Pink Anvil was a duo consisting of former members of the group

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and

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. The pair formed during a time of personal turmoil in Ministry, which due to drug abuse and record label disagreements nearly ended the group. Upon an invitation from one Dave Palmer (of the jazz group Earl Harvin Trio), they performed an experimental set at a small

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in Austin, Texas on

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, 2001. The recorded set was later released as ''

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'' on Ipecac Recordings in 2003. Pink Anvil made another live appearance at the

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Ipecac bash in

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. This show was also recorded and was released posthumously in 2014. Brody has stated that plans for a third album were slightly recorded, though not completed as Barker had moved to

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in 2004. A finished version of these recordings was self-released by Brody under the title ''Cubed'' in 2015.

Discography

* ''

'' (2003, Ipecac) * ''New Years Eve Party'' (2014, self-released) * ''Cubed'' (2015, self-released)

External links

Pink Anvil on the official Ipecac site

maxbrodyworld.com contains the official Pink Anvil homepage.

Max Brody's Bandcamp page

References

{{Authority control American experimental musical groups