Anthrax have premiered the official lyric video for the song "Breathing Lightning", taken from their new album For All Kings, via Yahoo Music. Check it out, along with an interview with the band; an excerpt is available below.

“I was a little apprehensive about showing the band this song, because it wasn’t like the other songs that we were writing,” Benante says a couple days after playing a New York show opening for Lamb of God. “I was going for more of a really good riffing song and then the chorus was very melodic. It reminded me of Zeppelin.”

Benante presented “Breathing Lightning” to the rest of Anthrax, half-expecting rejection. But not only did they take to the tune like bees to a peanut butter and honey sandwich, they also made it a top priority for the album. Bello started humming along with the music and almost immediately came up with a giant hook for the chorus.

“I was trying to come up with things that fit, like I always do, and when I heard that song a lightbulb just went off in my head,” Bello says. “I sang something along with it and I thought, ‘Oh, I like that.’”

Ian connected with the melody, and he and Benante worked on it so it complimented the main riff, which burned and crackled like a lit fireplace. Then came the lyrics.

“Frank had this ‘Do the right thing’ line that he had inserted in there while he was singing mumbo-jumbo parts for the melody,” Ian says. “It stuck in my head, and the whole thing coalesced into this idea of getting to a point in your life where you’re committing to what you want to do in life even if it’s the hardest path you’re ever going to take. It all comes from me, because when I made the commitment to be in this band, I certainly wasn’t taking the easy path. So ‘Breathing Lightning’ is about pushing forward and not letting anything stand in your way.”

For All Kings will be released on February 26th via Nuclear Blast. Album details can be found below.

For All Kings tracklisting:

CD1:
“You Gotta Believe”
“Monster At The End”
“For All Kings”
“Breathing Lightning”
“Suzerain”
“Evil Twin”
“Blood Eagle Wings”
“Defend/Avenge”
“All Of Them Thieves”
“This Battle Chose Us”
“Zero Tolerance”

CD2 (Bonus Live-CD):
“Fight ‘Em ‘Til You Can’t”
“A.I.R.”
“Caught In A Mosh”
“Madhouse”

Drummer Charlie Benante promises that the eleven-song For All Kings will be "aggressive and super-thrashy”. The album was written by Benante, bassist Frank Bello, and rhythm guitarist Scott Ian, the dynamic triumvirate whose unique composition chemistry is, in part, what sets Anthrax's music apart from other bands' in the same genre. Add to that Joey Belladonna's breathtaking vocals and the searing guitar leads by newest member Jonathan Donais, and it's no wonder the band is so excited for fans to hear what will be their 11th studio album.

"Breathing Lightning” from For All Kings can currently be heard on FM and Satellite radio. In the clip below, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian talk about the writing and recording of the song.