That college documentary was made some time during the 1920s and is called ´Nanook Of The North`, named after the protagonist of the documentary. I was totally awed and knew immediately what I had to do: write a song with that typical tribal feel. I did some research on the internet and came across that strange overtone singing the Inuit do.
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“I remembered a course at the College of Movie History, where I saw one of the first TV documentaries ever. The most surprising track, however, is ´Nanook Of The North` with a lyric about the fate of the Inuit: “As a Canadian band, we wanted to focus on more Canadian topics,” Kudlow explains. But there are also unusual numbers such as ´Warming Up`, which sees Anvil transport a kind of swing jazz style into the world of rock and metal. This is an important angle that manifests on Pounding The Pavementin typical Anvil steam hammers such as ´Smash Your Face`, ´Rock That Shit` and ´Ego`, which have Kudlow spread his razor-sharp guitar riffs over the dynamic rhythm foundation courtesy of Reiner and Robertson, adding additional bite with his familiar raw vocal style. Mind you, it’s always exclusively about the basic atmosphere of that time, never about copying an older song.” That’s why I try from time to time to pick up on that exciting feel of our older material. Lots of fans keep asking us to play the way we did in the so-called good old days. Kudlow: “Of course we always allow inspirations from earlier recordings to seep in, but always with an emphasis on evolvingthe characteristic Anvil sound. After Anvil Is Anvil had been cut, everybody knew what we had just delivered and what Anvil’s future should sound like.” Despite the diverse range of their ideas, Kudlow, Reiner and their bassist Chris Robertson have succeeded in filling the typical trademarks of this unusual band with life once again – which is an important aspect for every Anvil release, after all tradition and reliability play an essential role in this group. “So our thoughts instantly turned to the future again. Why has Pounding The Pavementturned into such an awesome offering? Kudlow’s explanation is simple: “The songwriting process started immediately after the work on our previous album, Anvil Is Anvil, had been completed,” he says. Their latest album Pounding The Pavement, scheduled for release on Steamhammer/SPV in early 2018, proves their impressive stamina: never before have Anvil sounded as diverse, determined and inspiring. The reasons for this evident respect are obvious: since 1978, Anvil have been the epitome of a passionate heavy metal band that refuses to be thrown off course by setbacks, adverse conditions and inconsistencies on the business side of things. The most renowned Anvil aficionados include, among others, international stars such as Metallica and the late Lemmy of Motörhead, who have expressed their unreserved admiration time and again. Yet there are few metal acts that have earned as much respect from their colleagues as the Canadian act surrounding vocalist/guitarist Steve ´Lips` Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. Of course there are bands that have garnered higher chart positions, sold more albums and filled bigger venues than Anvil. Anvil's antics on and off stage, the setbacks they suffered, and their determination to keep going have been compared to the fictional band Spinal Tap.With support from Ragdoll Sunday and Electus Reviewers have described Anvil as a pioneering heavy metal band that was popular in the 1980s but then faded into obscurity in the 1990s, while refusing to stop playing, recording, and gigging. As of 2022, the band has released nineteen studio albums, and has been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups, including Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Metallica. The band currently consists of founding members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar), Robb Reiner (drums), and Chris Robertson (bass). Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 1978.
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