![]() ![]() Upon signing to the Canadian independent label Attic Records, the band changed its name to Anvil, and reissued Hard 'n' Heavy with an updated cover in 1981. Zany antics notwithstanding, Anvil's musical contributions were very real their fastest songs were some of the earliest speed metal laid to wax, while jazz-trained drummer Robb Reiner set new technical standards for the genre, including pioneering the double bass drum technique that's become a staple of much extreme metal since. Initially known as Lips, the band added bassist Ian Dickson and rhythm guitarist Dave Allison, and in 1980 recorded an independent album titled Hard 'n' Heavy, which introduced their penchant for sexual explicitness. They had been playing music together since their teens. The tenacious metallers issued their 19th studio album, Impact Is Imminent, in 2022.Īnvil were formed in Toronto in 1978 by childhood friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals/guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums). In 2009, a documentary film by the band's former teenage roadie helped break them to the broader audience they never found in their prime. ![]() Undaunted, Anvil soldiered on, continuing to record and tour whenever possible. Geographic isolation, label and management difficulties, and shifting musical trends all conspired against them, leaving them largely the province of cultists and collectors just a few short years later. Anvil's second and third albums, Metal on Metal and Forged in Fire, made significant waves in the metal community in 19, but despite the respect of musicians and metalheads alike, stardom was not to be theirs. Indebted to the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and many others from across the Atlantic, Anvil nonetheless played louder, faster, and heavier than their heroes, in the process laying the groundwork for the thrash movement that took over heavy metal's underground in the '80s. They subsequently borrow money to record another album, before getting an offer to play a festival in Japan, that changes everything.Toronto, Canada's Anvil were one of the first North American bands to push the sound and style of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal one step further. The tour ends with a disappointing show at the Monsters of Transylvania festival, before they head back to Canada. This looks to have changed when they were invited by a European fan to tour the continent, but it leads to poorly attended shows, travel chaos and inter-band squabbles. Years later, singer and guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow was working for a school catering company and drummer Robb Reiner was working in construction, while still playing the occasional small show. Anvil might have influenced the likes of Metallica and Guns N Roses’ Slash with its influential 1982 record Metal on Metal, and played with the likes of Bon Jovi and Scorpions but they never achieved long term success. Anvil, Rebecca Yeldham and Sacha Gervasi, at Sundance Getty Images It will then be available for digital pre-order on iTunes and Vudu starting September 27. This comes after a special event premiere and performance presented in conjunction with Beyond Fest on September 22 in Los Angeles at the Saban Theatre, with a live concert by the band and a Q&A with Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Gervasi and producer Rebecca Yeldham, moderated by Jackass’ Steve-O. 'Sick Of Myself' Review: Kristoffer Borgli's Satire On Society And The Celebrity Of VictimhoodĪ special one-night engagement in 200 theaters will take place on September 27 with select extended theatrical runs through October at national circuits including AMC and Regal Cinemas. ![]()
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