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For All Kings
For All Kings is the eleventh studio album by Anthrax, the New York thrash metal band. It came out on 26 February 2016 through Megaforce Records, arriving in the US and across the UK and Europe on the same day. It follows 2011's Worship Music in the band's run of studio records.
This was the first Anthrax album to feature Jon Donais on lead guitar, after Rob Caggiano's departure. That makes it a useful record for hearing how the band sounded with a new guitarist in place. The cover artwork was designed by Alex Ross, which gives the package a distinctive look of its own. For fans who followed the band from the 1980s, it is a chance to catch up with a later chapter of their story.
For All Kings: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 1:10:17Tracklist
- 1You Gotta BelieveBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian7:32
- 2Monster at the EndBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian3:55
- 3For All KingsBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian5:00
- 4Breathing LightningBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian6:33
- 5SuzerainBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian4:53
- 6Evil TwinBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian4:40
- 7Blood Eagle WingsBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian7:53
- 8Defend AvengeBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian5:13
- 9All of Them ThievesBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian5:14
- 10This Battle Chose UsBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian4:53
- 11Zero ToleranceBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian3:48
- 12Vice of the PeopleBelladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian5:19
- 13Carry on a Wayward SonKerry Livgren5:24
- Produced by
- Anthrax, Jay Ruston
- Recorded at
- Downtown Music Studios (New York City), Krusty's Fun House, Serenity West Recording (Hollywood, California), Steakhouse Studios (Burbank, California), Swing House Studios (Los Angeles, California), TRS West (Sherman Oaks, California)
- Recorded
- 2014–2015
- Mixed by
- Jay Ruston
- Mixed at
- TRS West
- Engineered by
- Asim Ali, James Ingram, Andy Lagis, Josh Newell, Michael Peterson
- Label
- Megaforce Records
- Length
- 1:10:17
Singles
- “Evil Twin” · 26 October 2015
- “Breathing Lightning” · 2016
- “Monster at the End” · 2016
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2016 | 9 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2016 | 21 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2016 | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · 2016 | 1 |
| US Independent Albums · 2016 | 1 |
| US Tastemaker · 2016 | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2016 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums · 2016 | 4 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2016 | 4 |
| German Albums · 2016 | 5 |
All 28 charts
| Swiss Albums · 2016 | 8 |
| Czech Albums · 2016 | 10 |
| Scottish Albums · 2016 | 10 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2016 | 12 |
| Austrian Albums · 2016 | 14 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2016 | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2016 | 16 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2016 | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2016 | 25 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2016 | 33 |
| Polish Albums · 2016 | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2016 | 36 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2016 | 39 |
| Italian Albums · 2016 | 46 |
| Spanish Albums · 2016 | 46 |
| Swedish Albums · 2016 | 49 |
| Dutch Albums · 2016 | 50 |
| Irish Albums · 2016 | 54 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 February 2016 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 26 February 2016 | |
| Wikidata | 26 February 2016 | |
| Deezer | 26 February 2016 | |
| US release | 26 February 2016 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 February 2016 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | XW | Megaforce Records | deluxe | |
| 2016 | XW | Nuclear Blast | deluxe | |
| 2016 | BR | Nuclear Blast | 7899555005461 | other |
| 26 February 2016 | JP | Chaos Reigns | 4562387200115 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | US | Megaforce Records | original | |
| 26 February 2016 | DE | Nuclear Blast | 727361356705 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | JP | Chaos Reigns | 4562387200108 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | DE | Nuclear Blast | original | |
| 26 February 2016 | US | Megaforce Records | 020286221005 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361356712 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | XE | Nuclear Blast | original | |
| 26 February 2016 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361356729 | original |
| 26 February 2016 | US | Megaforce Records | original | |
| 17 February 2017 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361393403 | 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 |