Their 2009 documentary The Story Of Anvil has made them famous the world over, following seemingly endless years of energy-sapping tours de force marked by dismal organizational conditions.
Their albums are considered landmarks among a musical genre which is otherwise successively losing its identity. Their recent release, Juggernaut Of Justice (2011), was a powerful and unrelenting thunderbolt of the first order.
Now Canadian cult metal act Anvil are back with their new studio recording Hope In Hell, and they’re coming to Australia to celebrate.
The album presents guitarist/vocalist Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, drummer Robb Reiner and their bassist Sal Italiano in top form, highly dynamic and full of energy from the first to the last note.
“We’re really proud and already love the new album just as much as our early releases from the beginning of the eighties, because Hope In Hell sounds like Anvil live on stage: natural, honest, unvarnished, never over-produced and straight from the heart.”
Which is hardly surprising since Hope In Hell was written and recorded following an 18-month world tour which took Anvil around the globe.
“We hadn’t expected this kind of extensive tour when we brought out Juggernaut Of Justice,” Kudlow confesses. “Time just flew by. I could hardly believe it when I found myself in the studio again after the tour, ready to work on the next album. The reactions to Juggernaut Of Justice and the shows had been so positive that we had plenty of ideas and inspiration for new material.”
So Anvil are proud to present the kind of album that Anvil fans will love: no concessions to short-lived trends, no modern frills but traditional metal with lots of classic rock music elements.
“What we do is totally timeless,” says Anvil’s frontman. “We’ve never tried to change our sound or experiment with trends and fashions. We live in our own world and have maintained our individuality and own identity.” Like Juggernaut Of Justice, Hope In Hell was produced by Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Airbourne, Alice Cooper) at the NRG Recording studios in North Hollywood, California, and brilliantly mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Malmsteen, Sepultura).”
Anvil Australian Tour 2014 Dates & Venues
Tickets on sale now
THURS 6 NOV Perth ASTOR LOUNGE
Tickets available from www.showticketing.com.au, ph 08 9370 5888, Astor Theatre box office, www.heatseeker.com.au and www.oztix.com.au
FRI 7 NOV Melbourne THE HIFI
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or 1300THEHIFI, Polyester Records – CBD & Fitzroy, Greville Records and all Oztix outlets
SAT 8 NOV Brisbane THE HIFI
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or 1300THEHIFI, oztix.com.au and Oztix outlets
SUN 9 NOV Sydney THE HIFI
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or 1300THEHIFI and Oztix outlets
MON 10 NOV Newcastle CAMBRIDGE HOTEL
Tickets will be from venue and online www.bigtix.com.au
