Cursum Perficio By Anthrax

Anthrax’s “Cursum Perficio,” the title track and fourth single from the band’s new album of the same name, is generating serious buzz this week following its release alongside a striking music video, marking the thrash legends’ first album in a decade.

Anthrax remains one of the defining names in thrash metal, standing alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth as part of the genre’s so-called Big Four. With longtime members Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, and Frank Bello joined by vocalist Joey Belladonna and guitarist Jonathan Donais, the band’s current lineup brings decades of chemistry to a record that looks back at their own long journey through the genre they helped define.

The song itself is a heavy, six-minute anthem, built on crunching guitars and stabbing, precise drumming that gives it real weight without losing its momentum. Belladonna’s vocals carry the track’s reflective, almost existential lyrical themes, built around the Latin title’s translation of “my journey has come to an end,” with the arrangement shifting midway through toward a more defiant, rising energy.

The attention around the track is coming from its release as the album’s title song, backed by a striking black and white music video directed by documentarian Don Argott and starring former Samhain member London May, all timed to the release of Cursum Perficio itself, Anthrax’s first full album since 2016’s For All Kings.

Belladonna sounds genuinely commanding here, his melodic delivery cutting through Ian and Donais’s crunching guitar work with real confidence. The song’s structure gives the tension room to build before releasing into something heavier, and it’s a strong reminder of why these five have remained one of thrash metal’s most respected forces for over four decades.

“Cursum Perficio” is an exciting track with captivating energy, impressive delivery, and a memorable sound. Make sure you listen to this impressive song and add it to your playlist today.

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