ANTHRAX: More 'Worship Music' First-Week Chart Positions

September 29, 2011

"Worship Music", the new studio album from ANTHRAX, has registered the following first-week chart positions:

Finland: #6
USA: #12
Germany: #13
Sweden: #24
Czech: #28
Switzerland: #28
Austria: #30
Canada: #33
Australia: #35
Italy: #37
France: #43
England: #49
Ireland: #62
Belgium: #65
Spain: #70

Commented drummer Charlie Benante: "A big thank you to our fans for coming out strong and making 'Worship Music' a huge success worldwide!?See you soon for the celebration!"

"Worship Music" sold 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The band's previous studio CD, 2003's "We've Come For You All", opened with just under 10,000 units to debut at No. 122.

"I am most proud of our fans who came out and gave us the amazing support they did," said Charlie Benante. "To have our record debut at No. 12 is a great accomplishment."

Added Scott Ian, "I'm absolutely thrilled with the fact that our Anthrax Army came out in force this week to show the world that good music matters. Thank you to all our friends, old and new! It's a privilege to do this for you."

The CD cover artwork for "Worship Music" was handled by renowned comic book artist Alex Ross, who has worked with Marvel Comics and DC Comics and is known for his "Marvels", "Kingdom Come", and "Astro City" illustrations. Ross also did the original artwork for ANTHRAX's "We've Come For You All" and "Music Of Mass Destruction" albums.

"Worship Music" was produced by ANTHRAX, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Singer Joey Belladonna's return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded with previous singer Dan Nelson to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna's inimitable vocal stamp on them.

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