Strength of Steel
Strength of Steel is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released by Metal Blade and Enigma Records on June 22, 1987.
It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1987. It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records. Two of the songs on this album appeared in the film Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers.
A music video was made for the song "Mad Dog".
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".
Track listing
All tracks by Anvil, except "Wild Eyes" by Rich DodsonPersonnel
Anvil- Steve "Lips" Kudlow – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Dave Allison – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Ian Dickson – bass
- Robb Reiner – drums
- Paul Lachapelle – producer, engineer, mixing
- Gabor Varszegi – executive producer