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ANVIL Drummer Robb Reinter: “Next Studio Album is Written & Will be recorded Next Summer”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 15, 2022
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Jimmy Kay from The Metal Voice spoke to guitarist/ vocalist Lips and drummer Robb Reiner from the legendary Canadian band ANVIL, on the Streets of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The conversation revolved around the bands new album  ‘The Impact is imminent, the re-release of the hit documentary ‘The Story of Anvil’ and a whole lot more.

What has been the reaction from fans to the new album ‘The Impact is imminent’ 
“Generally that it’s welcome back” Lips 

“Overwhelmingly accepted, I know that people are just really excited about it. And you know we got our new (next) album ready to go too and it’s gonna kick, even more.” Robb Reiner

So there is also  a new, new album ready to go?
 “No, the songs are all written (for the next album) and we’re gonna record it next summer.” Robb Reinter

When asked about the two instrumental songs, Teabag and Gomez on ‘The impact is imminent’ 
“Gomez is the shit man, period.” Robb Reiner

“We’ve been influenced by big band swing since the early beginnings and the real truth is that’s where we got the inspiration to play our speed metal that everybody went and captioned it speed metal but we’re going it’s swinging jazz” Lips

“Our Speed Metal has an underlying swing feel to it and a lot of our intuitive listeners pick up on that.” Robb Reiner

“We got two instrumental songs, the first one is called Tea Bag which is named after  Sacha Gervasi the guy who made the movie (The Story of Anvil). We nicknamed him Teabag when he was 15 years old when we first met him because he was English you know Tea Bag, English… Then later on after the movie  Sacha was so eccentric and he’s going I’ve got the best  train set on the block and all the other kids are coming to see it and we went you sound like ‘Gomez Adams’  (Adam’s family). So we started calling him ‘Gomez’ so we had the same song with two different (versions) and we can use both of his names. So we called the first one Teabag after his old name and the second one Gomez after his newer name” Lips

Tell me about the re-release of The Story of Anvil and what fans can expect
“Well  it’s remastered,  it sounds better and there’s an hour long interview at the end of the movie with us guys bringing everybody up to date (At a California showing).” Robb Reiner

” The end of the movie interview is an explanation of what happened after the movie and everything like that. Where we’ve been, who we played with, where we are, you know the effects that the movie has on the whole situation so yeah it brings everybody up to date. “Lips

“Red carpet all these celebrities are coming, it’s going to be some kind of a Hollywood blowout and they’re going to show the movie and then we’re going to play after the movie we’re doing an Anvil experience” Robb Reiner

What are some of the celebrities that have seen the Story of Anvil?
“The list is long, where do we want to start? How about Dustin Hoffman.  How about this, at the critics choice awards, Paul McCartney’s sitting 15 feet from Robbo and I we’re going to go meet him we’re on our way and Quentin Tarantino grabs me by the arm and he goes Lips that movie knocked me on my ass man. I don’t get it the critics choice, they gave the award to a bunch of  FKN dolphins they’re a bunch of FNK  no-mind AH and he’s FKN losing his SHT on me and I’m going listen Quentin it’s great to meet you but Paul McCartney’s over there please excuse, (laughs) me that just gives you some kind of idea. “Lips

“The Anvil story is about artists going for it, nothing can hit more home more in Hollywood, than artists trying to make it. How about a phone call, Sacha’s sitting with Sir Anthony Hopkins. So they’re sitting at dinner and Anthony goes to Sacha  get  Lips on the phone okay so my FKN phone rings and I pick it up and go hello and he goes hello Lips this is Tony Hopkins. And I’m going, are you FKN kidding me? I’m talking to Hannibal Lecter on my FKN cell phone. It hits home to actors because and what did Anthony say to me was he didn’t get his first break till he was 40. Unbelievable yeah okay  so that Anvil story becomes relatable.” Lips 

As previously reported, a remastered edition of ANVIL’s acclaimed documentary, “Anvil! The Story Of Anvil”, will be released in theaters this fall and on digital later this year via Utopia alongside Portobello Electric.

The new version of the film will arrive in time for its 13th anniversary and will feature remastered picture and sound, as well as a new exclusive epilogue interview with director Sacha Gervasi and Kudlow and ANVIL drummer Robb Reiner moderated by former MTV host Matt Pinfield.

The remastered “Anvil! The Story Of Anvil” will receive its premiere in conjunction with Beyond Fest on September 22 in Los Angeles at the Saban Theater, where ANVIL will also perform, along with appearances from surprise musical guests. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Kudlow, Reiner, producer Rebecca Yeldham and Gervasi, moderated by Steve-O from “Jackass”.

ANVIL Share New Song & Video ‘Take A Lesson’ Of Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2022
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May 20, 2022 will see iconic speed and heavy metal titans ANVIL release their brand new studio album, entitled Impact Is Imminent, via AFM Records. To shorten your wait, the Canadian trio has just shared a second song taken of their upcoming, nineteenth record!

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, Lips 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.

After the previously-released, first single, ‘Ghost Shadow’, the band has just unleashed another blistering new track. Watch the new ANVIL lyric video clip for “Take A Lesson” right here:

“None of our previous albums blends music and lyrics into as tight a unit as ‘Impact Is Imminent’,” enthuses charismatic frontman 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.”

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 – ANVIL belongs to one of the most distinctive bands of their genre, often cited as having influenced notable metal acts such as Slayer, Megadeath, Metallica or Anthrax.

Like its three predecessors ‘Anvil Is Anvil’ (2016), ‘Pounding The Pavement’ (2018) and ‘Legal At Last’ (2019), Impact Is Imminent was produced by Martin ‘Mattes’ Pfeiffer (U.D.O., among others) and Jörg Uken at Uken’s Soundlodge studios, so the successful combination consisting of Anvil/Pfeiffer/Uken has struck again.

Slated for a release on May 20th as CD, Vinyl and Digital formats, the album pre-sale of Impact Is Imminent is available at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

  1. Take A Lesson
  2. Ghost Shadow
  3. Another Gun Fight
  4. Fire Rain
  5. Teabag
  6. Don‘t Look Back
  7. Someone To Hate
  8. Bad Side Of Town
  9. Wizard´s Wand
  10. Lockdown
  11. Explosive Energy
  12. The Rabbit Hole
  13. Shockwave
  14. Gomez

ANVIL Return with New Album “Impact Is Imminent” + Share First Single And Video Clip

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 11, 2022
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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, Megadeath, 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!!“

Watch the brand new ANVIL video HERE:

“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.”

Like its three predecessors ‘Anvil Is Anvil’ (2016), ‘Pounding The Pavement’ (2018) and ‘Legal At Last’ (2019), ‘Impact Is Imminent’ was produced by Martin ‘Mattes’ Pfeiffer (U.D.O., among others) and Jörg Uken at Uken’s Soundlodge studios, so the successful combination consisting of Anvil/Pfeiffer/Uken has struck again.

The album pre-sale of Impact Is Imminent, available as CD, Vinyl and Digital formats on May 20, 2022, has just started at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

  1. Take A Lesson
  2. Ghost Shadow
  3. Another Gun Fight
  4. Fire Rain
  5. Teabag
  6. Don‘t Look Back
  7. Someone To Hate
  8. Bad Side Of Town
  9. Wizard´s Wand
  10. Lockdown
  11. Explosive Energy
  12. The Rabbit Hole
  13. Shockwave
  14. Gomez

ANVIL’s July 4th Quebec City Live Stream Available Online Until July 14th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 10, 2020
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Back in February, Canada’s ANVIL released a new album “Legal At Last” celebrating the legalization of recreational cannabis use in the country. To support this album, the heavy metallers had a very thorough tour planned in the UK and Germany, with an assortment of other stops along the way. Unfortunately, like everyone else, COVID-19 stopped the tour in its tracks.

But on July 4th, the band performed the first Canadian heavy metal live stream from Quebec City, which was organized by District 7 Production and L’Anti Bar & Spectacles. With an overwhelming response to the success of Anvil’s virtual live stream concert, organizers are offering all the fans who missed it, and the fans who watched it demanding to experience the performance again an opportunity to watch the live stream performance until July 14th.

Watch the July 4th live stream show here: https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/abs200707001 

Live Stream Review – Bravewords – ANVIL – Star Spangled Maple Leaf?

ANVIL To Perform At First Canadian Metal Streaming Event

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 8, 2020
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Back in February, Canada’s ANVIL released a new album “Legal At Last” celebrating the legalization of recreational cannabis use in the country. To support this album, the heavy metallers had a very thorough tour planned in the UK and Germany, with an assortment of other stops along the way. Unfortunately, like everyone else, COVID-19 stopped the tour in its tracks.

Still looking to bring their new album and to fans around the world they will be performing on the first Canadian heavy metal live stream put on by District 7 Production and L’Anti Bar & Spectacles on July 4th, 2020. The event organizers see this as a win-win situation for everyone. They go into more detail:

“I was wondering how to make L’Anti Bar & Spectacles live again in the midst of a health crisis. I’ve been presenting virtual live shows with a ticket office since May 9. The first shows were appreciated by the spectators, we sold hundreds of tickets across Canada and in Europe during our first virtual shows. I wanted to present the first virtual metal show in Canada. I thought Anvil would be the perfect band for this show. I have an excellent relationship with them; the members of Anvil accepted without hesitation. Spectators should expect a virtual show with impeccable production quality in terms of sound, image, and lighting.”

Capturing the attention of audiences worldwide with their 2009 documentary film “The Story Of Anvil”, which bares all about the reality of the music industry, Anvil has been rocking stages since 1978. Once again, fans will be able to enjoy Anvil from the comfort of their own homes.

The stream will be available worldwide via platform thepointofsale.com plus can be viewed using Chromecast on TV.

The event will begin at the following times: Saturday, July 4th at 5pm (EST), 10pm (UK), 11pm (CET) and Sunday, July 5th for 6am (JAP), 7am (AUS).

Tickets are selling now at https://thepointofsale.com/tickets/d7p200704001

Event details on Facebook

Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow: “The Anvil film is an inspiration of hope for people with debilitating diseases”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 22, 2020
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Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke with Anvil’s singer / guitarist  Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow. Lips spoke about the bands new album Legal At last and it’s lyrical content which was released Feb 14 2020 vis AFM, how their movie, The Story of Anvil has become a Global inspiration of hope for the sick and the music business.

Watch the interview here:

When asked about their marijuana lyrical content and if it will polarize their fans base
“The legalization of marijuana has little or nothing to do with whether it’s something’s good for you or bad for you. It was made illegal originally because of finances and particularly finances of industries in the 1920’s and there was no such thing as hippies and smoking pot in the 1920s so it had nothing to do with that. It had everything to do with the economy, with particularly the cotton industry, pulp and paper, the oil industry and plastic and fabrics all kinds of stuff like. So it’s not about going to get high and this song doesn’t even talk about that so get rid of that misconception it’s not about getting high. (Album Cover shows) Angels getting high (on the front cover) but on the back cover  the devil is getting high, so the basic and fundamental idea is, it’s for better or worse. It’s another human vice like I say in the lyrics.  It’s about taking responsibility on an individual basis.  If you want to go get high that’s your own business, if you don’t that’s also your own business. I’m not telling anybody what to do all I’m saying it’s all for better or worse and I’m talking about it like you say as a news report. I’m talking about the implications and the overall effect that it’s had on our our world.”

When asked about how the new album has more social political messages compared to older albums
“No one really cares, it’s human nature to be selfish and I see the stuff going on and around me I’m just I’m bringing awareness by singing about it and talking about it. People will condemn me for being another Greta Thunberg with all these  new songs but everything was written long before she got up and did that speech.”

When asked about the musical direction of the new album 
” I think we’re very consistent at what we do and in particularly on the last few albums. We’re trying to be as authentic to ourselves as we possibly can be  We have our own direction and our own thing.”

How the Anvil documentary has become an inspirational movie   
“Christmas Season is a time when there’s a huge amount of people that end up watching the movie especially from people who are ill. It’s Inspiring you know, to people who become ill. We have a large amount of people who watch the documentary who are hospital patients with cancer or other  kinds of debilitating problems. People come to our shows on a regular basis as a result of that movie because the movie is inspiring. The movie is about going after your dreams and capturing them at any cost and a hope for tomorrow, that’s what it’s about. It’s about the human endurance. It’s hugely inspirational for people to get up and take part in their own destinies and give them hope and I’m glad I’m proud that.”