''Strength of Steel'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian
heavy metal band
Anvil. It was released by
Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distri ...
and
Enigma Records
Enigma Records (also known as Enigma Entertainment Corporation) was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s.
History
Enigma Records launched as a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/d ...
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
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distr ...
. 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
Rich Dodson
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Personnel
Anvil
*
Steve "Lips" Kudlow
Steven Barry "Lips" Kudlow (born March 2, 1956) is a Canadian musician, who is the guitarist and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Anvil. He co-founded the band with drummer Robb Reiner in 1978, having played together since 1973.
Early l ...
– vocals, guitar
*Dave Allison – guitar, second vocal on "Straight Between the Eyes"
*Ian Dickson – bass
*Robb Reiner – drums
Production
*Paul Lachapelle – producer,
engineer
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,
mixing
*Gabor Varszegi – executive producer
References
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Anvil (band) albums
1987 albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Roadrunner Records albums
Enigma Records albums