Anthrax post Rush cover

Anthrax have posted their cover of the Rush song "Anthem" online.

The song is taken from the band's forthcoming new EP "Anthems", which also features covers of tracks by the likes of Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Boston, Cheap Trick and Journey, "Crawl" from their latest album "Worship Music" and a remix of that track. The EP will be released on March 19 through Megaforce Records.

The band's drummer Charlie Benante had the following to say about Rush:

"When I was first learning to play drums, I would strap on my headphones, play along with [Rush's live album All the World's a Stage] and be transformed. I remember talking with Cliff [Burton] and Kirk [Hammett of Metallica] back when we first met, and we all agreed how much of an influence Rush was on all of us. I don't [know] if you would hear anything that sounds like Rush in Anthrax's music, but the passion, the drive, the musicianship and the appreciation is all there."

Click here to listen to the cover.

The band will be returning to Australia next month as a part of Soundwave 2013, as well as playing sidewaves in Brisbane, Sydney (with Slayer and Kingdom Of Sorrow) and Melbourne (with This Is Hell and Fozzy). Click here to view the dates, venues and ticketing information for their sideshows.