Anvil have announced their 20th studio album, One and only, arriving on June 28. The thrash-metal cult heroes also shared the video for lead single “Feed Your Fantasy.”
The Canadian band literally continues playing the new song. Hard rock beats and foot beats create an inspiring anthem that could be about Anvil themselves, a band that never gave up on their heavy metal aspirations: “Make it all come true / It's what you do / Loving it too / From start to finish.”
The fact that Steve “Lips” Kudlow and company are surrounded by some of their biggest fans for the live performance's music video makes those lyrics clear. The positive energy in the clip is palpable.
“We're more like ourselves than we've been in years,” Lips said of the new album, which is old-school meat-and-potatoes Anvil. “We've abandoned all of our more modern aspects, particularly the Anvil version from the '90s. No sexual themes or thrash speed songs like those that appeared on previous albums.”
Like the four previous albums, One and only was produced by Martin 'Mattes' Pfeiffer (UDO) and Jörg Uken at the latter's Soundlodge studio.
“[Pfeiffer and Uken are] our only option,” Lips added. “As always, Mattes and Jörg did a great job choosing our best performance and making sure it had a top-notch sound. “Great guys who understand the band and know what is best for us.”
You can reserve One and only through AFM records. stream the video for “Feed Your Fantasy” and check out the album art and track listing below.
One and only Artwork:
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One and only Songs list:
01. One and only
02. Feed your fantasy
03. Fight for your rights
04. Heartbroken
05. Gold and diamonds
06. Dead man's shoes
07. The truth is dying
08. Shaking the world
09. Run away
10. Fool's World
11. Freedom condemned
12. Blind anger
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