “I Am The Law,” “Antisocial,” “Bring the Noise,” “Among the Living,” and others.

This summer, Anthrax and Black Label Society will bring some of the finest thrash and heavy metal to 24 North American cities when they kick off a five-week tour. The trek starts Tuesday, July 26th at Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ and wraps in Philadelphia at the Fillmore on Sunday, August 28th. Both bands will play headline sets with Hatebreed as special guest.

In 1991, the band helped break down race and genre barriers when they collaborated with Public Enemy on the track “Bring The Noise,” and was the first metal band to have its music heard on Mars when NASA played “Got The Time” to wake up the Mars Rover in 2012. Along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, Anthrax is a card-carrying member of The Big Four, the four bands that defined the speed/thrash/metal genre. Anthrax has also introduced a series now sold out signature whiskeys and bourbons and partnered with the Stockholm-based NEZUMI Studios for a high-end, limited edition Baleine dive watch.

Last year, Z2 Comics’ released “Among the Living” graphic novel with a track-by-track storyline inspired by their iconic 1987 album, Among The Living. The book pulls together a “who’s who” of names from the worlds of comics and music who created “bubble dialogue” and original artwork to express what the songs meant to them. Taking advantage of COVID-19’s prohibition of concert touring, the band has been hard at work writing the next Anthrax album.

2 CD/Blu-ray

1. Time/Fight Em ‘Til You Can’t
2. Madhouse
3. Caught In A Mosh
4. Metal Thrashing Mad
5. Got The Time
6. I Am The Law
7. Keep It In The Family
8. Lone Justice
9. The Devil You Know
10. Be All End All
11. Now It’s Dark
12. Antisocial
13. In The End
14. Medusa
15. Evil Twin
16. Indians
17. Skeletons In The Closet
18. Blood Eagle Wings
19. Bring The Noise
20. A.I.R.
21. Among The Living