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Anthrax<\/a>‘s Frank Bello<\/a> joined Loudwire Nights<\/em><\/a> on Friday (May 15) to celebrate the release of the band’s new song, “It’s For the Kids,” and the news of Anthrax’s next studio album, Cursum Perficio<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article.<\/p>\n “This is the album we need, I can’t be more happy,” Bello shared with Loudwire Nights<\/em>‘ Chuck Armstrong<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I’m saying this as a fan, because I’ve been listening to this record a lot. I can’t wait for the fan experience. That’s what I can’t wait [for], because so many people like the last two records we’ve done. This is the next stage. This is the next complement to that and I really feel that … I’m just really psyched to have my fellow fans listen to this.”<\/p>\n Cursum Perficio<\/em> marks Anthrax’s 12th studio album and their first since 2016’s For All the Kings<\/em>. The new LP will be in fans’ hands on Sept. 18, and Bello seems as excited as he’s ever been to have new music from the band.<\/p>\n “We love what we do, we’re very fortunate to do what we do,” he said.<\/p>\n “We have this fanbase that I can’t believe is still growing. We just did a tour with Megadeth<\/a> in Canada. We just came back from Japan and Australia. You see young people as well as the people that have been with us forever all in our crowd. It’s really, really humbling … I know it’s been 10 years and we thank everybody for waiting patiently.”<\/p>\n The first taste of Cursum Perficio<\/em> is the single, “It’s For the Kids,” a blistering culmination of decades of thrash coming together for one powerful kick in the teeth. Beyond the music, the chorus is a crystal clear condemnation for the state of things in our society.<\/p>\n “I could bite my tongue for a second here, [but] look, put on your TV and see what the fucking world is doing right now,” Bello said.<\/p>\n “I’m not going to get political here, I don’t do that, but my thing is, I do have a family and I’m tired of the people in charge \u2014 I don’t care who you follow, I don’t care what team you’re on, I’m on no team, I’m on the human team. Thoughts and prayers, for me, when I hear that line, I’m tired of hearing it on the news from politicians. I’m tired of it.”<\/p>\n As he put it \u2014 and as singer Joey Belladonna<\/a> belts out \u2014 hearing “thoughts and prayers” from anyone in charge isn’t enough.<\/p>\n “That ain’t going to cut it for me.”<\/p>\n Bello is no stranger to the Grammys<\/a>. Since 1991, Anthrax has been nominated six times for various albums and songs, but it was this year that he finally got to receive a trophy.<\/p>\n But this time, the nomination came from his performance alongside Yungblud<\/a>, Nuno Bettencourt<\/a>, Adam Wakeman<\/a> and Sleep Token’s ii<\/a>\u00a0for their cover of Black Sabbath<\/a>‘s “Changes” at Back to the Beginning<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I still don’t believe it,” Bello admitted.<\/p>\n “I’ll give you a quick thing about the Grammys. You get in, everybody is not assigned seats for that portion of the Grammys, right? So I go in, of course I come off the red carpet late. I’m running and [Adam Wakeman] said, ‘Look dude, we have 10 minutes before our thing is going to be announced. You better get in here.’ So I run, because I didn’t know where the hell I was. I was asking, ‘Where’s the show? Where’s the show?’ I finally get in there, I’m profusely sweating. I look fucking gross, but I have this suit on \u2014 yeah, my wife dressed me, I’m pathetic, I have no life \u2014 I run into this thing, I’m sweating, I ask the lady, ‘Look, I think I’m up soon, can I get a seat?’ It’s packed, somebody finally gets up, she goes, ‘Go sit there.’ So I’m sitting there next to some dude, he’s in a rap group I don’t know, I think it’s a famous rap group, but I didn’t know him, right? And we’re talking about five minutes and he goes, ‘What are you doing here?’ I said, ‘I’m nominated for best rock performance,’ and we’re talking and I didn’t even hear it, dude. He goes, ‘Dude, you just won.’ That’s how I found out.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: Yungblud Interview \u2014 The Biggest Risk He Took + What’s Next<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Bello said the whole experience was completely surreal, but it was a beautiful moment that was completely in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n “For me, it’s not about the Grammy, it’s that I played a tribute to Ozzy,” he shared.<\/p>\n “We won a Grammy. Ozzy won the Grammy and the world saw it. The world and Black Sabbath. It was my thank you to them. It’s just another thing that they did for me \u2014 not only inspire me, but Ozzy and Black Sabbath gave me a Grammy. We’re playing one of their most beautiful songs. I don’t know what to say except, thank you. I’m humbled … I still don’t understand it and how it happened, but I’m really grateful and thankful.”<\/p>\n Frank Bello joined\u00a0<\/em>Loudwire Nights on Friday, May 15;\u00a0the show replays online here<\/a>, and you can tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET<\/a> or on the Loudwire app<\/a>; you can also see if the show is available on your local radio station<\/a>\u00a0and listen to interviews on-demand<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n These are the biggest rock and metal tours happening in 2026 so far, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBack to the Beginning + Back to the Grammys<\/h3>\n
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