Anvil

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When it comes to the most influential bands in the history of heavy metal, authorities on the subject regularly vote Anvil among the top positions. The group from Toronto, Canada, with its two masterminds, Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner, and bassist Chris Robertson, not only looks back at an impressive career with countless highlights – as well as a number of well-documented difficulties – but has also had a lasting influence on lots of internationally renowned musicians, from Metallica to Slayer and beyond. Their latest studio album is aptly entitled ‘One And Only’: Anvil are and will always be one of a kind and are continuing to shape the contemporary metal scene just as impressively as they did at the beginning of their career. How they achieve this? Thanks to their straightforward metal fuelled by cutting riffs and catchy hooks, which the musicians continue to celebrate with admirable effortlessness and great passion. “We’re more like our old selves than we’ve been in years,” comments frontman Lips Kudlow on the new album, adding: “We’ve dropped all our more modern aspects, particularly the 90s version of Anvil. No sexual topics and no thrash speed songs like they featured on past albums.” ‘One And Only’, the band’s 20th (!) studio recording to date, will be available on AFM fromJune 28th. The first single/video ‘Feed Your Fantasy’ has been out since 5 April 2024, with the title track ‘Truth is Dying’ to follow as second lead single on May 10th

So it’s fair to say that what we have here is a quintessential Anvil album. Chris Robertson and drummer Robb Reiner keep the up the pace with their usual confidence, providing the perfect rhythm section for guitarist/vocalist Lips. Could there be a more characteristic Anvil song than the breezy ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’? Highly unlikely. Will ‘Fighting For Your Rights’ and ‘Blind Rage’ put as much strain on your neck muscles as the great Anvil classics from the glorious eighties? You bet they will! At the same time, ‘One And Only’ wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t hold a number of little surprises in store for the band’s fans, as usual: The mid-tempo ‘Feed Your Fantasy’ plus video clip have turned into a shuffle-style number that is pretty unusual for Anvil, while ‘Heartbroken’ with its slow groove has a doomy flair that occasionally brings to mind Black Sabbath.

The lyrics on ‘One And Only’ also provide first-rate Anvil entertainment: Lips is considered to be one of the most creative and interesting storytellers of the metal genre, with a very precise choice of words that get straight to the point and – as on ‘Condemned Liberty’ and ‘Fight For Your Rights’ – sometimes touch sensitive issues. He says: “‘Condemned Liberty’ is about losing all our freedoms due to the abuse of our rights, like freedom of speech and expression. And ‘Fight For Your Rights’ is about the music business ripping off musicians.” Lips knows what he’s talking about: Anvil have experienced the tough and frequently merciless side of the music industry on a number of occasions, although they’ve never lost their idealism, motivation and energy.

Like its four predecessors, ‘One And Only’ was produced by Martin ‘Mattes’ Pfeiffer (U.D.O., among others) and Jörg Uken at his Soundlodge studio. As far as Lips is concerned, Pfeiffer and Uken are “... our one and only choice. As usual, Mattes and Jörg did a great job in choosing our best playing and making sure it has top notch sound. Great guys who understand the band and know what suits us best.”
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Metal On Metal
Anvil
Metal On Metal
03:56
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Bedroom Game
Anvil
Hard 'N' Heavy
03:58
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Scenery
Anvil
Metal On Metal
04:44
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Slip Kid (feat. Franky Perez)
Anvil
Songs of Anarchy: Music from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1-4
03:49
Writer: Pete Townshend / Composers: Pete Townshend
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666
Anvil
Metal On Metal
04:47
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Tag Team
Anvil
Metal On Metal
04:11
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Gasoline
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:33
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Stop Me
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Metal On Metal
05:28
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Bondage
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Hard 'N' Heavy
04:28
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Tease Me, Please Me
Anvil
Metal On Metal
04:57
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Heat Sink
Anvil
Metal On Metal
03:56
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Paint It Black
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Hard 'N' Heavy
03:53
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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School Love
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Hard 'N' Heavy
03:16
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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AC/DC
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Hard 'N' Heavy
04:40
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Hot Child
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Hard 'N' Heavy
04:12
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Ooh Baby, Baby
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Hard 'N' Heavy
02:55
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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I Want You Both (With Me)
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Hard 'N' Heavy
03:21
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Oh Jane
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Hard 'N' Heavy
04:52
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Forged in Fire
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Forged in Fire
04:47
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At the Apartment
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Hard 'N' Heavy
05:17
Writer: Anvil / Composers: Anvil
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Bitch in the Box
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Bitch in the Box
04:28
Composers: Steve Kudlow - Robb Reiner
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Feed Your Fantasy
Anvil
One And Only
03:50
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Take a Lesson
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
04:21
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Shadow Zone
Anvil
Forged in Fire
04:00
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Hard Times-Fast Ladies
Anvil
Forged in Fire
03:48
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Free As the Wind
Anvil
Forged in Fire
05:37
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Nabbed in Nebraska
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:33
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Glass House
Anvil
Legal at Last
03:36
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Teabag
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
02:38
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Jackhammer
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Metal On Metal
03:33

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Albums
℗ 2024 AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH
28-06-2024
One And Only
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One and Only
Anvil
One And Only
03:59
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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Feed Your Fantasy
Anvil
One And Only
03:50
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
03
Fight for Your Rights
Anvil
One And Only
02:47
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
04
Heartbroken
Anvil
One And Only
03:43
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
05
Gold and Diamonds
Anvil
One And Only
03:27
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
06
Dead Man Shoes
Anvil
One And Only
03:39
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
07
Truth Is Dying
Anvil
One And Only
04:40
Writer: Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH
20-05-2022
Impact Is Imminent
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Take a Lesson
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
04:21
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
02
Ghost Shadow
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
03:07
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
03
Another Gun Fight
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
04:03
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
04
Fire Rain
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
02:42
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
05
Teabag
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
02:38
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
06
Don't Look Back
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
03:17
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
07
Someone to Hate
Anvil
Impact Is Imminent
03:35
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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AFM Records, a division of Soulfood Music Distribution GmbH
13-02-2020
Legal at Last
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Legal at Last
Anvil
Legal at Last
03:41
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
02
Nabbed in Nebraska
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:33
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
03
Chemtrails
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:06
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
04
Gasoline
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:33
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
05
I'm Alive
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:28
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
06
Talking to the Wall
Anvil
Legal at Last
04:04
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
07
Glass House
Anvil
Legal at Last
03:36
Writer: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow / Composers: Robert Reiner - Steven Kudlow
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19-01-2018
Pounding the Pavement
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Bitch in the Box
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
04:28
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Ego
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
02:56
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Doing What I Want
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
03:16
04
Smash Your Face
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
04:19
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Pounding the Pavement
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
03:05
06
Rock That Shit
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
03:21
07
Let It Go
Anvil
Pounding the Pavement
02:59
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26-02-2016
Anvil Is Anvil
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Daggers and Rum
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
05:14
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Up, Down, Sideways
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
03:16
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Gun Control
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
04:20
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Die for a Lie
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
03:14
05
Runaway Train
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
03:38
06
Zombie Apocalypse
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
04:20
07
It's Your Move
Anvil
Anvil Is Anvil
03:27
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℗ 2013 The End Records
23-05-2013
Hope In Hell
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Hope In Hell
Anvil
Hope In Hell
04:43
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
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Eat Your Words
Anvil
Hope In Hell
03:41
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
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Through With You
Anvil
Hope In Hell
04:48
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
04
The Fight Is Never Won
Anvil
Hope In Hell
04:28
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
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Pay The Toll
Anvil
Hope In Hell
02:48
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
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Flying
Anvil
Hope In Hell
04:50
Composers: Dan McCafferty - Darrell Sweet - Manny Charlton - Peter Agnew
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Call of Duty
Anvil
Hope In Hell
03:53
Composers: Lips - Robb Reiner
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℗ 2011 The End Records
27-09-2011
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
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Metal On Metal
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
04:07
Writer: Allison - Dickson - Kudlow - Reiner / Composers: Allison - Dickson - Kudlow - Reiner
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Winged Assassins
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
04:01
03
666
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
04:43
04
Thumbhang
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
06:00
05
School Love
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
03:25
06
Heat Sink
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
03:56
07
March Of The Crabs
Anvil
Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil
02:34
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℗ 2011 The End Records
10-05-2011
Juggernaut Of Justice
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Juggernaut Of Justice
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
03:42
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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When All Hell Breaks Loose
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
03:12
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
New Orleans Voo Doo
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
04:26
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
04
On Fire
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
03:25
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
Fukeneh!
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
04:09
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Turn It Up
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
02:59
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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The Ride
Anvil
Juggernaut Of Justice
03:14
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
05-04-2004
Back To Basics
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Fuel For The Fire
Anvil
Back To Basics
04:03
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Keep it Up
Anvil
Back To Basics
03:48
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
Song Of Pain
Anvil
Back To Basics
05:53
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
04
You Get What You Pay For
Anvil
Back To Basics
03:48
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
The Chainsaw
Anvil
Back To Basics
05:39
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Can't Catch Me
Anvil
Back To Basics
03:32
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
07
Go Away
Anvil
Back To Basics
03:55
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
26-08-2002
Still Going Strong
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Race Against Time
Anvil
Still Going Strong
04:36
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
02
In Hell
Anvil
Still Going Strong
04:20
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
Holy Wood
Anvil
Still Going Strong
03:29
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Still Going Strong
Anvil
Still Going Strong
03:41
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
Don't Ask Me
Anvil
Still Going Strong
04:39
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Waiting
Anvil
Still Going Strong
04:26
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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White Rhino
Anvil
Still Going Strong
05:20
Composers: Glenn Gyorffy - Ivan Hurd - Rob Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
21-11-2000
Anthology Of Anvil
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Metal On Metal
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
03:56
Writer: Allison - Dickson - Kudlow - Reiner / Composers: Allison - Dickson - Kudlow - Reiner
02
Smokin' Green
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
04:55
03
Winged Assassins
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
03:45
04
Free As The Wind
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
05:36
05
Old School
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
03:46
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Bushpig
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
04:04
Composers: Ian Dickson - Lips - Robb Reiner
07
Blood On The Ice
Anvil
Anthology Of Anvil
05:25
Composers: Dave Allison - Ian Dickson - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
05-03-2000
Plenty Of Power
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Plenty Of Power
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
04:02
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
02
Groove Science
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
03:21
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
Ball Of Fire
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
03:51
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
04
The Creep
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
03:38
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
Computer Drone
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
06:16
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Beat The Law
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
03:34
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
07
Pro Wrestling
Anvil
Plenty Of Power
04:27
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
09-11-1998
Speed Of Sound
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Speed Of Sound
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
03:43
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
02
Blood In The Playground
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
03:39
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
Deadbeat Dad
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
03:54
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
04
Man Over Board
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
02:35
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
No Evil
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
05:28
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Bullshit
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
03:25
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Matress Mambo
Anvil
Speed Of Sound
05:22
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
19-08-1997
Absolutely No Alternative
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Old School
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
03:45
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Green Jesus
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
03:50
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
03
Show Me Your Tits
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
02:51
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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No One to Follow
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
04:42
Composers: Anvil
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Hair Pie
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
03:08
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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Rubber Neck
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
03:11
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
07
Piss Test
Anvil
Absolutely No Alternative
04:10
Composers: Anvil - Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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℗ 2012 The End Records
15-05-1996
Plugged In Permanent
01
Racial Hostility
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
05:57
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
02
Doctor Kevorkian
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
03:45
Composers: Robb Reiner
03
Smokin Green
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
04:56
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
04
Destined For Doom
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
05:16
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
05
Killer Hill
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
03:27
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
06
Face Pull
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
02:54
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
07
I'm Trying to Sleep
Anvil
Plugged In Permanent
03:10
Composers: Robb Reiner - Steve Kudlow
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