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Anvil posing for a photograph in 1982
The turbulent story of Anvil, the band who claim to have brought heavy metal to North America

By Dom Lawson Published

Anvil should have been huge, but fate had other plans

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Anvil studio portrait
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

Interviews
Anvil: One And Only cover art
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

Albums
Photos of Cronos of Venom, King Diamond of Mercyful Fate and Udo Dirkschenider of Accept
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

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Anvil: Metal On Metal cover art
"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

Albums
Cronos, Tommy Lee with Fred Durst, and Blackie Lawless
“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

Interviews
Obscure but brilliant 80s bands
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

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A press photo of Anvil
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

Concerts & Shows
Lips from Anvil surrounded by fans at a club gig
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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Jon Zazula
The metal world reacts to Jon Zazula's death: "Metallica would not be who we are without Jon"

By Rich Hobson Last updated

The music world reacts to the loss of Jon Zazula - the man who brought the world Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill (and so much more)

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