Ivan Hurd Sebastian Marino Ian Dickson Dave Allison Mike Duncan Glenn Gyorffy Sal Italiano
Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Toronto in 1978. [2] The band currently consists of founding members guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner, along with bassist Chris Robertson who joined in 2014. As of 2024, the band has released twenty studio albums; they have been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups including Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica.[3]
Reviewers described Anvil as a pioneering heavy metal band which was popular in the 1980s but then faded into obscurity in the 1990s, while refusing to stop playing, recording, and gigging.[4] Anvil's antics on and off stage, the setbacks they suffered, and their determination to keep going have been compared to the fictional band Spinal Tap.[4][5][6][7][8]
History
Formation (1973–1981)
Anvil began in April 1973 in a suburb of Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began playing music together. They met through a friend, guitarist and neighbor Marty Hoffman, but "musical differences" caused his departure after their first show.[9] In 1978, the first full line-up of the band included Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Reiner (drums), Dave "Squirrely" Allison (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Ian "Dix" Dickson (bass).[9] At that point, the band was called Lips.
Success in the 1980s (1981–1989)
In 1981, the band released an independent album called Hard 'N' Heavy. Shortly after that they were signed by Attic Records and changed their name to Anvil. Their independent album was rereleased by Attic as their debut album for the company. After its release, British rock musician Lemmy asked Kudlow to play guitar for Motörhead, to replace "Fast" Eddie Clarke, but Kudlow declined.[10]
By 1983, Aerosmith manager David Krebs and assistant Paul O'Neill had signed a managing contract with Anvil and convinced Attic to release the band from its contract, so the band could sign with a major label.[11] However, after initial interest, Krebs eventually stopped returning phone calls and did not get the band a major label recording contract; he released the band in mid-1986.[12]
In 1987 the band was signed with American label Metal Blade Records by William Howell, a fan who became a DJ with KNAC radio.[13] The band released three records with Metal Blade, starting with Strength of Steel, which was the group's most commercially successful record in the United States; it peaked at No. 191 on the Billboard 200.[14]
In 1995, guitarist Sebastian Marino left the band to join Overkill. He was replaced by Ivan Hurd.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil documentary, and This Is Thirteen (2006–2009)
In 2006, the band recorded with Chris Tsangarides, who produced their acclaimed 1982 album Metal on Metal. After failing to find a new label, the album, This Is Thirteen, was self-released in 2007[17] and was available exclusively from the band's website. Guitarist Ivan Hurd left the band at this point to settle down with his new wife, Anvil's former tour manager Tiziana Arrigoni.
After the success of the Anvil documentary, VH1 Classic Records re-released This Is Thirteen on CD and vinyl on September 15, 2009, with a newly recorded song, "Thumb Hang", which was written by the band during the 1980s. The double-vinyl LP contains re-recorded versions of Anvil classics "Metal on Metal" and "666".
In 2009, Bantam Press released the book Anvil: The Story of Anvil, authored by Kudlow and Reiner with a foreword by Slash.[28] On March 28, 2009, Kudlow and Reiner were the featured guests on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show. Anvil played the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, in 2009 and opened for AC/DC at their first few summer Black Ice World Tour shows (North American leg II). They also supported Saxon on a leg of UK shows in November.[29]
Anvil appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on October 6, 2009, the first network television appearance of their career, to coincide with the release of Anvil! The Story Of Anvil on DVD in North America; on the show, the band performed "Metal on Metal".[30]
On October 8, 2009, Anvil filmed a cameo performance in a rock club for The Green Hornet.[31]
2010–present
From June to July 2010, Anvil went on a tour of Europe, selling out certain venues in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands as well as appearing at festivals in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy, and Germany.[32] The band released Juggernaut of Justice, their 14th studio album, on May 10, 2011, care of The End Records.[33][34]
After the release of the album the band completed yet more tours in Europe and North America, often playing alongside artists such as Alice Cooper[35] and Saxon.[36] The band released a new greatest hits album Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil. Anvil also started re-releasing their old material, starting with Strength of Steel, Pound For Pound, and Worth the Weight later that same year.
In January 2012, bassist Glenn Gyorffy quit Anvil, citing creative differences.[37][38] He was replaced by Sal Italiano, late of Iron Maiden tribute band Live After Death.[39][40]
Anvil embarked on a 2012 Winter Tour of the US and in May 2013, released Hope in Hell, a studio recording produced by Bob Marlette. Kudlow said that in some songs he was inspired by his love of heavy rock'n'roll, which made him feel he "found his way home",[16] to the time when they did their first record. In an interview with The Drummer's Journal, Lips outlined how the record was written "as if it was 1983 again."[41] At that point, the band had signed with Steamhammer, which would release its next two albums. Anvil toured to promote the new album; they opened for Metallica in Singapore,[42] played Wacken Open Air in Germany, swung through Australia[43] and, in 2014, went on an extensive US tour.[44]
In 2014, Anvil parted ways with Sal Italiano and replaced him with Chris Robertson, who was already acting as the band's rehearsal bassist and a member of their road crew.
The album Anvil Is Anvil was released on February 26, 2016; the band toured Europe and Japan in support of it.[45] Anvil continued touring as its seventeenth album, Pounding the Pavement, was released on January 19, 2018.[46] The band's 18th album, Legal at Last, was released on February 14, 2020, by AFM Records.[47][48] On May 20, 2022, Anvil's 19th album Impact Is Imminent was released.[49][50]
On January 1, 2023, former guitarist Sebastian Marino died at the age of 57.[51] The band released their twentieth studio album, One and Only, in 2024.[52] Former guitarist Dave Allison died on September 30, 2024, at the age of 68.[53]
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