Listen to Anthrax cover Kansas classic Carry On Wayward Son

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Anthrax release stream of their cover of Kansas classic Carry On Wayward Son - taken from For All Kings vinyl box set

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Anthrax have released a stream of their cover of Kansas classic Carry On Wayward Son.

The track features on the 7-inch vinyl box set of For All Kings, which was released earlier this month.

Drummer Charlie Benante tells The Aquarian that he has long been a fan of the song, which originally appeared on Kansas’ 1976 album Leftoverture – and played along to it as a teenager.

Benante adds: “I had to go back into the hard drive of my brain and remember how to play the song. We wanted to do it justice.”

The new box set contains a total of ten 7-inch singles, with each disc featuring a For All Kings track along with B-sides showcasing demos and covers.

Anthrax will head out on the road with Killswitch Engage and Code Orange next week – but the drummer says that despite their busy schedule, he’s already thinking about their next album.

He says: “I think there are two or three tracks that we could dust off and use as a starting point. I’d say maybe sometime this summer we could work on new material.”

But he adds: “I feel like we’re not done with For All Kings yet. We’re all so proud of it, and I feel like it still has some life to it.”

Anthrax previously released a stream of the track Vice Of The People from the box set. Find a list of their 2017 tour dates below.

Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Code Orange 2017 North American tour

Apr 03: Silver Spring The Fillmore, MD
Apr 04: Wallingford Oakdale Theatre, CT
Apr 05: Philadelphia Electric Factory, PA
Apr 07: Grand Rapids 20 Monroe Live, MI
Apr 08: Detroit The Fillmore, MI
Apr 11: Raleigh Ritz Raleigh, NC
Apr 12: Atlanta Tabernacle, GA
Apr 13: Orlando House of Blues, FL
Apr 15: Austin Grizzly Hall Texas Independence Fest, TX
Apr 17: Houston House of Blues, TX
Apr 18: Dallas House of Blues, TX
Apr 22: Los Angeles The Wiltern, CA
Apr 23: San Francisco The Fillmore, CA
Apr 28: Denver The Fillmore, CO
Apr 29: Omaha Sokol Auditorium And Underground, NE
Apr 30: Kansas City The Midland, MO
May 01: St Louis The Pageant, MO
May 03: Toronto The Danforth Music Hall, ON
May 05: Huntington The Paramount, NY

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
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Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.