''Strength of Steel'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released by

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and

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on May 21, 1987. It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart in 1987. It was also the band's first release on

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. Two of the songs on this album ("Straight Between the Eyes" and "Wild Eyes") appeared in the film '' Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers''. A music video was made for the song "Mad Dog".

Track listing

All tracks by Anvil, except "Wild Eyes" by

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Personnel

Anvil *

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– vocals, guitar *Dave Allison – guitar, second vocal on "Straight Between the Eyes" *Ian Dickson – bass *Robb Reiner – drums Production *Paul Lachapelle – producer,

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, mixing *Gabor Varszegi – executive producer

References

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