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ANTHRAX Breaks Down ‘Cursum Perficio’ Artwork With Weekly Animated Clips Describing Characters Featured On Cover
Anthrax are gearing up for the September 18 release of their twelfth studio album, "Cursum Perficio", by unveiling a series of weekly animated clips that explain the characters depicted on the record's cover artwork. The first clip, shared on 28 July, focuses on a magician character, with the New York band explaining that the format was inspired by the promotional campaign for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". The idea reflects the band's wish to give the artwork's characters proper backstories rather than leaving them as mere cover images.
The album cover was created by artist Mark Stritzel working with drummer Charlie Benante, while the animated clips were produced by Emmanuel Cappellini; new instalments will appear every Tuesday, covering the Woman in White, Dog, Winged Skeleton and finally Hands on 1 September. "Cursum Perficio", Latin for "my journey is over", is Anthrax's first album in a decade, following 2016's Top 10 hit "For All Kings", and comes via Megaforce in the US and Nuclear Blast in Europe. The band has also released a music video for the single "The Edge Of Perfection", directed by Oscar winner Joel Harlow, following an earlier single, "It's For The Kids", issued in May.
In short
- Anthrax release weekly animated clips detailing new album's cover characters
- New LP "Cursum Perficio" is out 18 September, first in 10 years
- Video for single "The Edge Of Perfection" also released, directed by Joel Harlow
Explained simply
Anthrax is a heavy metal band from New York that achieved prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. The band recently released "Cursum Perficio", their first studio album in a decade, following a ten-year gap since "For All Kings" in 2016.
The album's cover features artwork created by artist Mark Stritzel and drummer Charlie Benante, depicting a series of distinctive characters. Rather than leaving these as static cover images, the band wanted to give them proper backstories, taking inspiration from the promotional campaign for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
To bring these backstories to audiences, Anthrax commissioned animator Emmanuel Cappellini to produce weekly animated clips that explain each character depicted on the cover. The band has also released music videos for album singles as part of their campaign for the new record.
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