Anthems
Anthems is a six-track-style tribute from Anthrax, an EP of covers of favourite 1970s acts, released on 19 March 2013 through Megaforce Records. It also includes two versions of "Crawl", a song from their then-recent album Worship Music, which was originally meant to carry these tracks as part of a special edition. Europe got it three days later via Nuclear Blast.
It is also the last Anthrax release to feature lead guitarist Rob Caggiano, who left afterwards. The reviews were favourable, it entered the Billboard 200 at number 52, and the band's take on "T.N.T." earned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.
Anthems: tracklist, credits and charts
8 tracks · 33:44Tracklist
- 1AnthemLee, Lifeson, Peart4:38
- 2T.N.T.Scott, Young, Young3:37
- 3Smokin'Brad Delp and Tom Scholz4:21
- 4Keep On Runnin'Cain, Perry, Schon3:42
- 5Big EyesRick Nielsen3:16
- 6JailbreakPhil Lynott4:06
- 7CrawlBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Nelson5:00
- 8Crawl (remix)Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Nelson5:03
- Produced by
- Anthrax, Jay Ruston, Rob Caggiano
- Recorded at
- Clear Lake Studios, Krusty's Fun House, TRS West
- Recorded
- 2012 at various locations
- Mixed by
- Jay Ruston
- Engineered by
- Asim Ali, Rob Caggiano, Jay Ruston
- Mastered by
- Paul Logus
- Artwork
- Charlie Benante, Steven Thompson, Douglas Heusser
- Label
- Megaforce Records
- Length
- 33:44
Line-up
- Frank Bello · bass
- Charlie Benante · drums (drum set), guitar
- Rob Caggiano · guitar
- Scott Ian · guitar
- Joey Belladonna · lead vocals
- Fred Mandel · keyboard · guest
- Phil Campbell · guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2013 | 52 |
| US Hard Rock · 2013 | 4 |
| US Independent Albums · 2013 | 10 |
| US Tastemaker · 2013 | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2013 | 18 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2013 | 30 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 March 2013 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 March 2013 (US) | |
| Wikidata | 2013 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 22 March 2013 (GB) | |
| Deezer | 22 March 2013 | |
| US release | 19 March 2013 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 March 2013 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2013 | US | Megaforce Records | 020286213284 | original |
| 22 March 2013 | DE | Nuclear Blast | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |