Looking back to the music Anvil were making in the early 80s, it’s easy to see how wildly ahead of their time they were and how, along with Motörhead, they contributed several major new weapons to metal’s creative armoury. They just started to call it heavy metal and we were happy to be part of it. So it was a really new thing, but to us it was just a continuation of the hard rock that we’d been listening to since we were kids. We had cassette tapes that we’d run through our PA system and we’d introduce other cool bands to the audiences that we were playing for. We formed in ’78 and I guess we were kind of bringing metal to our country. “It was something that was mainly coming from the UK. “When the 80s started, metal really didn’t exist, particularly in North America,” he recalls. The band is currently finishing up the new release in the studio which will be available for pre-order in early Fall 2016 with the official release date early 2017.Today, genial frontman Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow looks back on those early days as a time of wide-eyed enthusiasm. The 2 TWO TON ANVIL releases are available for download now featuring 27 songs and also available for physical purchase at Best Buy,, and at the MEDIA / MUSIC section of this website. Two Ton Anvil has music for purchase on all of the major download sites such as iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, CD Baby, etc., and of course through the Dark Star Records and the band's own websites. With Dark Star Records behind the group, good things are certain to happen for this hard working group of dedicated musicians. Two Ton Anvil has been touring all over the Midwest with more coast-to-coast event scheduling in the works. With the debut of their self-titled CD in stores now and their second CD 'Coming Home' released 9/11 of 2012, the band has enjoyed success on their first world television premiered video -"Corruption"-, which was also released as a single on national radio airwaves along with "Ballbreaker" from the 'Coming Home' CD. Not only has Two Ton Anvil been slowly making a name for themselves in local Chicago music scene but also have shared the stage with national acts such as Five Finger Death Punch, Bury your Dead, In this Moment, Another Black Day, Kittie, Dirge Within, Texas and Texas Hippie Coalition among others. In addition, the band has also been listed and showcased for many months in the years between 20, on Indie's Top 10 podcasts and over 3 dozen internet sites on the World Wide Web. The band was featured in as an official featured artist in an interview with host Mike Cameo. The band has a meaty sound with huge vocals and catchy melody hooks that are guaranteed to hold your attention! The band has consistently held multiple spots in the top ten lists of various websites claiming the sought after #1 spot in several categories. Maybe you want the speed of "Murder Cage" or the melodies of "Reach " but whatever type of metal music you're looking for - these guys have it. Reed added friend and bassist Glenn Christon and completed the band with drummer Paul O'Neal and guitarist Dave Janusz.Ĭombining several metal genres like mid tempo heavy groove with some fast metal there's no doubt that tunes like "Victims," "Ballbreaker," and "Timebomb" are catchy tunes that will keep you listening. The Two Ton Anvil project is some of the most marketable music the band has ever created. Dark Star recording artist's Two Ton Anvil is lead and fronted by vocalist/guitarist founding member Reed McCallister who formed TWO TON ANVIL in 2008.
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