ANTHRAX - Anthems EP Debuts On The Billboard 200
March 27, 2013, 11 years ago
Thrash metal legends ANTHRAX have entered the Billboard 200 chart at #52 with their new Anthems EP, selling approximately 8,500 copies in the US in it's first week of release.
Anthrax have released the special edition of the band's last album, Worship Music. The special edition contains both the regular album as well as the brand new Anthems EP, featuring cover versions of songs originally performed by RUSH, AC/DC, BOSTON, JOURNEY, CHEAP TRICK and THIN LIZZY.
Anthems is released separately on CD and vinyl and is exclusively available at the Nuclear Blast Mailorder, here. On iTunes, get Worship Music Special Edition here, and Anthems EP here.
Anthems EP tracklisting:
'Anthem' (RUSH)
'TNT' (AC/DC)
'Smokin'' (BOSTON)
'Keep On Runnin'' (JOURNEY)
'Big Eyes' (CHEAP TRICK)
'Jailbreak' (THIN LIZZY)
'Crawl' (Album version)
'Crawl' (Remix)
A 3.5 minute video including snippets of every song and comments by the band's members can be found below:
On March 22nd in Anaheim, CA, Anthrax launched The Metal Alliance Tour, on which they are performing their fan favorite 1987 classic, Among The Living, in its entirety. A tour kick-off video can now be seen below:
The Metal Alliance Tour also features EXODUS, HIGH ON FIRE, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL and SHADOWS FALL on select dates.
Tour dates:
March
27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
April
2 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO4 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
5 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
6 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
7 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
9 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
21 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
For more details visit Metalalliancetour.com.
