Absolutely No Alternative

Absolutely No Alternative is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1997.

Absolutely No Alternative
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 1997
StudioQuest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal
Length39:23
LabelHypnotic (Canada)
Massacre (Europe)
ProducerAnvil
Anvil chronology
Plugged in Permanent
(1996)
Absolutely No Alternative
(1997)
Speed of Sound
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

It is the first release with Glenn "Five" Gyorffy on bass replacing Michael Duncan.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil.

No.TitleLength
1."Old School"3:46
2."Green Jesus"3:50
3."Show Me Your Tits"2:52
4."No One to Follow"4:42
5."Hair Pie"3:09
6."Rubber Neck"3:11
7."Piss Test"4:10
8."Red Light"4:53
9."Black or White"3:33
10."Hero by Death"5:17
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."March of the Crabs '97"2:53
12."Free as the Wind" (live)5:49

Personnel

Anvil
Production
  • Daryn Barry — engineer, mixing at Phase One Studios, Toronto
  • Paul Lachapelle — assistant engineer
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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. Schäfer, Wolfgang (1997). "Review Album: Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative". Rock Hard (in German). No. 126. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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