ANVIL - ＂Badass Rock N Roll＂

What this video is

Released in December 2013 as a promotional clip for Hope In Hell, Anvil's 15th studio album, this video arrives during a period of renewed visibility for the Toronto band following the global success of the 2009 Sacha Gervasi documentary. The song and video self-consciously celebrate Anvil's AC/DC and Motörhead influences, positioning the band as guardians of no-frills traditional heavy metal in an era dominated by…

Why it matters

Anvil are recognized as proto-thrash progenitors who laid groundwork for the thrash movement of the 1980s, predating and influencing Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. This video represents a 2013 mid-career statement of genre loyalty, offering a document of how founding-generation Canadian heavy…