Metal On Metal was much more of a heavy metal record than the first one.” As soon as that came out, we started writing for the second record, which came out in 1982. It just so happened that we didn’t release it until 1981.
So it’s really all that stuff that was part of the 70s. Then there’s Bondage, which was directly influenced by Ted Nugent. Bedroom Game was directly influenced by Rainbow. What were we influenced by? Obviously English stuff and also American stuff. So it’s really previous to metal even being called metal, if you know what I mean. “Realistically, the material that was written for that first record was written two to three years before it was recorded. Although Hard ’N’ Heavy was a largely straightforward hard rock record, songs such as Bedroom Game and Bondage are some of the earliest ever examples of what would become speed and thrash metal. Looking back to the music Anvil were making in the early 80s, it’s easy to see how wildly ahead of their time they were and how, along with Motörhead, they contributed several major new weapons to metal’s creative armoury. They just started to call it heavy metal and we were happy to be part of it. So it was a really new thing, but to us it was just a continuation of the hard rock that we’d been listening to since we were kids. We had cassette tapes that we’d run through our PA system and we’d introduce other cool bands to the audiences that we were playing for. We formed in ’78 and I guess we were kind of bringing metal to our country. “It was something that was mainly coming from the UK. “When the 80s started, metal really didn’t exist, particularly in North America,” he recalls. One that delivers plenty of feel good heavy moments, moody reflections and hair-raising groove to satisfy most metal hungers.Today, genial frontman Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow looks back on those early days as a time of wide-eyed enthusiasm. Not a great album but a good album that is a solid 50-odd minute time waster. To the doomier riffing of Gasoline and hyper-activity of Food for the Vulture, Anvil certainly takes the listener on a who’s who of their history while keeping one eye on the future. From the celebratory groove of the title track (Canada changed its marijuana laws last year). What we have here is 12 tracks of blistering heavy metal with Anvil’s trademark tongue in cheek approach visible here and there. An undying and endearing dedication to heavy metal, the trio certainly aren’t going to surprise many with Legal At Last but that’s fine. If there is one thing Anvil are known for (musically at least), it is for staying true to their roots. Now, Anvil are set to release their new album ‘Legal At Last’ on 14th February 2020, via AFM Records. Yet these difficult conditions have made Anvil what they are today: a band that stands rock solid in the turbulent waters of a musical genre that produces music like no other, by fans for fans. Since their 2009 documentary film The Story Of Anvil which revealed the unvarnished truth about the music industry, the world has been aware that the day-to-day life of most musicians doesn’t consist of MTV Awards, Grammy ceremonies, red carpets, champagne and caviar but mainly of energy-sapping tours with little sleep, junk food and meagre earnings.
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Like few other metal acts, the band surrounding founding members Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow (vocals, guitars) and Robb Reiner (drums), plus bassist Chris Robertson have earned their laurels of blood, sweat and tears.
When it comes to virtues such as endurance, unconditional commitment and a thoroughly down-to-earth attitude, Anvil are the measure of all things.
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