{"id":2417608,"date":"2026-05-15T06:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417608"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:16:17","slug":"listen-to-anthraxs-new-song-its-for-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/listen-to-anthraxs-new-song-its-for-the-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Anthrax&#8217;s New Song &#8216;It&#8217;s for the Kids&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/anthrax\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anthrax<\/a> have released a new\u00a0song titled &#8220;It&#8217;s for the Kids,&#8221; the first single off their long-awaited 12th album,\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/anthrax-new-album-new-song-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cursum Perficio<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cursum Perficio<\/em> marks the first album by the\u00a0&#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/big-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big 4<\/a>&#8221; thrashers since 2016&#8217;s\u00a0<em>For All Kings<\/em> and one the band&#8217;s members have been talking about publicly for several years.<\/p>\n<p>The new album will come out Sept. 18 on Megaforce Records, adding 11 new songs to the already legendary Anthrax catalog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/every-big-4-thrash-metal-album-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Every Thrash Metal &#8216;Big 4&#8217; Album Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can listen to &#8220;It&#8217;s for the Kids,&#8221; read the lyrics and see the full\u00a0<em>Cursum Perficio<\/em> track listing below.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Anthrax, &#8220;It&#8217;s For the Kids&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Anthrax, <em>Cursum Perficio<\/em> Album Art + Track Listing<\/h3>\n<p>1. &#8220;Persistence of Memory&#8221;<br \/>2. &#8220;The Long Goodbye&#8221;<br \/>3. &#8220;It&#8217;s For the Kids&#8221;<br \/>4. &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s Got A Plan&#8221;<br \/>5. &#8220;The Edge of Perfection&#8221;<br \/>6. &#8220;Infectious&#8221;<br \/>7. &#8220;NYC 93&#8221;<br \/>8. &#8220;Cursum Perficio&#8221;<br \/>9. &#8220;T.O.M.B.&#8221;<br \/>10. &#8220;Watch It Go&#8221;<br \/>11. &#8220;My Victory&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/rock-metal-stars-1986-now-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photos &#8211; See How 20 Rock + Metal Stars Looked in 1986 Vs. Now<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Anthrax, &#8220;It&#8217;s For the Kids&#8221; Lyrics<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m sticking to the plan &#8211; never improvise<br \/>Cut off all attachments &#8211; I cross the line<br \/>Empathy is weakness &#8211; I don\u2019t give a shit<br \/>An economy of aggression &#8211; no throat left unslit<br \/>It\u2019s for the kids<br \/>Beyond repair<br \/>Your words mean nothing just dead thoughts and prayers<br \/>You never change<br \/>One goddamn thing<br \/>Your thoughts and prayers mean nothing<br \/>I don\u2019t need answers &#8211; I just want blame<\/p>\n<p>I! &#8211; point the finger and blacken a name<br \/>You make it easy &#8211; by showing your cards<br \/>Endowed by nature shaped by nurture &#8211; hits you fucking hard<br \/>It\u2019s for the kids<br \/>Beyond repair<br \/>Your words mean nothing just dead thoughts and prayers<br \/>You never change<br \/>One goddamn thing<br \/>Your thoughts and prayers mean nothing<br \/>You crossed the line and the smell of death is on you<br \/>You crossed the line and the worst is yet to find you<br \/>Spit your lies &#8211; we\u2019re all gonna die &#8211; DIE!<br \/>Nobody cares and the truth is hard and cold<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Below, see the best thrash album of each year, going all the way back to 1983!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">The Best Thrash Album of Each Year Since 1983<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>A history of the best thrash metal albums, year by year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/author\/joedivita\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joe DiVita<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=168&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=366&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DRRv3qtOHmtGBG8AXI2xRyXQoxt5kKsM0YQjZ&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source loudwire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthrax have released a new\u00a0song titled &#8220;It&#8217;s for the Kids,&#8221; the first single off their long-awaited 12th album,\u00a0Cursum Perficio. 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