Anvil "One and Only" Review (SO BAD IT WAS THE "ONE AND ONLY" TIME WE'LL LISTEN TO IT) 

Title for the video is great! 🤣As a Canadian a good laugh on Canada Day🤘

Anvil opened for AC/DC in 2009 (Magnetic Hill, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada). Steve was ecstatic to perform for an estimated 90,000 people. He said something like "This is my fuckin' dream come true!" That was the "one & only" time I'd heard of Anvil. Their setlist was gung-ho, but unremarkable.

Just in time for Canada Day! (I know you guys aren’t Canadian, but still!)

Anvil rules, l understand music is not the greatest. But go see them live. Honest put on a good show. Always hanging out after the show for photos and autographs. And keep on rocking out.

My issue with these guys is they think they deserved the success of Metallica just because they were there. In their documentary, they blamed everything around them, but never once suggested that they just weren’t as good. “There’s nothing here you haven’t heard played better”. That’s their whole career, and it’s exactly why they didn’t take off. The extremely juvenile subject matter and generic writing didn’t do them any favors either. They just weren’t nearly as good as any of the bands they complained about getting big instead of them.

I love ANVIL!

Their first 2-3 albums are legitimately good. After that, mostly mediocre output, but they are troopers at the very least! With broken legs.

I've tried to go through Anvil's catalog and outside of some tracks from the first 3 albums and 1992's Worth the Weight, they're very much meat n' potatoes heavy metal. Respect for dishing out their 20th album though. Takes a lot of heart and dedication to keep pounding that Anvil 😂.

Funny how you say the drummer Robb missed a transition. I saw Anvil live in 2018 at a bar in my hometown, and they dedicated part of the show to him doing a long drum solo. He absolutely killed it. I wonder what happened here?

Forged in Fire rules. And for 1982, Metal on Metal has some really fast and heavy stuff. Never liked the title track though. But Forged in Fire from 1983 is, to me, a classic metal record.

After listening to your review, I just HAD to go and find out for myself and it's even WORSE than I imagined.. I had to stop after a couple of songs because I didn't want the youtube algorithm to think that I'm crying out for help! 🤭

You guys deserve a gold medal for sacrificing your sanity and listening to this whole album so that the rest of the world doesn’t have to. I attempted to listen to “feed your fantasy” and couldn’t even make it through that. I salute you!

Anvil to me have always been a generic and subpar heavy metal band. There's no reason to pick them over any other big names from that era imo.

Even though, this album is not good. Or there’s a few others I would have preferred. I am super glad, and thankful and appreciative and grateful…you decided to give us one more. Kicked into high gear and took the time and effort before you go on vacay. 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

Guys - check out Metal On Metal and Forged In Fire, two superb early heavy/speed metal albums. You're missing out on some great early metal.

Forged in Fire is an excellent album. After pound for pound I moved on from them

14:30 if Anvil was playing at Chuck E. Cheese's 😆😆😆

🎬 Anvil was a organic Metal movie where you cheered for the underdog 🎸📻🎶

This review is fucking hilarious! Happy 4th my metal bros \m/ \m/ Jammin Jon's shades are so 1980's..............and fucking rule! Never listened to Anvil before, and now, because of you two, I never will, LMFAO!

I bought Anvil- Metal On Metal back in 1982. I liked it. Back then there were so many bands though I moved on from Anvil. Never saw them live.

I saw Anvil in 2011 at Downsview Park in Toronto. I thought the drummer was really good, but I don’t remember the rest of their set aside from that. I heard from fellow metal RU-vidr Mad Mike that they actually played in my home area of Niagara Falls, Canada at a local bar down there either last year or the year before. Pretty crazy!

Seems like it got so bright in Necroctic's basement, cause now John's wearing sunglasses now. Lol

I mean, I was 10 in 82 so bands like this, to me, were good. You had these dudes, Raven, Malice, Abattior, Tank and Y&T so they were good at that time but then I discovered Maiden in 85 and turned my back on all these light bands, lol! I give em props for being consistent and they do deserve a little respect but thats it.

I'm still waiting for a listenable Anvil album. Guess it won't be this year.

I was actually getting ready to purchase this album. The two before this one were actually quiet decent. But i think I'll give this one a pass. I trust you guys for your reviews! Cheers!

I respect the hell out of this band, and I think they have their audience of people who really don't ask for much from their Rock & Roll. It's the same people who love Chris Holmes and Paul Diano's solo stuff. They just want straight forward, fun, having a beer in the back yard while BBQing R&R/Heavy Metal. I think Anvil embody the true spirit of R&R. Having said all that they are not for me. Great musicians but terrible lyrics, and Lips was never a singer. Still if I had a choice of having a beer with Anvil's crowd, or having a beer with Falling in Reverses crowd, I'd pick Anvil's crowd, and I'd probably have fun listening to them loud after a few beers

Yikes, second review I've seen saying this is their worst album. I think with a better producer it might sound a bit better. This review is pretty spot on.

😚 Coolest Album covers!💣🔨💥

Got some great laughs out of this review. Good stuff fellas!

"Some of this is so cheesy and so corny I feel like it's not even a real band, it's an animatronic band at a kid's pizza place." 😂

Great video. But the thing with the drums being a little late has been there since the beginning. That's like their trademark. That being said, as much as I am a fan, they should stop making records.

I could go on all day about Anvil and how they were never destined to become the next Led Zeppelin as they seemed to have hoped, but the new album saves my breath. As soon as I heard the first single "Feed Your Fantasy," I knew the whole album was gonna be a steaming, nut-filled pile of shit. BTW the main riff from "Truth is Dying" seems to be stolen from "Man on the Silver Mountain" by Rainbow. Yeah pretty much every good riff has probably been done before, but at least try to make it more subtle. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed blatant riff stealing.

I listened to, well made it halfway through, the first song to see if it really was that bad... I should have listened to you guys. That was an experience....

I love the documentary film, but I heard Feed Your Fantasy and was like.... YIKES.

Fun review guys. I like some of their early songs but they have so many plain dumb generic tunes. Will stay clear of this one.

I genuinely enjoy their first three albums, i haven't cared for much else that I've heard. Can't see me bothering to check this one out.

i think if exciter releases a new album with daniel dekay it will much heavier i love exciter more than anvil

The "Six Feet Under" of heavy metal

Refreshing to see someone calling it like it is instead of being nice simply because they've been at it for so long. This album should be titled AWFUL AS ALWAYS The most impressive thing about Anvil is how they have been around for so long and have probably rehearsed and recorded and played live 4 or 5000 times without ever improving.

Motormount!! Is not on this album.

You had me at butt rock 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Now my cat and i are going on a war metal binge👍👍

Anvil is always good for about two or three good ones that stick with me per album and the rest is either boring or laughable but not in a good, fun way.

This review is hilarious..going to have to go and listen to the album now.😂

After Metal on Metal and Forged in Fire it's ok at best, highly influential for the time but the problem is they never really built off of that, the documentary saved them or they would of eventually called it a day i think, got to give them there due.

I started to listen to Anvil before the last 3 albums they put out started going through discography back in 2019

I do look foward to the Birdflesh

Is it as bad as Nightmares of the Decomposed?

I honestly do kinda regret going to see Anvil live in 2018. I wasn't listening to death metal yet, but they're not really an interesting band. I only went because I knew they were influential to the Big 4 (which I was already starting to listen to less of anyway.) And because I kinda liked their song Metal on Metal (probably still their biggest song despite never being a big band.)

When it comes to delivering generic and disappointing albums, Anvil always delivers! These guys will remain the worst concert I've ever seen, at least it was free.

How many anvil cover albums with an actual anvil can you make??

I love Anvil. Check out the cover to their album Plenty of Power. Easily the worst album cover of all time. Just check it out.

Benediction did a sick cover of "Forged In Fire". Always loved that cover. First few records are good. After that, I kinda lost interest.

"Originality, the key to success" is the opening line of the album's first song... Shame, because it's a fun band with some cool songs.

I own 1 ANVIL album, Strength of Steel. It's alright. The band can't seem to win.

I remember more at least 12 years ago at an indie rock festival, I ended up with a Anvil CD for free. Their record label gave out some CDs for press goers (My friend was press at the time)for free and that was one of them, I heard them and I thought it was mehh...nothing special. It's a good band for a random bar

Every song is musically monotonic bland pretty much every lp is the same even lips admits that lol ....love his honesty and he now loves a hot steaming bowl of goulash after every show ....fans think hes hanging around to sign autographs

They are great performers but the music has always been average hate to think how it sounds now

it's a bad album but it's no Aluminum In My Anus

This was a good album 3 of 5

Anvil has always been like herpes to me... they suck and never go away. The documentary, however, was amazing, and frankly gave the world a window into guys that you really want to root for. Myself included. I really do love these guys' tenacity, their never die attitude/"metal forever," and their actual respect for the art of heavy metal... but they stink. They have created this niche for themselves, kinda like metal's loveable losers. Every time I hear a review of anything, it's sounds a lot like you guys. You want to like them, but they stink. I think they made a misstep after the documentary. They should have steered into a Spinal Tap kinda of thing focusing more on them, their "metal forever" personalities, and their "never die attitude." They should have made the band more about that. Not that it would have worked (I don't know), but in the modern day of the Internet, social media, and RU-vid, they may have been able to forge a real strong stretch at the end of their career as this oddly influential old-school metal band that becomes successful because of who they are, rather than their music... but again, if they were able to forge a focus on themselves, then the music would likely be morphed into a kind of "Spinal Tap" thing, becoming more appreciated for how sub-par it is while simultaneously being truly believed in by the band. But, I understand why they wouldn't do this... they have too much respect for the genre of metal to reconstruct themselves this way and turn it into a "joke." However, that may have worked for them because we all understand this isn't a joke to them, no matter what. If Anvil is the greatest at anything, they are the greatest at being true to the metal. So, in conclusion, my thoughts are just what "they could have done" to create a more lucrative career and, if they did it correctly, they would not be seen as a joke, but rather a unique band with this unique journey that, despite their sub-par music, is more metal than any metal band that ever existed. Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk. lol

Ive tried to listen to Anvil but all i have to say is sure they are old and been rocking forever with pure hearts .But their is a reason they never made it big (unlike other bands who actually did deserve to be bigger ) its beause they are painfully mediocre metal at best and at worse so bad its just plain bad .

Dude you saw them because they were dropping off their new release directly to the dollar bin. LMAO!!

I liked the first three Anvil albums; especially Metal on Metal as well as 2011's Juggernaut of Justice. Everything else Anvil has done has been painfully mediocre and generic. Most of their albums are an absolute struggle to get through and this one is no exception. It was even more bland than 2022's Impact Is Imminent (Exodus already has that title), and almost as bad as 2020's Legal as Last. The music on this album is bland and generic and the lyrics are laughably bad. I haven't heard too many bad albums this year, this year has been a kickass year for metal; but this Anvil album, Static-X, Bruce Dickinson, Kerry King, and Six Feet Under albums are an exception to that.

I was surprised about the bad review. I only know the 80s records and thought new stuff is at least solid....but i listen to the single and its lame....it sounds like my sweet lps that Nobody want to buy from me

The irony… A couple of special guys reviewing a special band lol

I heard lips compared it to metal on metal and forged in fire 😂

I always thought Anvil were 💩

Pretty sure you missed the point of One and Only. Did you even bother to listen to the lyrics?

I like the documentary and Metal on Metal. Everything else has always been subpar to just not enjoyable. This…just does absolutely nothing for me. Generic to just bad.

I listened to 1.5 songs and had enough. This band is so incredibly awful. If they were the last band on the planet, and the only way I could listen to new music, I would rather not listen to music. The lyrics are on par with Whitesnake and Winger. The single, "Feed Your Fantasy", has some of the worst lyrics I've heard on a Metal album. Just really, really BAD. They were supposed to be the new wave of British Heavy Metal in Canada??? I think Iron Maiden would be insulted. Can you give a negative star rating? Negative 5 stars. And that's being generous.

Couldnt make it through the title track. You guys are masochists for listening to the album all the way through.

Ok this is on i think I won’t check out

I don't understand why you guys spend time on an album you clearly don't like!?

Its no conspiracy or mystery why they never made it big while most of their peers went on to do huge things.......They just weren't ever that good of a band.

I speak with utmost reverence as a fan of og classic metal… Whomst?

I just reviewed this on my channel to, I agree weak album, I gave it 4/10 score

Just had a listen to the new Anvil single. Holy shit, it's awful.

Yeah, there are some bands that can make almost the same album over and over again and have it be consistently good, like Overkill and maybe Slayer. Anvil is not one of those bands. Even their classic stuff doesn’t appeal to me that much, though at least in the 80s there was a market for this stuff. I don’t hate it, but I find it very boring.

Kittie.... now anvil.... hot water music have a new album... just saying 😂

This album was definitely trash, i couldnt help but just sit there and laugh they should like its talent show at the nursing home.

Anvil hasn't been good since juggernaut of justice album this new album weak lyrically and musically sloppy

They never caught my attetion. To Generic.

I agree it's awful

Anvil? More like Advil…as in that’s what you’ll need after listening to this bag of shit 😅

This band has always been garbage for me.

All Toronto bands suck

I’ll take anvil over metal church and overkill any day! Metal on metal!!!

Dah man was never an anvil fan aye 🤘🏼😋😵‍💫🙂‍↔️

They have 12 fantastic albums - I’ve seen them several times ….. they along with RAVEN started the speed metal road ………. HOWEVER : they are great guys - most of their last 5/6 releases are just mailed in filler …… if you dig they have a fuck ton of killer tracks - most from 1982 through the early 2000’s This new album is SHIT

🤔Well, have you😎 ever released an Album and Toured? At least Anvil sold a lot of movie 🎥 tickets 🎟️🎬

How do you rejoice in blind rage? 🫠

After watching this review, I legit wanted to check out this album lol. Yeah, it's pretty terrible, but not in the fun 'so bad that its good' like some Six Feet Under albums. This is bland, boring, and the only parts of this album I'm going to remember are when Steve Kudlow fucks up his vocals lol.

They have 12 fantastic albums - I’ve seen them several times ….. they along with RAVEN started the speed metal road ………. HOWEVER : they are great guys - most of their last 5/6 releases are just mailed in filler …… if you dig they have a fuck ton of killer tracks - most from 1982 through the early 2000’s This new album is SHIT