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1) Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band who has influenced many musical groups including Slayer and Metallica. The band's history is chronicled in the 2009 documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
2) Anvil is a1970s German heavy prog psych band.
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1) - The roots of Anvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began playing music together. They met through friend, guitarist and neighbour Marty Hoffman, but "musical differences" caused his departure after their first show. It was not until 1978 that the first lineup that was to become Anvil was formed: Steve "Lips" Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Robb Reiner (drums), Dave Allison (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Ian Dickson (bass).
In 1981, the band released an independent album called Hard 'N Heavy. Shortly after they were signed by Attic Records they changed their name to Anvil and the independent album was released by Attic as their debut album. In 1987 they were approached by American label Metal Blade Records. They released three records with Metal Blade Records starting with Strength Of Steel. Strength of Steel was the group's most commercially successful record in the United States, peaking at #191 on the Billboard 200. Anvil were then picked up by Maximum Records, an independent Canadian label that was formed by Helix's manager-at-the-time William Seip. From 1996 they were signed by Hypnotic Records in Canada and Massacre Records in Germany. In 2001, the band recorded "Plenty of Power" and continued touring in which Kudlow remarked "We'll play gigs sometimes where there's no one there".
In 2006, the band recorded with Chris Tsangarides, who previously produced their 1982 album Metal on Metal. The CD was released as This is Thirteen in 2007. The album is available exclusively from the band's official website. KNAC reviewed the album saying that "despite its good intentions, is lacking something solid," and concluded it was a "shame because half of the album rocked solid balls of awesomeness when performed live."
The band's history has been documented in the film Anvil! The Story of Anvil released in 2009. The film has received high praise which has put Anvil back into the public consciousness, propelling them to playing several festivals including the Download Festival in 2009. Rolling Stone called the movie "the year’s most praised rock doc." The band played “Cat Scratch Fever” with Slash and Anthrax’s Scott Ian at the Sundance Film Festival where the movie premiered.
In 2009, Bantam Press released the book Anvil: The Story of Anvil authored by Kudlow and Reiner with a foreword by Slash. On March 28, 2009 Kudlow and Reiner were the featured guests on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show. From June to July 2010, Anvil went on a tour of Europe, selling out venues in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as festivals in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy and Germany.
The band released 'Juggernaut of Justice', their 14th studio album, on May 10, 2011, care of The End Records. Following the release of the album the band completed yet more tours in Europe and North America, often playing alongside artists such as Alice Cooper and Saxon. The band released a new greatest hits album Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil. Anvil also started re-releasing their old material, starting with Strength of Steel, Pound For Pound, and Worth the Weight later that same year.
In January 2012, bassist Glenn Gyorffy quit Anvil, citing creative differences. He was replaced by Sal Italiano, late of Iron Maiden tribute band Live After Death. Anvil embarked on a 2012 Winter Tour of the US and, in May 2013, released 'Hope in Hell', a studio recording produced by Bob Marlette. At this point, the band had signed with Steamhammer, which would release its next two albums. Anvil toured to promote the new album; they opened for Metallica in Singapore, played Wacken Open Air in Germany, swung through Australia and, in 2014, went on an extensive US tour. In 2014, Raven Banner Entertainment released Louder Than Hell: Wacken, The Movie, a collector's edition DVD of the Wacken concert, featuring Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Anvil, Annihilator, Deep Purple, Henry Rollins, Lamb of God, Motörhead, Rammstein and Trivium. Also in 2014, Anvil parted ways with Sal Italiano and replaced him with Chris Robertson, who was already acting as the band's rehearsal bassist and a member of their road crew.
The album 'Anvil Is Anvil' was released on February 26, 2016; the band toured Europe and Japan in support of it. Anvil continued touring as its seventeenth album, 'Pounding the Pavement', was released on January 19, 2018. Anvil's 18th album, 'Legal at Last', was released on February 14, 2020 by AFM Records. Anvil will be releasing their 19th studio album 'Impact Is Imminent' in May 2022.
2) - Anvil is a1970s German heavy prog psych band, including:
Winfried Borchardt (drums)
Jürgen Ceynowa (bass)
Udo Kamps (rhythm guitar)
Wolfgang Müllers (lead guitar, vocals)
Winfried Zastrau (keyboards, vocals)
Their Mr. Music Man released in 1979, must be one of the last forgotten Krautrock obscurities from the '70.
Paint It Black
Anvil Lyrics
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No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and I want it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
I want to see your face painted black, black as night
Don't want to see the sun flying high in the sky
I want to see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
The lyrics to Anvil's song "Paint It Black" express a desire to no longer experience any colors in life, but rather everything should be painted black. The song begins with the singer seeing a red door and wanting it to be painted black, no longer wanting to see any colors. This can be interpreted as a way to try and escape from the world and the pain and sorrow that is associated with it. The singer then sees girls walking by in their summer clothes, but he has to turn away because their brightness, unlike his own darkness, is too much to handle.
The second verse describes a line of black-painted cars, representing the loss of something important that will never return, perhaps a sign of death. The people around the singer seem to turn away from the darkness, and he compares this to a new-born baby, suggesting that seeing darkness and pain in the world is an everyday occurrence. The third verse then delves deeper into the singer's own darkness, revealing that he feels his heart is black. He wants his red door painted black so that he can fade away and not have to face the painful truth of his existence.
The final verse holds a glimmer of hope, suggesting that the love he has lost may return to him before the morning comes. The lyric "I want to see your face painted black, black as night" then reveals a desire to share this darkness with someone else. Overall, "Paint It Black" is a melancholy song about wanting to escape from the pain and darkness of life.
Line by Line Meaning
I see a red door and I want it painted black
The singer is feeling depressed and wants to change his surroundings to match his mood
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
He doesn't want any reminders of happier times and wants everything to reflect his sadness
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
The world is moving on without him and he can't find joy in the things that used to bring him happiness
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
He can't bear to see anything that might remind him of what he's lost and wishes he could escape his own thoughts
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
He sees death and loss everywhere he looks
With flowers and my love both never to come back
The world is cruel and he's lost someone or something that he loved deeply
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
The singer's sadness is isolating him from others and making him feel like an outcast
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
The hopelessness and despair never seem to fade and are a constant part of his life
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
The singer's depression is deep and overwhelming
I see my red door and I want it painted black
He wants to symbolically shut out the world and everything that reminds him of his loss
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
The singer wishes he could disappear rather than confront the painful reality of his situation
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
Dealing with depression is a daunting and difficult task, and the singer feels overwhelmed by it
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
Even the natural beauty of the world has lost its appeal and seems dull and lifeless to him
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
The singer is struggling to understand and come to terms with his loss
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
Despite his despair, the singer is still searching for hope and meaning in his life
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
The singer hopes that he can find a way to connect with and feel joy again, even if it's only fleeting
I want to see your face painted black, black as night
The singer is consumed by his own pain and wants others to feel the same way he does
Don't want to see the sun flying high in the sky
He can't find joy in anything and wants everything to be as bleak as he feels
I want to see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
The singer is expressing his desire for everything in his life to reflect his inner despair
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
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Vade retro
Better than the original for me ... Thank's Anvil 🤘
Bjørn K Hagen
yepp this and w.a,s,p version :)
johnny Begood 2
Excellent Version by Anvil !!!!
George M
The best Paint it Black cover ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘
sudicalwig
Fantastic cover!
GellyVelly
How is there not a mash up of this and Priest's cover of "Diamonds and Rust"?! SOMEONE DO THIS!! Ya'll can hear that right?
60BloodyChamp60
The best mash up/remix of this is the intro to an 80s TV show called Tour of Duty. It’s an edited version of the original set to a video of bombs, helicopters and all kinds of cool stuff.
GellyVelly
@60BloodyChamp60 sounds badass, ill look it up.
P J Ostschinken
One of greatest album's, with over 4000 CDs and LP's it's right up their, fucking magic 🤘🤘🤘🇬🇧🇬🇧
60BloodyChamp60
This song hasn’t been hit just right by a metal cover yet, though many have tried. This isn’t bad and I love Anvil but this song should be covered perfectly somehow like Metallica Covered Am I Evil, Motley Crue covered Helter Skelter etc.