Hope in Hell
| Hope in Hell | ||||
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| Studio album by Anvil | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2013 | |||
| Studio | NRG Recording Studios and The Blue Room Studios, Los Angeles, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 53:20 | |||
| Label |
Anvil Enterprises (Canada) The End Records (US) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) Rubicon Music (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Bob Marlette | |||
| Anvil chronology | ||||
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Hope in Hell is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released on May 24, 2013 in Germany, May 27 in the rest of Europe and May 28 in North America.[1] The album was produced by Bob Marlette, who, according to Steve "Lips" Kudlow, contributed a lot to songwriting and arrangements with his skills. The whole album was written by Lips and Robb Reiner alone. In some songs Lips was inspired by his love of "heavy rock 'n' roll", which made him feel he "found his way home" to the time when they did their first record, Hard 'n' Heavy.[2] It is the only Anvil album to feature bassist Sal Italiano.
Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 47/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Jukebox: Metal |  [5] |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | 6/7[6] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[7] |
The album sold just under 800 copies in the first week of its release in the United States.[8] The album has received mostly lukewarm reception from fans.
Track listing
All tracks written by Anvil.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hope in Hell" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Eat Your Words" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Through with You" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "The Fight Is Never Won" | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Pay the Toll" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Flying" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Call of Duty" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Badass Rock 'n' Roll" | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Time Shows No Mercy" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Mankind Machine" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Shut the Fuck Up" | 3:38 |
| Bonus tracks on all releases, except the German SPV/Steamhammer CD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 12. | "Hard Wired" | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Fire at Will" | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 53:20 | |
| Japanese edition bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "Hope in Hell" (live at Wacken) | |
Personnel
- Anvil
- Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, lead guitar
- Sal Italiano – bass
- Robb Reiner – drums
- Production
- Bob Marlette – producer, engineer, mixing
- Chris Marlette – digital editing, engineer
- Kyle Hoffmann – assistant engineer
- Maor Appelbaum – mastering
References
- ↑ Kaufman, Spencer (May 21, 2013). "Anvil, 'Hope in Hell' – Exclusive Album Stream". Loudwire. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Hanning, Martin (16 May 2013). "Anvil - Without Germany no Anvil - Interview with Lips". Entertaim.net. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ "Reviews for Hope in Hell by Anvil". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Anvil - Hope in Hell review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ Lye, Andy. "Anvil - Hope in Hell". Jukebox Metal.com.
- ↑ Mineur, Matthias (23 May 2013). "Anvil - Hope in Hell" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ Albrecht, Frank (2013). "Review Album: Anvil - Hope in Hell". Rock Hard (in German). No. 313. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ "Anvil: 'Hope In Hell' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.