| Strength of Steel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Anvil | ||||
| Released | 21 May 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Quest Recording Studios, Ottawa, Canada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade / Enigma Roadrunner |
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| Producer | Anvil and Paul Lachapelle | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
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Strength of Steel is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil.
It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1987.[3] It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records. Two of the songs on this album ("Straight Between the Eyes" and "Wild Eyes") appeared in the film Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers.
All tracks by Anvil, except "Wild Eyes" by Rich Dodson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strength of Steel" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Concrete Jungle" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "9-2-5" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "I Dreamed It Was the End of the World" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Flight of the Bumble Beast" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Cut Loose" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Mad Dog" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Straight between the Eyes" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Wild Eyes" (The Stampeders cover) | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Kiss of Death" | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Paper General" |