Anvil's 1981 debut "Hard 'n' Heavy" set a template for their no-holds-barred heavy metal sound, predating many of the thrash and speed metal acts that would follow.
- The album was released on May 25, 1981, by UNIDISC MUSIC INC.
- It was recorded at Tempo Studios in Montreal.
- The album has been reissued multiple times, including a remastered version in 2000.
Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band founded in Toronto in 1978. They are known for their pioneering role in the thrash metal and speed metal scenes of the early 1980s. "Hard 'n' Heavy" was the band's debut album, released during a period of burgeoning heavy metal activity in North America.
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