Classic ANVIL Albums To Be Reissued In Europe

October 28, 2011

Three classic albums from Canadian metal legends 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

"Strength Of Steel" track listing:

Digipak:

01. Strength Of Steel
02. Concrete Jungle
03. 9-2-5
04. I Dreamed It Was The End Of The World
05. Flight Of The Bumble Beast
06. Cut Loose
07. Mad Dog
08. Straight Between The Eyes
09. Wild Eyes
10. Kiss Of Death
11. Paper General

LP, colored red vinyl, printed innersleeves:

Side 1

01. Strength Of Steel
02. Concrete Jungle
03. 9-2-5
04. I Dreamed It Was The End Of The World
05. Flight Of The Bumble Beast
06. Cut Loose

Side 2

01. Mad Dog
02. Straight Between The Eyes
03. Wild Eyes
04. Kiss Of Death
05. Paper General

"Pound For Pound" track listing:

Digipak:

01. Blood On The Ice
02. Corporate Preacher
03. Toe Jam
04. Safe Sex
05. Where Does All The Money Go
06. Brain Burn
07. Senile King
08. Machine Gun
09. Fire In The Night
10. Cramps

LP, colored green vinyl, printed innersleeves:

Side 1

01. Blood On The Ice
02. Corporate Preacher
03. Toe Jam
04. Safe Sex

Side 2

01. Where Does All The Money Go
02. Brain Burn
03. Senile King
04. Machine Gun
05. Fire In The Night
06. Cramps

"Worth The Weight" track listing:

Digipak:

01. Infanticide
02. On The Way To Hell
03. Bushpig
04. Embalmer
05. Pow Wow
06. Sins Of The Flesh
07. A.Z. #85
08. Sadness / Love Me When I'm Dead

LP, colored orange vinyl, printed innersleeves:

Side 1

01. Infanticide
02. On The Way To Hell
03. Bushpig
04. Embalmer

Side 2

01. Pow Wow
02. Sins Of The Flesh
03. A.Z. #85
04. Sadness / Love Me When I'm Dead

The End Records celebrated ANVIL's career with "Monument Of Metal: The Very Best Of Anvil", a 19-track career retrospective that earned "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, MOTRHEAD, 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.

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