And 'Breathing Lightning', of course, is a metaphor for shooting." Īccording to Benante, "Evil Twin" was inspired by events like the 2015 attack on the offices and staff of the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo and various other mass shootings. 'Cause I wrote "Lone Justice" way back when, on the Spreading The Disease record, which was based on that character, and I decided to re-visit it, because, metaphorically, there's so many things you could use it forI'm kind of weaving in and out of reality and fantasy in that song. So I kind of re-entered that world again. Ian has said that "Breathing Lightning" is lyrically influenced by author Stephen King: "If I had to pick one thing that I love the most from him, it would be The Dark Tower books The character Roland, it's just something that stays with me a lot, this character from those books. Taking responsibility and ownership for your own shit is basically what it means to me." Ian, who writes the band's lyrics, said he tried to incorporate different structural ideas for the lyrics to those featured on previous albums, crediting author David Mitchell as an influence. I'm not necessarily saying that being a "king" is being the boss in your relationship, or any relationship for that matter. Everybody can have control over their own lives, control over their destiny, just by growing up and becoming a responsible human being. Album title and lyrics Įxplaining the album title, which is also the title of the album's third track, Ian said: "The meaning, to me, for this title is that everybody can be a king. The album was released on February 26, 2016. Despite earlier suggestion by the band, "Soror Irrumator" did not appear on the album's track listing. The track listing was revealed on December 4. The artwork, created by Alex Ross on a suggestion by Benante, displays massive statues of the band members. The album's release date and front cover were revealed the following month. A lyric video for the song "Evil Twin" was released in October 2015, and several days later, the album title was announced. "Soror Irrumator", a song scheduled to appear on For All Kings, was featured on the second volume of the Catch the Throne mixtape. Some 15–20 more songs were written during the sessions, what the band considered its most productive period. Recording began in late 2014 with producer Jay Ruston in a studio in Los Angeles. By February 2014, the band had a total of 12 songs written, though were continuing to write so that they would have more material to choose from for inclusion on the final album. ![]() By the end of October, the band had arranged seven new songs, with Ian describing the direction of the new music as "aggressive, fast, even riff-ier than the last record". In September that year, guitarist Scott Ian confirmed that Bello and drummer Charlie Benante were "coming over to start writing for the next record" and subsequently posted images on Twitter of the band working on new material. Talk of a follow-up to Worship Music surfaced later that year, with bassist Frank Bello stating that the band was "getting the itch to write new music". In January 2013, guitarist Rob Caggiano left Anthrax and was replaced by Jon Donais of Shadows Fall. The album artwork was designed by Alex Ross. It is the band's first studio album to feature Jon Donais on lead guitar, replacing Rob Caggiano. For All Kings is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax, released on February 26, 2016.
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