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Back to Basics
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2004 [1]
StudioWild Studios, Saint-Zénon, Quebec, Canada
Genre Heavy metal
Length43:34
LabelGaly (Canada)
Massacre (Europe)
ProducerPierre Rémillard, Anvil, Torsten Hartmann
Anvil chronology
Still Going Strong
(2002)
Back to Basics
(2004)
This Is Thirteen
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Rock Hard5.5/10 [3]

Back to Basics is the twelfth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 2004.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil [4]

No.TitleLength
1."Fuel for the Fire"4:03
2."Keep It Up"3:49
3."Song of Pain"5:53
4."You Get What You Pay For"3:49
5."Chainsaw"5:40
6."Can't Catch Me"3:33
7."Go Away"3:55
8."Bottom Feeder"3:03
9."Cruel World"5:58
10."Fast Driver"3:51
Bonus DVD Live Wacken 1998
No.TitleLength
1."Five Knuckle Shuffle" 
2."Smoking Green" 
3."Old School" 
4."Winged Assassins" 
5."Forged in Fire" 
6."March of the Crabs" 
7."Metal on Metal" 
8."666" 
9."Mothra" 

Personnel

Source: [4]

Anvil
  • Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, lead guitar
  • Ivan Hurd – lead guitar
  • Glenn Five – bass
  • Robb Reiner – drums
Production
  • Pierre Rémillard – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Torsten Hartmann – executive producer

References

  1. ^ "Anvil – Back to Basics – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Anvil – Back to Basics review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Jaedike, Jan (2004). "Review Album: Anvil – Back to Basics". Rock Hard (in German). No. 203. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Anvil – Back To Basics (back cover)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2022.