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 ...

And now for the story of Lips and the dildo. Back in the late ’70s, before Guitar Hero III or Rock of Love 2 or even VH1, a jolly Canadian guitarist named Steve “Lips” Kudlow formed a thrash band with ...

Decades before they became documentary stars, larger-than-life Canadians Anvil were the headbangingest band on the block, and their pounding signature song was one of the great heavy metal anthems ...

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 ...

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 ...

Back in 1982, when Bill Peters started his popular indie-metal program on John Carroll University’s WJCU 88.7 FM, he dubbed it Metal on Metal after a song by Canadian metal band Anvil. He opens his ...

Rescued from the brink of obscurity by acclaimed 2008 rock doc Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Canadian band Anvil have since reclaimed their spot in history as a seminal 1980s metal force. While lack of ...

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 ...

Speaking of bands that could use a boost, the Bowery Electric has quite the eclectic calendar of upcoming shows. One band that stands out is Metal Pistol, who are playing a few dates in around NYC in ...