For All Kings

For All Kings is the eleventh studio album by American thrash metal band Anthrax, released on February 26, 2016. It is the band's first studio album to feature Jon Donais on lead guitar, replacing Rob Caggiano. The album artwork was done by Alex Ross, who had his third consecutive collaboration with the band, making him the artist who has worked the longest with Anthrax.

Background:
In January 2013, guitarist Rob Caggiano joined Volbeat and was replaced by Jon Donais of Shadows Fall. Recording began in late 2014 with producer Jay Ruston in a studio in Los Angeles. Some 15–20 songs were written during the sessions, what the band considered its most productive period. "Soror Irrumator", a song scheduled to appear on For All Kings, was featured on the second volume of the Catch the Throne mixtape. A lyric video for the song "Evil Twin" was released in October 2015, and several days later, the album title was announced. The album's release date and front cover were revealed the following month. The artwork, created by Alex Ross on a suggestion by drummer Charlie Benante, displays massive statues of the band members.

The album's tracklisting was revealed on December 4. Despite the earlier suggestion by the band, "Soror Irrumator" did not appear on the album's tracklisting.

Lyrics:
According 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. Scott Ian, who wrote the lyrics, added that it was about by the actions of people "who feel they have become judge, jury and executioner over their fellow man", calling this mindset the "evil twin" of humanity.