Anvil Is Anvil is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was produced by Martin Pfeiffer and was released on February 26, 2016.[6] It is the first Anvil album to feature bassist Chris Robertson.

Anvil Is Anvil
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
StudioRedhead Studios, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
GenreHeavy metal
Length49:20
LabelSPV/Steamhammer (Europe)
Rubicon Music (Japan)
ProducerMartin "Mattes" Pfeiffer and Anvil
Anvil chronology
Hope in Hell
(2013)
Anvil Is Anvil
(2016)
Pounding the Pavement
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net7/10[2]
Consequence of SoundB[3]
Metal Hammer (GER)5/7[4]
TeamRock[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Daggers and Rum"5:26
2."Up, Down, Sideways"3:19
3."Gun Control"4:22
4."Die for a Lie"3:17
5."Runaway Train"3:40
6."Zombie Apocalypse"4:22
7."It's Your Move"3:30
8."Ambushed"3:22
9."Fire on the Highway"4:35
10."Run Like Hell"3:07
11."Forgive, Don't Forget"2:40
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Never Going to Stop"4:09
Bonus track (Japanese and Anvil Enterprises editions)
No.TitleLength
13."You Don't Know What It's Like"3:31

Personnel

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Anvil
Production
  • Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Holger Thielbörger – editing
  • Jacob Hansen – mastering at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Hope in Hell by Anvil". Metacritic. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Van Horn Jr., Ray (February 28, 2016). "Anvil – "Anvil Is Anvil"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Hadusek, Jon (February 26, 2016). "Anvil – Anvil Is Anvil". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Riedl, Katrin (March 4, 2016). "Anvil – Anvil Is Anvil" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2, 2016). "Anvil: Anvil Is Anvil". TeamRock.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Anvil: Complete 'Anvil Is Anvil' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Anvil Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2018.