Anvil
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Anvil's career has taken them to unexpected places, but now they've got everything they ever wanted
By Jo Kendall published
Anvil's career has been a masterclass in perseverance, and they're back with studio album number 20

Five decades in, the metal is still good for Anvil
By Chris Lord published
Veteran metal maniacs Anvil don’t switch things up on album 20

10 songs that invented thrash metal, according to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian
By Classic Rock published
Scott Ian on 10 proto-thrash bangers that changed the face of 80s metal

"The cold, hard truth is that, for all the hard luck stories, they simply aren't that great as a band": Metal On Metal by Anvil - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
An object of both affection and derision, Canada's Anvil made the NWOBHM-friendly Metal On Metal in 1982: It gave them an international audience and their most iconic song

“She's got a fire raging in between her thighs, I got a hose to put it out, try this for size”: a deep dive into terrible heavy metal lyrics about sex
By Chris Chantler published
Metal might nail it when it comes to lyrics about death, war, Satan and existential terror...but sex? Um, not so much

12 obscure but excellent 80s rock and metal bands who should have been massive
By Rich Hobson published
The 80s were a golden time for rock and metal, but these 12 brilliant bands never got the mainstream success and recognition they so richly deserved

Anvil announce US tour and confirm work has started on 20th album
By Stef Lach published
Metal veterans Anvil announce 26-date US tour and say they're getting started on new album, with 13 tracks in the works

13 years after its release, that film about Anvil is returning to cinemas
By Fraser Lewry published
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil now comes with remastered sound and vision, as well as a new epilogue interview, and will play at 200 cinemas across The US
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