Anvil Chorus and My Way to Work
Many years ago I discovered the music of Anvil Chorus. The band had been active in the early 80s. There were no proper releases except for one single (“Blondes in Black” b/w “Once Again”). But if one looked hard, one could get copies of old demos and live tapes. Those n-th generation copies sounded aweful, but the music itself not only stood the test of time, but even had a timeless quality only few metal bands can offer. The band reunited from time to time, but an album release seemed as unlikely as a show in Europe.
This year finally saw the release of the first CD by Anvil Chorus, “The Killing Sun”. I wrote a review in German over at Vampster.com. I thin it sounds rather tame, but songs like “Phase to Phase” and “Once Again” still sparkle. The lead guitars are amazing and the music, well, still timeless. And as if that weren’t enough, the band is scheduled to play in Germany at the Headbangers Open Air 2010!
PS: The picture above has nothing to do with Anvil Chorus. I took it on my way to university and thought, why not share it with the world.
Frank Powers:
I love that picture, dude – is it in the “Hockgraben”?
Those were the days, man…
Peace, Frank
8 December 2009, 11:09 pmJutze:
This is between Litzelstetten and Mainau. I moved back to suburbia, so no Hockgraben for me. ;-)
9 December 2009, 12:08 am