ANVIL

(CANADA)

IMPACT IS IMMINENT

(2022)
LABEL:

AFM RECORDS

GENRE:

HEAVY METAL

TAGS:
80's, Guitar-Hero, Old School, Rasping vocals
"Faithful soldier of the heavy metal cause, Anvil is back with " Impact Is Imminent", a new tasty vintage cut in the best of the genre."
NOISE (09.05.2022)  
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Nothing stops Anvil. Defying time, fashions and pandemic, the Canadian trio continues its road and comes back with a nineteenth album, "Impact Is Imminent". Delivered with an efficient cover with the famous anvil seeming to dominate our planet, the record offers 14 tracks. After so many years of career the risk of weariness exists but until now Anvil has always known how to do the job with a subtle balance between hard rock and heavy metal.

The heart of the album contains tracks that are cut in classic heavy metal, but without any pastism or softness. Age seems to have no hold on the Lips-Reiner duo. Lips' hoarse voice has lost none of its power, especially on the effective choruses, and as far as guitar is concerned, it's a delicious orgy of riffs and sharp solos worthy of the golden age of the 80s. As for Reiner, he hits like a young man bursting with energy.

Anvil also finds his roots and signs two hard rock fireworks that AC/DC or Motörhead would not deny: 'Teabag' and 'Explosive Energy', carried by simple and effective riffs, pure discharges of raw energy with remarkable instantaneous choruses. Finally "Impact Is Imminent" contains two instrumentals - an exercise that Anvil has always loved -, 'Teabag' already named and 'Gomez' mixing hard rock, boogie and rockabilly with burning horns for a dancing result in a very 50's spirit.

After more than 40 years of career, Anvil shows a dazzling shape. "Impact Is Imminent" is a tasty new vintage from the Canadians. The joy of playing and the freshness released in the album is a real pleasure and will delight all the fans of good old heavy metal.
- Official website

TRACK LISTING:
01. Take A Lesson
02. Ghost Shadow
03. Another Gun Fight
04. Fire Rain
05. Teabag
06. Don't Look Back
07. Someone To Hate
08. Bad Side Of Town
09. Wizard's Wand
10. Lockdown
11. Explosive Energy
12. The Rabbit Hole
13. Shockwave
14. Gomez

LINEUP:
Chris Robertson: Basse
Robb Reiner : Batterie
Steve "Lips" Kudlow: Chant / Guitares
   
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