What band was the most influential in establishing the sound of metal when the genre emerged and found its audience back in the early 1980s? If you know it's Canadian metal band Anvil, more ...

This is not how they teach it in Rock Star 101: Spend three decades cranking out unapologetic speed metal. Work demoralizing day jobs to support your rock ‘n’ roll habit. Watch bands you influenced go ...

Recently, the Power Trip Live Festival was announced. Taking place during an October weekend in Indio, Calif., on the grounds where Coachella occurs each year, it features a Who’s Who of hard rock and ...

If you haven’t seen the gonzoid documentary Anvil about this similarly absurd and bigger-than-life power-metal ensemble, mark this page and hie thee to your screen of choice … ah, welcome back. Anvil ...

Weirdly specific conspiracy theorist Steve “Lips” Kudlow and his band, Canadian speed metal legends Anvil, are launching out on a tour of the eastern United States this April. Coming along with them ...

Hard to kill It's been 25 years since Anvil first hit the heavy metal scene. Now, the perseverance of original members Steve "Lipes" Kudlow and Robb Reiner is paying off as the Canadian band is ...

When initially asked about laying claim as an originator, Kudlow responded, "We're older. What else am I gonna say? I'm two or three years older than those guys. End of story. I was in line first.

Weeks away from the anticipated release, guitarist and longtime Candlemass member Mats "Mappe" Björkman made waves with a mini-reunion with former Candlemass frontman Messiah Marcolin during an Anvil ...