Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian's assessment of Anthrax's new album - which the band is currently finishing up as the follow-up to 2011's Worship Music - is unapologetically straightforward.

"It sounds great, and when you hear it you can formulate your own opinion," Ian tells Billboard. "We just do what we do. We write songs, and when we think we're ready to go in, we record them. It's just a case of knowing when we're ready and feeling right, and at the same time knowing when we're done. It's like an artist doing a painting: He or she has to know when to stop painting."

Read more at Billboard.

Anthrax are expected to release the new album in early-2016 via Megaforce Records.

In this in-studio clip, Frank Bello talks about Anthrax's writing and recording process, Charlie Benante gets into the pressure that Anthrax has felt with this new project and gives his thoughts about why the new album is "the next level" for Anthrax, and Scott Ian explains why the band recorded the 18 new songs in batches.  

Anthrax will be hitting the road late-summer-into-fall, playing major US festivals, a series of North American dates with Motörhead, including Motörhead's Motorboat cruise, and then dates in Japan and Europe, many with Slayer.  The full itinerary is below.

September
11 - Riot Fest and Carnival - Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL
12 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI*
13 - Madison Theatre - Covington, KY  (headline)
15 - The Dome - Wallingford, CT*
16 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre - Wantagh, NY*
18 - Theatre Olympia - Montreal, QC*
19 - Shindig Festival - Carrol Park, Baltimore, MD
20 - Food and Truck Festival - Oak Ridge Park, Clark, NJ
22 - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia, PA*
23 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC*
25 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL*
26 - Pompano Beach Amphitheater - Pompano Beach, FL*

September 28 - October 2 - Motorboat 2015 Cruise*

October
10 - Loud Park 15 - Tokyo, Japan
25 - Theaters Tilburg - Tilburg, Netherlands**
26 - Zenith Paris - Paris, France**
28 - La Cooperative De Mai - Clermont-Ferrand, France
30 - Santana 27 - Bilbao, Spain**
31 - Coliseum - La Coruna, Spain**

November
 1 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain**
 3 - Razzmatazz - Barcelona, Spain**
 5 - Alcatraz - Milano, Italy**
 7 - Planet.tt Bank Austria Halle Gasometer B - Vienna, Austria**
 8 - Haus Auersee - Leipzig, Germany**
10 - Zenith, die Kulturhalle - Munich, Germany**
12 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany**
13 - RuhrCongress - Bochum, Germany**
14 - MHPArena - Ludwigsburg, Germany
16 - Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany**
17 - AB Main Hall - Brussels, Belgium**
19 - Rockhal - Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
21 - Newport Centre - Newport, UK**
22 - Plymouth Pavilions - Plymouth, UK**
24 - O2 Apollo Manchester - Manchester, UK**
25 - O2 Academy Glasgow - Glasgow, UK**
27 - O2 Academy Birmingham - Birmingham, UK**
28 - O2 Academy Leeds - Leeds, UK**
30 - O2 Academy Brixton - Brixton, UK**

December
 3 - Kulturvaerflet - Helsinger, Denmark**
 4 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway**
 5 - Lisebergshallen - Goteborg, Sweden**
 9 - Stadium Live - Moscow, Russia**

* with Motorhead
** with Slayer