Public record

Anvil

Metal | Toronto, ON | since 1978

heavy metal
metal
Power metal
speed metal
thrash metal

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

163

Rooms played

2019

On record since

Releases

Show history

2026 · 30

Jul 11, 2026Frankie's Inner-City· Toledoheadliner
Jul 10, 2026Black Circle Brewing Company· Indianapolisheadliner
Jul 9, 2026Crucible· Madisonheadliner
Jul 8, 20267th Street Entry· Minneapolisheadliner
Jul 5, 2026The Park Theatre· Winnipegheadliner
Jul 3, 2026Black Cat Tavern· Saskatoonheadliner
Jul 2, 2026The Dive Bar· Edmontonheadliner
Jul 1, 2026The Palomino· Calgaryheadliner
Jun 28, 2026Phoenix Bar and Grill· Victoriaheadliner
Jun 27, 2026The Astoria· Vancouverheadliner
Jun 26, 2026Chill House· Chilliwackheadliner
Jun 25, 2026El Corazón· Seattleheadliner
Jun 24, 2026Dante's· Portlandheadliner
Jun 19, 2026Transplants Brewing· Palmdaleheadliner
Jun 18, 2026Moroccan Lounge· Los Angelesheadliner
Jun 17, 2026Brick by Brick· San Diegoheadliner
Jun 14, 2026Tuscany Hotel & Casino· Las Vegasheadliner
Jun 13, 2026Club Congress· Tucsonheadliner
Jun 12, 2026Rockhouse Bar & Grill· El Pasoheadliner
Jun 10, 2026Come and Take It Live· Austinheadliner
Jun 9, 2026Haltom Theater· Haltom Cityheadliner
Jun 7, 2026The Bottleneck· Lawrenceheadliner
Jun 6, 2026Off Broadway· St. Louisheadliner
Jun 5, 2026WC Social Club· West Chicagoheadliner
Jun 4, 2026The Foundry Concert Club· Clevelandheadliner
Jun 3, 2026The Song & Dance· Syracuseheadliner
May 9, 2026Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts· Port Perryheadliner
May 2, 2026L'ANTI Bar & Spectacles· Quebec Cityheadliner
May 1, 2026Café du clocher· Almaheadliner
Apr 30, 2026Les Foufounes Électriques· Montrealheadliner

2025 · 25

Oct 25, 2025Bronson Centre· Ottawaheadliner
Oct 4, 2025The Phoenix Concert Theatre· Torontoheadliner
Sep 6, 2025Stirling Festival Theatre· Stirlingheadliner
Jul 29, 2025The Mod Club· Torontoheadliner
Jun 7, 2025Maeke Blyde· Poperingeheadliner
May 11, 2025The Smiling Moose· Pittsburghheadliner
May 10, 2025The Machine Shop· Flintheadliner
May 9, 2025WC Social Club· West Chicagoheadliner
May 8, 2025The Winchester Music Tavern· Lakewoodheadliner
May 7, 2025Sanctuary· Newportheadliner
May 6, 2025The Open Chord· Knoxvilleheadliner
May 4, 2025The Cobra· Nashvilleheadliner
May 3, 2025The Earl· Atlantaheadliner
May 2, 2025The Albatross· Jacksonvilleheadliner
May 1, 2025Conduit· Winter Parkheadliner
Apr 30, 2025The Orpheum· Tampaheadliner
Apr 27, 2025Lincoln Theatre· Raleighheadliner
Apr 26, 2025Metro Baltimore· Baltimoreheadliner
Apr 25, 2025Lovedraft's Brewing Co.· Mechanicsburgheadliner
Apr 24, 2025Broken Goblet· Bensalemheadliner
Apr 23, 2025Dingbatz· Cliftonheadliner
Apr 22, 2025Amityville Music Hall· Amityvilleheadliner
Apr 19, 2025The Song & Dance· Syracuseheadliner
Apr 18, 2025Cafe Nine· New Havenheadliner
Apr 17, 2025Geno's Rock Club· Portlandheadliner

2024 · 5

Dec 3, 2024Frannz Club· Berlinheadliner
Dec 1, 2024LOGO· Hamburgheadliner
Nov 30, 2024Café· Heerlenheadliner
Nov 29, 2024Hell· Diestheadliner
Nov 28, 2024Bei Chéz Heinz· Hanoverheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Anvil — Photo · promo — Photo · promo — TheAudioDB

Anvil — Photo · candid — Photo · candid — TheAudioDB

Logo — TheAudioDB

Lineup

Steve “Lips” Kudlow — guitar, lead vocals
Robb Reiner — drums (drum set)
Chris Robertson — bass guitar

Former

Dave Allison — background vocals, guitar
Ian Dickson — bass guitar
Sebastian Marino — guitar
Mike Duncan — bass guitar
Ivan Hurd — guitar
Glenn Five — background vocals, bass guitar
Sal Italiano — bass guitar

Releases

OA
One and Only
2024 · album
OA
One And Only
2024
II
Impact Is Imminent
2022 · album
II
Impact Is Imminent
2022
LA
Legal at Last
2020 · album
LA
Legal At Last
2020
PT
Pounding the Pavement
2018 · album
PT
Pounding The Pavement
2018
A(
Anvil (5 Original Albums In 1 Box)
2017
AI
Anvil Is Anvil
2016 · album
AI
Anvil Is Anvil
2016
LT
Louder Than Hell - WACKEN - The Movie
2014
HI
Hope in Hell
2013 · album
HI
Hope In Hell
2013
BT
Back to Basics / Still Going Strong
2012 · compilation
DS
Daytrotter Session
2012
BT
Back To Basics / Still Going Strong
2012
JO
Juggernaut of Justice
2011 · album
MO
Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil
2011 · compilation
TI
This Is Thirteen
2007 · album
BT
Back to Basics
2004 · album
SG
Still Going Strong
2002 · album
AO
Anthology of Anvil
2000 · compilation
PO
Plenty of Power
2000 · album
SO
Speed of Sound
1998 · album
AN
Absolutely No Alternative
1997 · album
PI
Plugged in Permanent
1996 · album
WT
Worth the Weight
1991 · album
MM
Molten Masterpieces
1989 · compilation
PF
Pound for Pound
1988 · album
SO
Strength of Steel
1987 · album
BA
Backwaxed
1985 · compilation
FI
Forged in Fire
1983 · album
MO
Metal on Metal
1982 · album
H’
Hard ’n’ Heavy
1981 · album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 9 plays, 2019-03-10–2026-03-08 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Jenn) — KEXP

Artist background

Anvil formed in 1978 — MusicBrainz
Steve “Lips” Kudlow: guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Robb Reiner: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
Chris Robertson: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
Dave Allison: background vocals, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Ian Dickson: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Sebastian Marino: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Mike Duncan: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Ivan Hurd: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Glenn Five: background vocals, bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Sal Italiano: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Anvil has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1981–2024 — MusicBrainz
Anvil has 182116 listeners on Last.fm — Anvil on Last.fm
Anvil has played at 7th Street Entry, Black Cat Tavern, Black Circle Brewing Company, Brick by Brick, Bronson Centre — Anvil on Setlist.fm
Anvil primarily plays original songs — Anvil setlist history
Anvil has released 10 recordings between 2012 and 2024 — Anvil on Discogs
Anvil has 12 followers on Genius — Anvil on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @AnvilMetal666 — Anvil on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Anvil — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil_(band) — Anvil on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 231 — Anvil — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01jx6c1 — Anvil — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Anvil on TheAudioDB
Formed 1978 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Toronto (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: heavy metal music — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Chris Robertson — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Attic — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
L'ANTI Bar & Spectacles · Quebec City	3
Conduit · Winter Park	3
The Rockpile · Toronto	3
Crucible · Madison	2
Transplants Brewing · Palmdale	2
Brick by Brick · San Diego	2
Rockhouse Bar & Grill · El Paso	2
Come and Take It Live · Austin	2

By year: 2019 1 · 2022 7 · 2023 43 · 2024 95 · 2025 25 · 2026 30

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-18
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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