Anvil

The Rockin’ Rag‘s Rockn’ Rolivia conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve “Lips” Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL before the band’s October 30, 2011 concert at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California. You can now watch the chat below.

Three classic albums from ANVIL — “Strength Of Steel” (1987), “Pound For Pound” (1988) and “Worth The Weight” (1991) — will be made available in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer as high-class digipak re-releases with new booklets, including liner notes from Steve “Lips” Kudlow (guitar, vocals) and Robb Reiner (drums). There will also be gatefold LP versions with colored vinyl and printed innersleeves. This will mark the first time “Worth The Weight” will have beenreleased on vinyl.

Release dates:

* Germany, Austria, Switzerland: November 25
* Rest of Europe: November 28

The End Records celebrated ANVIL‘s career with “Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil”, a 19-track career retrospective that will earn “must-own” and “must-hear” status for fans both fans new and old.

Released on September 27, this set collects choice cuts from ANVIL‘s career and the track listing was hand-selected by the members of ANVIL and spans their three-decade career. It is designed to show you why the aforementioned likes of GUNS ‘N ROSES, METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD, ANTHRAX, SLAYER and more have praised ANVIL as pioneers and way pavers in the heavy metal world. It’s a retrospective spanning the band’s entire iconic career and a comprehensive heavy metal history lesson captured on record.

ANVIL‘s latest album, “Juggernaut Of Justice” was released in Europe on June 20 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort was made available as a limited-edition digipak (including two bonus tracks), double gatefold LP in blue vinyl, standard version and a digital download.

“Juggernaut Of Justice” sold around 1,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.