Anvil
Formed: 1974
From:
Toronto,
Canada
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Anvil News
Below is our complete Anvil news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Ex-Anvil/Overkill Guitarist Sebastian Marino Dead
Ex-Overkill/Anvil guitarist Sebastian “Seby” Marino has passed away on New Year’s Eve in Florida at the age of only 57 years.
Marino was a member of Anvil from 1989 through 1995, appearing on the group’s 1992 album “Worth The Weight“. He went on to join Overkill from 1995 through to 1999, appearing on “The Killing Kind“, “From The Underground And Below” and more.
Comments Anvil frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow on Marino's death: More...
Anvil Unveils "Take A Lesson" Lyric Video
Canadian heavy metal heroes Anvil has released a new lyric video for the song, "Take A Lesson." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's new album, "Impact Is Imminent," which is set to be released on May 20th through AFM Records and will be their first since 2019's, "Legal At Last." More...
Anvil Announces US Tour Dates
Canadian legends, Anvil, have announced a US tour in support of their crushing new album, Impact Is Imminent, out May 20 via AFM Records.
Frontman Lips on returning to the stage: "Hell and high water has come and gone now it's time to rock! It can't happen soon enough!" Drummer Robb Reiner adds: "FUCK COVID… After 2+yrs away here we come… Looking forward to seeing all you pounders... Let’s make sure to Rock That Shit!"
The tour dates are as follows:
June 2 - Providence, RI - Alchemy
June 3 - Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory
June 4 - Vineland, NJ - The Landis Theater
June 5 - Millersville, PA - Phantom Power
June 8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Crafthouse
June 9 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Bag
June 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Legends Bar & Venue
June 11 - Knoxville, TN - BrickYard Bar and Grill
June 15 - Vienna, VA - Jammin Java
June 17 - Virginia Beach, VA - Vanguard
June 18 - Durham, NC - Pinhook
June 19 - Greenville, SC - The Radio Room
June 22 - Memphis, TN - Growlers
June 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Whisky Nights
June 24 - Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea
June 25 - Austin, TX - The Lost Well
June 27 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse
June 28 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
June 29 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
June 30 - West Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go
July 1 - Garden Grove, CA - Garden Amp
July 2 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
July 7 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone
July 8 - Fresno, CA - Fulton 55
July 9 - Reno, NV - Altururo's
July 10 - Ukiah, CA - The Thirsty Axe
July 13 - Seattle, WA - Substation
July 14 - Bellingham, WA - Shakedown
July 15 - Portland, OR - Dante's
July 16 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
July 20 - Denver, CO - Herman's Hideaway
July 22 - Wichita, KS - Barleycorn's
July 23 - Des Moines, IA - Lefty's Live Music
July 24 - Sioux Falls, SD - Icon Lounge
July 28 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club
July 29 - Madison, WI - Crucible
July 30 - Iowa City, IA - Wildwood
July 31 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
Anvil Shares "Ghost Shadow" Music Video
Heavy Metal pioneers Anvil have announced the release of a brand new studio album, entitled "Impact Is Imminent," due out on May 20, 2022 via AFM Records. The Canadian trio belongs to one of the most distinctive bands of their genre, often cited as having influenced notable metal acts such as Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica or Anthrax. After 40 years in the music industry, touring the world in sold-out venues, and garnering critically acclaim for "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" – the number #1 music documentary of every metalhead – the iconic band returns with their nineteenth album.
On "Impact Is Imminent," Anvil fires off merciless riff attacks, relentlessly driving drums and impressive bass grooves, complemented by vocal melodies and lyrics that inevitably drill themselves into the listener’s aural tract. As always, Kudlow and founding member and drummer Robb Reiner, are at the epicentre of this heavy metal extravaganza. For the past eight years, they have been supported by bassist Chris Robertson, who not only complements the Anvil fold on a personal level, but also enhances the tracks with his powerful low frequency bass parts and backing vocals.
Today, Anvil shared a first single alongside a music video for the full pedal-to-the-metal anthem "Ghost Shadow!" Says charismatic frontman Lips: "'Ghost Shadow' is my 6th sense telling me I'm being watched! Could be internet trolls or paranormal phenomenon! Either way the song is heavy as fuck!!
"None of our previous albums blends music and lyrics into as tight a unit as ‘Impact Is Imminent’," enthuses Lips on the fourteen songs on the group’s new album. "Everything comes together homogeneously. As a result, the new material sounds monolithic, right down to the very last details, both in terms of rhythm and harmonies. In the past, our studio sessions were sometimes like a little like jumping in at the deep end, with us having to improvise a lot and making decisions at short notice. Working on ‘Impact Is Imminent’, not only was there plenty of time for the songwriting process in the run-up to the recordings, but I also had the leisure to put all my ideas to the acid test and work on them until they were perfect." More...
Anvil To Release New Album In May
Canadian heavy metal heroes Anvil has announced that they will release their nineteenth studio album, "Impact Is Imminent" this May. An official release date for the record will be confirmed soon. You can view the cover art for the album below.
Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow recently commented on the upcoming album, stating, "Songs all kick major ass!! Growth is more than evident!" More...
Anvil To Release New Album In 2022
Canadian heavy metal favourites Anvil has announced that they have had to cancel the rescheduled dates of their European tour, which was supposed to kick off next month. A statement from the band reads as follows:
"Legal At Last Euro Tour ends at 17 shows due to sudden COVID lockdown... remainder of tour (30 dates) re-scheduled for November / December 2020 is now clearly evident with the on going uncertainty, it is officially cancelled.
"Anvil has written the new record during the ongoing live music business lockdown (title and cover art to be revealed fall of 2021). The album is set to be recorded August - September 2021. Select European tour dates September - October 2021, March 2022 release tour to follow Europe in fall 2022.
"Fuck COVID-19."
Anvil Posts New Music Video Online
Anvil have released their new music video "Legal At Last," the title track from their upcoming album. "'Legal At Last is our way of telling the public: 'It’s okay, Anvil are okay, you’re allowed to like us at last!'" states Lips
"Legal At Last" will be released via AFM Records and the album will be available as digipak, digital, black vinyl and some limited colored vinyl. Check out the video below.
Anvil Reveals New Album Details
AFM Records are more than excited to announce "Legal At Last" the new insane album from
Canadians Metal heroes Anvil!
"Legal At Last" will be available as digipak, digital, black vinyl and some limited colored vinyl
"Legal At Last" will be out 14th February 2020 via AFM-Records
When it comes to virtues such as endurance, unconditional commitment and a thoroughly down-to-earth attitude, Anvil are the measure of all things. 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. Since their 2009 documentary film The Story Of Anvil, which reveals 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 de force with little sleep, junk food and meagre earnings. Yet these difficult conditions have made Anvil what they are today: a band that stands solid as a rock in the turbulent waters of a musical genre that produces like no other music by fans for fans. More...
Anvil Premieres New Music Video
Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil has posted a new music video online for the song, "Bitch In The Box." You can check it out below. The song is available as a digital single and is also featured on the trio's latest studio album, "Pounding The Pavement," which hit the shelves in January of last year through SPV/Steamhammer.
Anvil Announces New Album "Pounding The Pavement"
Legendary Canadian metal act Anvil announced the next installment in three word album titles - "Pounding the Pavement." The album will be released on January 19, 2018 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak version (+1 bonus track and poster), 2LP gatefold colored version, digital download and streaming platforms.
Of course there are bands that have garnered higher chart positions, sold more albums and filled bigger venues than Anvil. Yet there are few metal acts that have earned as much respect from colleagues as the Canadian act surrounding vocalist/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. The most renowned Anvil aficionados include, among others, international stars such as Metallica and the late Lemmy of Motörhead, who have expressed their unreserved admiration time and again. The reasons for this evident respect are obvious: since 1978, Anvil has been the epitome of a passionate heavy metal band that refuses to be thrown off course by setbacks, adverse conditions and inconsistencies on the business side of things. The latest album "Pounding The Pavement" proves their impressive stamina: never before have Anvil sounded as diverse, determined and inspiring.
Why has "Pounding The Pavement" turned into such an awesome offering? Kudlow's explanation is simple: "The songwriting process started immediately after the work on our previous album, 'Anvil Is Anvil,' had been completed," he says. "So our thoughts instantly turned to the future again. After 'Anvil Is Anvil' had been cut, everybody knew what we had just delivered and what Anvil's future should sound like."
Despite the diverse range of their ideas, Kudlow, Reiner and their bassist Chris Robertson have succeeded in filling the typical trademarks of this unusual band with life once again - which is an important aspect for every Anvil release, after all tradition and reliability play an essential role in this group. Kudlow: "Of course we always allow inspirations from earlier recordings to seep in, but always with an emphasis on evolving the characteristic Anvil sound. Lots of fans keep asking us to play the way we did in the so-called good old days. That's why I try from time to time to pick up on that exciting feel of our older material. Mind you, it's always exclusively about the basic atmosphere of that time, never about copying an older song." More...
Anvil Announces U.S. Tour
Hot on the heels of their latest release "Anvil is Anvil," Canadian metal legends Anvil are set to return the road in the US in March of 2017. The tour kicks off March 2nd in Boston, MA and will run through April 9th in Cleveland, OH. Support on the tour will come from Night Demon and Graveshadow. A complete list of dates can be found below.
The band cannot wait to hit the States again:
"Anvil does America. The vibrator king returns. Also looking forward to Golden Corral", says guitarist/vocalist Lips.
Robb Reiner added, "Anvil is Anvil and we play fuckin heavy metal..looking forward to the return and smashing all the pounders!!!"
The latest album "Anvil Is Anvil" was released in February 2016 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak version (+1 bonus track and poster), 2LP gatefold clear version and download. The album can be streamed and Spotify and purchased on Amazon and iTunes.
The complete dates and venues are:
3/2: Boston, MA @ Great Scott
3/3: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Putnam Den
3/4: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
3/5: New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Studio)
3/9: Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse Pub
3/10: Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java
3/11: Wilmington, NC @ Reggies 42nd Street
3/12: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
3/16: Jacksonville, FL @ Nighthawks
3/17: St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
3/18: Sanford, FL @ West End Live
3/22: New Orleans, LA @ Southport Music Hall
3/23: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
3/24: San Antonio, TX @ Korova
3/25: Arlington, TX @ Diamond Jim's Saloon
3/26: Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
3/30: Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
4/1: Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
4/2: Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's
4/6: Westland, MI @ Token Lounge
4/7: Cudahy, WI @ The Metal Grill
4/8: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
4/9: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop More...
Anvil Posts "Zombie Apocalypse" Video
The Canadian metal heroes from Anvil today release a new video for the song "Zombie Apocalypse," taken from their latest studio album "Anvil Is Anvil."
Guitar player and singer Lips says about the song: "'Zombie Apocalypse' is my personal favorite from the new CD...I love the feel and tempo which allows for melody and sheer power. I'm still finding it funny when I was asked 'Zombie A coffee Lips'"
Drummer Robb Reiner adds: "A blood Rock / Sabbath inspiration of sorts ,... combined with slamming doom feel....the track is hypnotic in nature,....displaying a shredding of a guitar solo and has been fun to perform live!!! One of the many top tracks from 'Anvil Is Anvil!'"
The album was released in February of 2016 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak version (+1 bonus track and poster), 2LP gatefold clear version, and download. Anvil will embark on a massive European tour in October and November 2016 along with some Canadian shows now confirmed. A full list of dates is available after the video. More...
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Udo Dirkschneider Bids Farewell To Accept
The Islington Academy has hosted many names from the world of metal over the years. From upstarts to legends, many a hard rocker has passed through it's doors. Tonight however, the venue was to host a show like never before, as the iconic heavy metal singer Udo Dirkschneider and his band U.D.O. (using the moniker, Dirkschneider, so as not to confuse concert goers expecting to hear their own songs,) performed a set consisting only of Accept songs, the vast catalogue and classic tunes the singer was bidding farewell to after so many years, perhaps never to be sung by his unmistakable voice again. He was in good company too, bringing along Canadian metal stalwarts Anvil for the ride, as well as British heavy metal outfit, I.C.O.N.
I.C.O.N. opened the show and set the tone for the entire night. This quartet from Burnley play nothing short of vintage of heavy metal with the skill to do it justice where so many have failed, making them the perfect openers for such a tour. With a good stage presence and solid musicianship, the group surely won over those who attended the show early and treated them to some real belters such as "Devil's Blacklist" and "Deconverted" during a set which felt all too short for those of us in the audience. Their album, "The Blacklist" is out now. More...
Anvil Posts New Lyric Video
Today the Canadian metal heroes from Anvil release a new lyric video for the song "Die For A Lie," taken from upcoming studio album "Anvil Is Anvil." Guitar player and singer Lips says about the song:
"Even in modern times mankind has not found peace. We cling to ancient beliefs and wage wars against each other in the names of God. We still have no proof or solid scientific evidence that our beliefs are in fact truth or fact. Killing each other over theories of origin.. .We are still in our infancy as far as civilization is concerned. We are slowly discovering our true factual origins and eventually we will discover the truths.
"A truth that can't be denied is that people have lost the plot of what religion was supposed to be about.... instead of spreading love and understanding we spread hate and ignorance...murdering each other because we believe one God and belief is better than another...when it all is likely bullshit!!!! 'Die for a Lie.'"
Drummer Robb Reiner adds: "'Die For A Lie'... Musically is a perfect Anvil template out of the classic blueprints, fully charged with riffs only found with Anvil, and drum arrangements very unique to Anvil style and sound! Lyrically its suggested for all those who are in belief of handed down broken telephone lines (Religion)....take another look!!!!!" More...
Anvil Releasing New Album
Anvil will release the confidently titled "Anvil is Anvil" on February 26, 2015 via SPV/Steamhammer.
"We're sometimes criticized for never changing," guitarist and vocalist Lips explains. "But why should we change something we're renowned for? Isn't it much more important to stay faithful to yourself? To do what you do best? The idea behind our latest album is: we are what we are, and that's how it's going to stay!"
"Anvil is Anvil" presents Lips, drummer Robb Reiner and new bassist Chris Robertson in a thoroughly magic metal moment. Lips had this to say: "Time will tell whether this album is the absolute pinnacle of our career. But I would already refer to it as 'gaining the momentum.' The year 2013 was a perfect new start for Anvil. We were touring, went on to write the new material, toured again and returned to compose some more. During that time, the new line-up gelled into a real unit. The arrival of Chris was just as significant for us as the film back in 2008. He helped me enormously with my vocal lines, which is why my voice sounds better than ever on stage and also in the studio." More...
Anvil Lanches Pledge Campaign For New Album
Canadian metal legends Anvil has launched a pledge campaign for the successor album to "Hope In Hell" (reviewed here).
The band comments: "After years of having record labels being in between the band and our fans, we’re finally at a point in our history to directly connect.
"We are proud to announce to our fans that they can keep in personal touch with the band and be directly involved in the process of creating the next Anvil album. This will be the first time that we’ve used a crowd-funding approach and we are fully confident in our fans to really pitch in and help.
"Considering that almost anyone aware of Anvil knows our long and sometimes brutal history, we’re hoping you would be honored to help and prove us right in our belief in you…and we promise another top notch Anvil recording that we can enjoy for many years into the future…."
The campaign can be accessed at this location. Perk packages ranging from a signed CD to a private viewing of Robb Reiner's art collection, to one of Steve "Lips" Kudrow's amps can all be had. More...
Anvil Posts New Music Video "Hope In Hell"
Canadian metal veterans Anvil released a new music video for the track "Hope In Hell". The song is the title track of the latest studio release "Hope In Hell", which was issued back in May of 2013 via SPV/Steamhammer Records.
Check out now the video below:
70,000 Tons Of Metal Adds To 2015 Lineup
Four more bands were announced today for the 2015 roster by UMC - promoters for the Original and World's Largest Cruise Festival, 70,000 Tons of Metal. On board at the last minute: Florida hardcore act Adaliah, Florida deathcore act Dark Sermon and Swiss groove act GurD and German thrashers Exumer.
70,000 Tons of Metal casts off tomorrow January 22, 2015 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and returns on Monday, January 26, 2015. The festival boards a new vessel, Liberty of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean), which will accommodate four stages. The All-Star Jam band will be back this coming January, which features members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live. There will also be two hot tubs on the pool deck stage.
All the information on the festival can be found at 70000tons.com.
Metal Underground.com has its team on the scene and will report on all the events in the coming days. Stay tuned.
The roster lineup is as follows, with only 2 more left to be announced:
1349
Abandon Hope
Adaliah
Alestorm
Amorphis
Annihilator (featuring Coburn Pharr performing songs from "Never, Neverland")
Anvil
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Artillery
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Cannibal Corpse
Claim the Throne
Crucified Barbara
D.A.D.
Dark Sermon
Destruction
Divided Multitude
Einherjer
Ensiferum
Enthroned
Equilibrium
Exumer
Gama Bomb More...
Three More Bands Added To 70,000 Tons Of Metal
Three more bands were announced for the 2015 roster by UMC - promoters for the Original and World's Largest Cruise Festival, 70,000 Tons of Metal: U.S. thrashers Whiplash, Brazilian groove masters Soulfly and U.S. legendary traditional metal act Riot, now known as Riot V.
70,000 Tons of Metal casts off next Thursday, January 22, 2015 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, returning on Tuesday, January 26, 2015 aboard a new ship, Liberty of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean), which will accommodate four stages. The All-Star Jam band will be back this coming January, which features members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live. There will also be two hot tubs on the pool deck stage.
All the information on the festival, including how to book your dream metal vacation can be found at 70000tons.com.
Whiplash, Soulfly and Riot V join the previously announced bands below, with 6 bands still left to be announced:
1349
Abandon Hope
Alestorm
Amorphis
Annihilator (featuring Coburn Pharr performing songs from "Never, Neverland")
Anvil
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Artillery
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Cannibal Corpse
Claim the Throne
Crucified Barbara
D.A.D.
Destruction
Divided Multitude
Einherjer
Ensiferum
Enthroned
Equilibrium
Gama Bomb More...
Six More Bands Confirmed For 70,000 Tons
A six pack of announcements were handed down by UMC - promoters for the Original and World's Largest Cruise Festival, 70,000 Tons of Metal: Canadian metal legends Anvil, Norway's The Hate Colony, Irish thrashers Gama Bomb, Swiss thrashers Suborned, Australia's Claim The Throne and Florida death metal act Monstrosity.
70,000 Tons of Metal casts off next Thursday, January 22, 2015 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, returning on Tuesday, January 26, 2015 aboard a new ship, Liberty of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean), which will accommodate four stages. The All-Star Jam band will be back this coming January, which features members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live. There will also be two hot tubs on the pool deck stage.
All the information on the festival, including how to book your dream metal vacation can be found at 70000tons.com.
Anvil, The Hate Colony, Gama Bomb, Suborned, Claim the Throne and Monstrosity join the previously announced bands below, with 9 bands still left to be announced:
1349
Abandon Hope
Alestorm
Amorphis
Annihilator (featuring Coburn Pharr performing songs from "Never, Neverland")
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Artillery
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Cannibal Corpse
Crucified Barbara
D.A.D.
Destruction
Divided Multitude
Einherjer
Ensiferum
Enthroned
Equilibrium More...