Hot off the heels of the release of their acclaimed 14th studio album, Juggernaut of Justice, Canadian heavy metal heroes ANVIL have announced U.S. tour dates. The band will play a handful of select, intimate shows this summer. Tickets go onsale Friday, May 20th, at local an online ticket outlets.
Dates are as follows:
Tue 7/26/2011 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club
Wed 7/27/2011 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Fri 7/29/2011 West Chester, PA The Note
Sat 7/30/2011 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sun 7/31/2011 Boston, MA Middle East Club
Juggernaut of Justice was released on May 11th and recorded at Dave Grohl Studios.
Juggernaut of Justice was released on May 11th and recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Airbourne, Alice Cooper). On street date, Juggernaut of Justice was ranked #1 on iTunes metal chart; their version available with a special bonus track entitled “What I Want To Be.” F.Y.E. (Transworld Entertainment) has an exclusive version of the album with two bonus tracks entitled “The Station” and “Tonight Is Coming”.
Juggernaut of Justice is receiving rave reviews:
“Anvil come out swinging…invigoratingly thrashy tracks that radiate hunger and fire.” – Revolver Magazine
“anthemic heavy rockers harking back to their earliest days… the familiar mixture of trad, speed, and power metal …garnished with one of the best production jobs of their entire career.” – Allmusic.com
“[ANVIL] sounds amazingly fresh… inspired by the players and exhilarating for the listener.” – Examiner.com
“Juggernaut of Justice is their best record since ’82.” – Popdose
“…stronger, more aggressive and cohesive than Anvil has sounded in decades.” – Bravewords
Considered a major influence for a generation of bands including Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Guns n’ Roses, Anvil’s early releases Hard ‘n’ Heavy (1981) and Metal on Metal (1982) helped shaped the genre of heavy metal. Twenty years after their first rise to success, the band became the subject of a critically acclaimed documentary, “Anvil! The Story of Anvil.” Directed by Sacha Gervasi, the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, and went on to win an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary in 2010. Hitting theatres all over the world and then released DVD, over 80 million people have seen the film to date, propelling the band back into the spotlight. Since the release of the film the band has toured the world, including performing at major festivals in the UK, Europe, South America, Australia and Japan.
Anvil is currently on tour in Canada in support of the album.
May 6 The Rock House St. John’s, NL
May 9 Club Oxygen Moncton, NB
May 10 Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS
May 11 Nicky Zee’s Fredericton, NB
May 14 Pavillion de la Jeunesse Quebec City, QC
May 15 Foufoune Electrique Montreal, QC
May 16 Ottawa Civic Centre Ottawa, ON
May 18 Sudbury Arena Sudbury, ON
May 21 London Music Hall London, ON
May 23 Crocks Thunder Bay, ON
May 23 Royal Albert Arms Winnipeg, MB
May 25 The Exchange Regina, SK
May 27 Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
May 28 The Gateway Calgary, AB
May 30 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC
May 31 Sugar Nightclub Victoria, BC
For more information please go to www.anvilmetal.com
