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Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band comprising Steve "Lips" Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Robb Reiner (drums), and Glenn Five (bass, backing vocals). To date, the band has released thirteen studio albums, and has been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups, including Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica.

The band, in particular Kudlow and Reiner, was the subject of the 2008 documentary film Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by the screenwriter and former Anvil roadie Sacha Gervasi. Upon its release, the film garnered critical acclaim from many major publications, and has since brought the band renewed recognition, including opening slots with AC/DC and Saxon. Appearances at major heavy metal festivals, including Download and Loud Park, also followed the release of the film.

The roots of Anvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began playing music together. By 1978, the first full line-up of the band included Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Reiner (drums), Dave "Squirrely" Allison (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Ian "Dix" Dickson (bass). At this point, the band was called Lips.

In 1981, the band released an independent album called Hard "N" Heavy. Shortly after they were signed by Attic Records, changed their name to Anvil and the independent album was released by Attic as their debut album. Following its release, Lemmy Kilmister asked Lips to play guitar for Motörhead to replace "Fast" Eddie Clarke, but Lips declined. By 1983, Aerosmith manager David Krebs and assistant Paul O"Neill signed Anvil and convinced Attic to release the band from their contract so the band could sign with a major label.[4] However after initial interest, Krebs eventually stopped returning phone calls and did not get the band a major label recording contract, but eventually released the band from the managing contract allowing the band to find their own record deal in mid-1986.

Free to pursue a recording contract, they were signed by American label Metal Blade Records in 1987, by William Howell (a fan who is now a DJ with KNAC radio). They released three records with Metal Blade, starting with Strength of Steel, which was the group"s most commercially successful record in the United States, peaking at #191 on the Billboard 200. Anvil were then picked up by Maximum Records, an independent Canadian label that was formed by Helix"s manager-at-the-time William Seip. From 1996 they were signed by Hypnotic Records in Canada and Massacre Records in Germany. In 2001, the band recorded Plenty of Power and continued touring in which Kudlow remarked "We"ll play gigs sometimes where there"s no one there".

In 2006, the band recorded with Chris Tsangarides, who previously produced their acclaimed 1982 album Metal on Metal. The CD was self-released as This Is Thirteen in 2007, and was available exclusively from the band"s official website. KNAC reviewed the album saying that "despite its good intentions, is lacking something solid," and concluded it was a "shame because half of the album rocked solid balls of awesomeness when performed live." Following the success of the Anvil documentary, VH1 Classic Records re-released the album on CD and vinyl on September 15, 2009 with a newly recorded song, "Thumb Hang." The double vinyl LP contains re-recorded versions of Anvil classics "Metal on Metal" and "666."

De compilatie bevat 67 studionummers van de band voor de liefhebbers.

Runtime: 4 uur 47 minuten

De nummers komen van de volgende albums:

Anthology
Forged In Fire
Hard "N" Heavy
Metal On Metal
Molten Masterpieces
Painkiller
Strength Of Steel
This Is Thirteen
Worth The Weight

Dubbele nummers zijn verwijderd en ik weet niet zeker of alle nummers op de albums er wel bij staan. Geen covers aanwezig en de nummers worden los gespot dus geen submappen per album.