--- title: "Anvil" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/anvil" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "Canada" formed: 1978 --- # Anvil **Anvil** is a heavy metal band, from Canada, active 1978 to present. Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Toronto in 1978. The band currently consists of founding members guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner, along with bassist Chris Robertson who joined in 2014. As of 2024, the band has released twenty studio albums; they have been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups including Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Anvil | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Toronto, Canada | | Formed | 1978 | | Releases in catalog | 22 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Chris Robertson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-robertson) | Bass guitar | 2014 to present | Current | | [Robb Reiner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robb-reiner) | Drums (drum set) | 1978 to present | Current | | [Steve “Lips” Kudlow](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-lips-kudlow) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1978 to present | Current | | [Ian Dickson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ian-dickson) | Bass guitar | 1978 to 1993 | Former | | [Sebastian Marino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sebastian-marino) | Guitar | 1989 to 1995 | Former | | [Dave Allison](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-allison) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1978 to 1989 | Former | | [Glenn Five](https://themetalnet.com/musician/glenn-five) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1996 to 2012 | Former | | [Ivan Hurd](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ivan-hurd) | Guitar | 1995 to 2007 | Former | | [Mike Duncan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-duncan) | Bass guitar | 1993 to 1996 | Former | | [Sal Italiano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sal-italiano) | Bass guitar | 2012 to 2014 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1981 | [Hard ’n’ Heavy](https://themetalnet.com/album/0320a71d-942e-37e1-b4a7-3d30a8cefd15) | Album | | 1982 | [Anvil](https://themetalnet.com/album/1690da7d-6db8-35ab-a592-c4c9a1df31e5) | EP | | 1982 | [Metal on Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b48df05-af2c-3e8f-b508-cf508f1a0094) | Album | | 1983 | [Forged in Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/959dd3e6-45c9-3b8f-99a4-aee8339bfd06) | Album | | 1984 | [Live at El Mocambo Club Toronto](https://themetalnet.com/album/daba45ce-30ee-478b-b014-5ab0c3b0192b) | Album | | 1987 | [Strength of Steel](https://themetalnet.com/album/5694f031-c7b8-37fb-a1a2-14d6c771ad54) | Album | | 1988 | [Pound for Pound](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc37d73c-cbce-38a7-ab92-e79cc568550d) | Album | | 1991 | [Worth the Weight](https://themetalnet.com/album/15936797-ce19-3dd9-8514-f768e632b530) | Album | | 1996 | [Plugged in Permanent](https://themetalnet.com/album/3639c528-b31d-30a9-a042-8c631736a061) | Album | | 1997 | [Absolutely No Alternative](https://themetalnet.com/album/098f7227-77fb-3bd1-8690-fb05fcd53328) | Album | | 1998 | [Speed of Sound](https://themetalnet.com/album/e128049e-8fa1-396f-91d8-779a0309c86f) | Album | | 2000 | [Plenty of Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/e62b9f5d-7bc9-35cc-aac0-121335171909) | Album | | 2002 | [Still Going Strong](https://themetalnet.com/album/357f22de-dbc5-32a4-aef8-f4f7f471865e) | Album | | 2004 | [Back to Basics](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ec8181d-238a-3825-b963-2cce689a7a24) | Album | | 2007 | [This Is Thirteen](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b1e357d-fc89-3223-a459-634129ff6de8) | Album | | 2011 | [Juggernaut of Justice](https://themetalnet.com/album/4660078f-7a55-40cc-997d-ed6c7569b31d) | Album | | 2013 | [Hope in Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/2032a40d-046f-4e34-8669-97ad4ef3e6f9) | Album | | 2016 | [Anvil Is Anvil](https://themetalnet.com/album/94f3b938-01da-4a89-9c87-708d73633003) | Album | | 2018 | [Pounding the Pavement](https://themetalnet.com/album/5339170b-246a-4c39-9789-7625524c5fba) | Album | | 2020 | [Legal at Last](https://themetalnet.com/album/1424746f-c5b7-49ac-89b0-890423e962e1) | Album | | 2022 | [Impact Is Imminent](https://themetalnet.com/album/7956352e-c8ac-435b-954b-830b512566a9) | Album | | 2024 | [One and Only](https://themetalnet.com/album/68085d19-d932-4d46-8ffd-5600d3bb685d) | Album | ## Related bands - [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together) - [Accept](https://themetalnet.com/band/accept) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) - [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together) - [W.A.S.P.](https://themetalnet.com/band/w-a-s-p) (listened together) - [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together) - [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together) - [Metal Church](https://themetalnet.com/band/metal-church) (listened together) - [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill) (listened together) - [Kreator](https://themetalnet.com/band/kreator) (listened together) - [King Diamond](https://themetalnet.com/band/king-diamond) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Anvil/542 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anvilmetal - x: https://twitter.com/AnvilMetal666 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/10237 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/129779577 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0maNhqGx60ucjS4UaAH6cP --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/anvil](https://themetalnet.com/band/anvil). 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