Anvil-Strength of Steel
The album before this one, "Forged in Fire" is not a good album. It's overproduced with largely forgettable songs. Than again, "Metal on Metal" is one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, so you can forgive Anvil for not being able to follow up on a masterpiece with another masterpiece. Strength of Steel-while not as good or groundbreaking as "Metal on Metal" is an outstanding comeback album. It put Anvil right back on track after a slight misfire.
"Flight of the Bumble Beast" is another great heavy metal instrumental. It's not as good as "March of the Crabs" but it's still very good. I have a personal subjective love of heavy metal instrumentals. "Cut Loose", "9-2-5" and "Kiss of Death" are also great songs-they don't sound overproduced or overdone-if anything they feel somewhat minimalist in their sound and production compared to the "Forged in Fire."
It's always a great thing when a band does a course correction after a less than stellar release. "Strength of Steel" is another classic by perhaps the most underrated metal band of all time. I wish Metallica fans switched to Anvil for a bit-they'd see who the real masters of heavy metal are
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