Anthrax have released \u201cEverybody\u2019s Got A Plan,\u201d the third single from Cursum Perficio, their long-awaited 12th studio album and first full-length record in ten years. The album arrives on September 18, 2026, through Nuclear Blast Records and Megaforce Records in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song is accompanied by a music video largely filmed on July 7, 2026, at Lisbon\u2019s Est\u00e1dio da Luz, where the New York thrash metal band performed as the opening act for Iron Maiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The footage follows Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna and Jonathan Donais both onstage and behind the scenes. Live performances, dressing-room moments and scenes from the road are combined with vintage black-and-white boxing footage that reflects the song\u2019s central line: \u201cEverybody\u2019s got a plan until they get punched in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement originates from a widely known quote attributed to former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Within the song, it becomes the foundation of a concise composition built around a riff that remained in Anthrax\u2019s creative archive for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benante revealed that the idea dated back to the For All Kings period and that he had previously referred to its main motif as the \u201cVan Halen riff.\u201d Although the track was not completed for that album, the drummer remained convinced that it contained the elements needed to become an important Anthrax song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201c\u2018Everybody\u2019s Got A Plan\u2019 has always been one of my favorite songs on Cursum Perficio. The video basically shows the band on and offstage in a montage that matches the velocity of the song,\u201d Charlie Benante said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n